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Language Teaching Methods

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1. Teacher oriented; tapes & visuals; language lab often used






2. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






3. Leaning L2 and L1 different; L2 learning is intellectual; feel music of language; silent awareness - then active trial






4. Sentence-based with grammatical and lexical criteria being primary focus on meaning - not form






5. No basic text; initially use voice - gestures and action; later use materials and media






6. Habit formation; skills learned more effectively if oral before written; analogy - not analysis






7. Listen and perform; little influence over content of learning






8. Act as model in presenting structures; lead drill practice; correct errors; test progress






9. Main source of comprehensible input; must create positive; low-anxiety climate; lead rich mixture of activities






10. Maintain passive state; allow materials to work on them






11. Textbooks; prepared passages and related grammar and vocab exercises






12. Responsible for their own learning' must develop independence - autonomy and responsibility






13. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






14. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






15. Learning occurs through suggestion - when learners are in deeply relaxed state; baroque music used to induce state






16. A list of structures and vocab - graded by grammatical complexity






17. Text - plays - dialogues drive T's demonstrations of their meanings; objects (realia) in class






18. L2 learning same as L1; comprehension before production; carry out commands and reduction of stress






19. Language is a set of structures related to situations






20. Structures - functions - notions - themes & tasks; order based on learners' needs






21. Graded syllabus of phonology - morphology & syntax; contrastive analysis






22. Answer and ask questions - use L2 and communicate as if in real situations






23. Innovative and conventional; translation - group work - recording - transcription - free conversation






24. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






25. Must teach - test - get out of way; remain impassive; resist temptation to model - assist - direct - or exhort






26. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






27. Student respond to commands - questions - visual cues; encourage and shape oral responses; no grammar explanation or modeling






28. Conventional - but memorization of whole meaningful text is recommended






29. Initiatives - question and answer - role play; listening exercises while deeply relaxed






30. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






31. To be able to read literature in L2; translate L2 to L1 and vice versa; achieve proficiency in L2 reading and writing






32. Acquire vocab by speaking full sentences in L2; communication is purpose of language learning






33. Should try to lose themselves in activities involving meaningful communication






34. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






35. Based on structure- grammar and vocab; items introduced by grammatical complexity






36. Repetition; substitution drills; avoid translation and grammar explanation; students not allowed to make mistakes






37. Realia rather than textbooks; aim is to promote comprehension and communication






38. Essence of language is meaning; vocab not grammar is heart of the language






39. Central & active teacher centered method; provides model - controls direction & pace






40. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






41. Literary language is superior to spoken language






42. Ten-unit courses consisting of 1 -200 word dialogues - graded by vocab and grammar






43. Listen and repeat; respond to questions and commands; no control over content; make own statements questions later






44. Produce learners who can communicate orally - intelligibly uninhibitedly with native speakers






45. No set syllabus; syllabus comes from learners' intentions and teachers reformulations






46. Language is a system for expression of meaning; primary function is interaction & communication






47. Unique materials' colored rods; coded pronunciation and vocab charts






48. Language involved whole person and culture; educational - developmental - communicative process






49. Create situations and present materials to encourage positive reception and retention; exude authority and confidence






50. Based on here and now - focus on meaning - not form; must allow for comprehensible input