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Language Teaching Methods

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Instructions:
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1. Counselling and parent analogy; provide safe environment for students to learn and grow






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






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






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






5. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






7. Memorization and habit forming






8. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






34. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






35. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






39. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






41. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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