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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
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1. No set syllabus; syllabus comes from learners' intentions and teachers reformulations






2. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






4. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






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






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






9. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






22. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






26. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






46. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






48. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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