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Language Teaching Methods

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1. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






2. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






3. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






5. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






8. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






12. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






24. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






30. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






38. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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