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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






3. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






4. Literary language is superior to spoken language






5. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






6. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






44. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






46. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






50. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice







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