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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Active and direct role - 'director' of stage play with students as actors






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






3. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






4. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






6. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






7. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






23. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






28. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






40. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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