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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Habit formation; skills learned more effectively if oral before written; analogy - not analysis






2. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






3. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






7. Text - plays - dialogues drive T's demonstrations of their meanings; objects (realia) in class






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






9. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






10. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






12. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






14. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






17. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






18. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






21. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






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






45. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






50. Literary language is superior to spoken language