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Language Teaching Methods
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Translation and memorization - learn about L2 by translating L2 to L1 and vice versa and by learning vocab and grammar of L2
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
Theory of Language: Silent Way
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
2. Innovative and conventional; translation - group work - recording - transcription - free conversation
Activities: Natural Approach
Materials Roles: Suggestopedia
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
3. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language
Material Roles: Community Language Learning
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
Materials Roles: Situational Language Learning
Activities: Natural Approach
4. Learners are directed by skilled training techniques to produce correct response
Objectives: Communicative
Syllabus: Communicative
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Learner Roles: Audiolingual
5. Text - plays - dialogues drive T's demonstrations of their meanings; objects (realia) in class
Theory of Learning: Audiolingual
Activity Types: Communicative
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
Materials Roles: Direct Method
6. Relies on text and visual aids; test is tightly organized - has structurally graded lessons
Objectives: Total Physical Response
Materials Roles: Situational Language Learning
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
7. Habit formation; skills learned more effectively if oral before written; analogy - not analysis
Objectives: Total Physical Response
Theory of Learning: Audiolingual
Teacher Roles: Communicative
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
8. Produce learners who can communicate orally - intelligibly uninhibitedly with native speakers
Objectives: Total Physical Response
Activities: Silent Way
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Silent Way
9. Active and direct role - 'director' of stage play with students as actors
Activities: Total Physical Response
Materials Roles: Situational Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
Theory of Learning: Audiolingual
10. Control of structures of sound; form & order; mastery over symbols of L2; native speaker mastery
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Objectives: Audiolingual
Activities: Silent Way
11. Authority; has all control; corrects students; assign tasks to be memorized
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
Learner Roles: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
12. Based on here and now - focus on meaning - not form; must allow for comprehensible input
Theory of Language: Silent Way
Materials Roles: Natural Approach
Activities: Natural Approach
Objectives: Communicative
13. Communicate orally and think in L2 - students make direct association between meaning and L2
Theory of Language: Direct Method
Learner Roles: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Situational Language Learning
Objectives: Direct Method
14. Structures - functions - notions - themes & tasks; order based on learners' needs
Materials Roles: Natural Approach
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Communicative
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
15. Use L2 exclusively; inductive grammar; much speaking - T to Ss and Ss to Ss; dictation
Theory of Language: Silent Way
Activity Types: Direct Method
Syllabus: Direct Method
Materials Roles: Total Physical Response
16. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication
Materials Roles: Direct Method
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
Material Roles: Communcative
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
17. Translation; reading comp; memorization of vocab lists; identify synonyms - antonyms - cognates - deductive application of grammar rules
Materials Roles: Natural Approach
Activity types: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Communicative
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
18. Each language has unique rhythm and spirit; core structure and functional vocab are keys to spirit
Teacher Roles: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Language: Silent Way
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
Materials Roles: Silent Way
19. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
Activities: Situational Language Learning
Syllabus: Situational Language Learning
Objectives: Community Language Learning
20. Learning occurs through suggestion - when learners are in deeply relaxed state; baroque music used to induce state
Syllabus: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Suggestopedia
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
21. Essence of language is meaning; vocab not grammar is heart of the language
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Total Physical Response
Activities: Suggestopedia
Theory of Language: Natural Approach
22. Objectives reflect needs of learners; include functional skills & linguistic objectives
Syllabus: Silent Way
Materials Roles: Silent Way
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
Objectives: Communicative
23. Graded syllabus of phonology - morphology & syntax; contrastive analysis
Objectives: Community Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
Syllabus: Audiolingual
24. Responsible for their own learning' must develop independence - autonomy and responsibility
Activities: Total Physical Response
Objectives: Grammar Translation
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
25. A list of structures and vocab - graded by grammatical complexity
Theory of Language: Silent Way
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Syllabus: Situational Language Learning
26. Listen and repeat; respond to questions and commands; no control over content; make own statements questions later
Learner Roles: Communicative
Theory of Language: Community Language Learning
Objectives: Grammar Translation
Learner Roles: Situational Language Learning
27. Acquire vocab by speaking full sentences in L2; communication is purpose of language learning
Activity types: Grammar Translation
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
28. Textbooks; prepared passages and related grammar and vocab exercises
Activity Types: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Community Language Learning
Material Roles: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
29. Should try to lose themselves in activities involving meaningful communication
Activities: Natural Approach
Objectives: Grammar Translation
Activities: Silent Way
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
30. Learners are members of a community; learning not an individual accomplishment - but is achieved collaboratively
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
Theory of Language: Suggestopedia
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
Material Roles: Community Language Learning
31. Use language meaningful to promote learning; activities involving real communication
Theory of Learning: Communicative
Syllabus: Silent Way
Objectives: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
32. Central & active teacher centered method; provides model - controls direction & pace
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Communicative
Activities: Natural Approach
Material Roles: Grammar Translation
33. Language is a set of structures related to situations
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
Theory of Language: Silent Way
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
34. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged
Objectives: Communicative
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
Objectives: Community Language Learning
35. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions
Theory of language: Communicative
Teacher Roles: Silent Way
Activities: Suggestopedia
Activities: Total Physical Response
36. Conventional - but memorization of whole meaningful text is recommended
Materials Roles: Silent Way
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
Theory of Language: Suggestopedia
37. Unique materials' colored rods; coded pronunciation and vocab charts
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
Syllabus: Audiolingual
Theory of Language: Natural Approach
Materials Roles: Silent Way
38. Language involved whole person and culture; educational - developmental - communicative process
Material Roles: Communcative
Theory of Language: Community Language Learning
Syllabus: Natural Approach
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
39. Learners as negotiator - interactor - giving & receiving information
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
Activities: Suggestopedia
Learner Roles: Communicative
Activity Types: Direct Method
40. Direct class activities; demonstrate - not explain or translate; give Ss choices to correct selves
Theory of Learning: Total Physical Response
Activities: Suggestopedia
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
Learner Roles: Direct Method
41. Language is a system for expression of meaning; primary function is interaction & communication
Objectives: Direct Method
Theory of language: Communicative
Objectives: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Audiolingual
42. Main source of comprehensible input; must create positive; low-anxiety climate; lead rich mixture of activities
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Activity Types: Communicative
Materials Roles: Total Physical Response
43. Facilator of communication process; needs analyst - counsellor; process manager
Syllabus: Communicative
Learner Roles: Situational Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Communicative
Materials Roles: Direct Method
44. To be able to read literature in L2; translate L2 to L1 and vice versa; achieve proficiency in L2 reading and writing
Teacher Roles: Communicative
Materials Roles: Natural Approach
Objectives: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
45. Based on selection of communicative activities and topics derived from learners' needs
Activities: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
Syllabus: Natural Approach
46. Create situations and present materials to encourage positive reception and retention; exude authority and confidence
Learner Roles: Situational Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
Syllabus: Silent Way
47. Counselling and parent analogy; provide safe environment for students to learn and grow
Materials Roles: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Community Language Learning
Activities: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Direct Method
48. Based on structure- grammar and vocab; items introduced by grammatical complexity
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
Syllabus: Silent Way
Theory of Learning: Suggestopedia
Syllabus: Situational Language Learning
49. Initiatives - question and answer - role play; listening exercises while deeply relaxed
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
Objectives: Community Language Learning
Activities: Suggestopedia
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
50. Sentence-based with grammatical and lexical criteria being primary focus on meaning - not form
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
Activities: Silent Way
Theory of Language: Community Language Learning