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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






3. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






23. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






24. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






27. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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