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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






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






4. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






9. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






17. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






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






23. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






24. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






29. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






33. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






34. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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