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Language Teaching Methods

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1. Facilator of communication process; needs analyst - counsellor; process manager






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






3. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






5. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






6. Learning cannot lead to acquisition; learning- a conscious process; acquisition- a natural - subconscious process






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






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






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






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






11. Learners are directed by skilled training techniques to produce correct response






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






13. Texts - tapes - classroom items and music; texts must have force and literary quality






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






15. Memorization and habit forming






16. Read and write; no control over content; memorize; answer-usually written






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






18. Direct class activities; demonstrate - not explain or translate; give Ss choices to correct selves






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






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






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






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






23. Active and direct role - 'director' of stage play with students as actors






24. Learners are members of a community; learning not an individual accomplishment - but is achieved collaboratively






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






26. Use language meaningful to promote learning; activities involving real communication






27. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






29. Translation; reading comp; memorization of vocab lists; identify synonyms - antonyms - cognates - deductive application of grammar rules






30. Translation and memorization - learn about L2 by translating L2 to L1 and vice versa and by learning vocab and grammar of L2






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






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






33. Literary language is superior to spoken language






34. Each language has unique rhythm and spirit; core structure and functional vocab are keys to spirit






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






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






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






38. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






40. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






42. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






44. Based on selection of communicative activities and topics derived from learners' needs






45. Use L2 exclusively; inductive grammar; much speaking - T to Ss and Ss to Ss; dictation






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






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






48. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






49. Control of structures of sound; form & order; mastery over symbols of L2; native speaker mastery






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







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