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Language Teaching Methods

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1. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Objectives reflect needs of learners; include functional skills & linguistic objectives






9. Literary passages to be translated; vocab and grammar based lessons based on passages






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






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






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






13. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






14. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






16. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






18. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






20. Learners as negotiator - interactor - giving & receiving information






21. Counselling and parent analogy; provide safe environment for students to learn and grow






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






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






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






25. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






26. Relies on text and visual aids; test is tightly organized - has structurally graded lessons






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






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






29. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






30. Communicate orally and think in L2 - students make direct association between meaning and L2






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






32. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






36. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






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






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






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