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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






3. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






5. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






43. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






44. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






46. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






50. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction