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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
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1. Acquire vocab by speaking full sentences in L2; communication is purpose of language learning






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






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






4. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






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






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






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






10. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






12. Literary language is superior to spoken language






13. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






14. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






36. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






40. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






50. Teacher oriented; tapes & visuals; language lab often used