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Language Teaching Methods

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1. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






2. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






13. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






22. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






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






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






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