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Language Teaching Methods

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Instructions:
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1. Textbooks; prepared passages and related grammar and vocab exercises






2. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






3. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






16. Literary language is superior to spoken language






17. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






47. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






48. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






49. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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