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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
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1. Facilator of communication process; needs analyst - counsellor; process manager






2. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






6. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






7. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






8. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






30. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






33. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






34. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






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






40. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






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






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






44. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






45. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






47. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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