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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






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






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






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






6. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






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






12. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






14. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






16. Memorization and habit forming






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






18. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






19. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






21. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






23. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






34. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






38. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






43. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






46. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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