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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Authority; has all control; corrects students; assign tasks to be memorized






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






27. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






31. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






34. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






36. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






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






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






50. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture