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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






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






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






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






6. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






24. Authority; has all control; corrects students; assign tasks to be memorized






25. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






49. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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







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