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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






3. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






6. Literary language is superior to spoken language






7. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






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






12. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






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






18. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






35. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






45. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






48. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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







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