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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






3. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






5. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






7. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






26. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






29. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






35. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






38. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






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






44. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






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