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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Authority; has all control; corrects students; assign tasks to be memorized






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






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






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






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






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






13. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






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






19. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






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






22. Memorization and habit forming






23. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






44. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






46. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






48. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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