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Language Teaching Methods

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






2. L2 learning same as L1; comprehension before production; carry out commands and reduction of stress






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






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






5. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






8. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






23. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






45. Language is a set of structures related to situations






46. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






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






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






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