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Language Teaching Methods

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






2. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






7. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






12. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






15. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






18. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






19. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






20. Language is a set of structures related to situations






21. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






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