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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
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1. Habit formation; skills learned more effectively if oral before written; analogy - not analysis






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






14. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






16. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






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






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






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






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