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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
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1. Counselling and parent analogy; provide safe environment for students to learn and grow






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






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






16. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






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






20. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Listen and repeat; respond to questions and commands; no control over content; make own statements questions later






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






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






33. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






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






38. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






40. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






42. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






45. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






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