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Language Teaching Methods

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Instructions:
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1. Authority; has all control; corrects students; assign tasks to be memorized






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






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






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






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






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






7. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






23. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






37. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






38. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






40. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






42. Conventional - but memorization of whole meaningful text is recommended






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






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






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






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






47. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






50. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged