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Language Teaching Methods
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Listen and repeat; respond to questions and commands; no control over content; make own statements questions later
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
Learner Roles: Situational Language Learning
Objectives: Direct Method
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
2. Learners are directed by skilled training techniques to produce correct response
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
Theory of Learning: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Communicative
3. Translation and memorization - learn about L2 by translating L2 to L1 and vice versa and by learning vocab and grammar of L2
Syllabus: Audiolingual
Activity Types: Direct Method
Theory of Language: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
4. Text - plays - dialogues drive T's demonstrations of their meanings; objects (realia) in class
Materials Roles: Direct Method
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
Theory of Language: Silent Way
Objectives: Audiolingual
5. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
6. Conventional - but memorization of whole meaningful text is recommended
Theory of Language: Suggestopedia
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
Theory of Language: Natural Approach
Learner Roles: Direct Method
7. Realia rather than textbooks; aim is to promote comprehension and communication
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
Syllabus: Direct Method
Materials Roles: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
8. Graded syllabus of phonology - morphology & syntax; contrastive analysis
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
Activity Types: Direct Method
Objectives: Direct Method
Syllabus: Audiolingual
9. Each language has unique rhythm and spirit; core structure and functional vocab are keys to spirit
Theory of Language: Silent Way
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
Teacher Roles: Silent Way
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
10. Create situations and present materials to encourage positive reception and retention; exude authority and confidence
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Total Physical Response
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
11. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic
Theory of Language: Direct Method
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Teacher Roles: Situational Language Learning
Syllabus: Direct Method
12. Read and write; no control over content; memorize; answer-usually written
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Total Physical Response
13. Answer and ask questions - use L2 and communicate as if in real situations
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
Learner Roles: Direct Method
14. Literary language is superior to spoken language
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
Syllabus: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Community Language Learning
15. Literary passages to be translated; vocab and grammar based lessons based on passages
Activity types: Grammar Translation
Syllabus: Communicative
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
16. Leaning L2 and L1 different; L2 learning is intellectual; feel music of language; silent awareness - then active trial
Activity Types: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Silent Way
Objectives: Direct Method
17. Innovative and conventional; translation - group work - recording - transcription - free conversation
Activity Types: Communicative
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
18. Learners as negotiator - interactor - giving & receiving information
Syllabus: Situational Language Learning
Objectives: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Communicative
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
19. Facilator of communication process; needs analyst - counsellor; process manager
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
Objectives: Total Physical Response
Theory of Learning: Suggestopedia
Teacher Roles: Communicative
20. Objectives reflect needs of learners; include functional skills & linguistic objectives
Theory of Learning: Communicative
Objectives: Communicative
Activities: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
21. Direct class activities; demonstrate - not explain or translate; give Ss choices to correct selves
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
Activity Types: Communicative
Syllabus: Natural Approach
22. Memorization and habit forming
Learner Roles: Communicative
Theory of Language: Community Language Learning
Activity types: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
23. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction
Activity Types: Communicative
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Communicative
24. Repetition; substitution drills; avoid translation and grammar explanation; students not allowed to make mistakes
Materials Roles: Natural Approach
Activities: Situational Language Learning
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Theory of Learning: Communicative
25. Texts - tapes - classroom items and music; texts must have force and literary quality
Material Roles: Communcative
Materials Roles: Suggestopedia
Objectives: Audiolingual
Materials Roles: Total Physical Response
26. Responsible for their own learning' must develop independence - autonomy and responsibility
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
Activity Types: Audiolingual
27. No basic text; initially use voice - gestures and action; later use materials and media
Objectives: Community Language Learning
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
Materials Roles: Total Physical Response
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
28. To be able to read literature in L2; translate L2 to L1 and vice versa; achieve proficiency in L2 reading and writing
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Activities: Natural Approach
Objectives: Grammar Translation
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
29. Teacher oriented; tapes & visuals; language lab often used
Teacher Roles: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
30. Student respond to commands - questions - visual cues; encourage and shape oral responses; no grammar explanation or modeling
Teacher Roles: Community Language Learning
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Activities: Silent Way
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
31. Ten-unit courses consisting of 1 -200 word dialogues - graded by vocab and grammar
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
Theory of Language: Silent Way
Materials Roles: Silent Way
32. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Community Language Learning
Learner Roles: Communicative
33. Control of structures of sound; form & order; mastery over symbols of L2; native speaker mastery
Objectives: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
Materials Roles: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Silent Way
34. Language is a set of structures related to situations
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
Syllabus: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
35. Textbooks; prepared passages and related grammar and vocab exercises
Material Roles: Communcative
Material Roles: Grammar Translation
Activities: Situational Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
36. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication
Material Roles: Communcative
Activities: Suggestopedia
Learner Roles: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Situational Language Learning
37. Use L2 exclusively; inductive grammar; much speaking - T to Ss and Ss to Ss; dictation
Theory of Learning: Communicative
Materials Roles: Situational Language Learning
Materials Roles: Direct Method
Activity Types: Direct Method
38. Relies on text and visual aids; test is tightly organized - has structurally graded lessons
Materials Roles: Situational Language Learning
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Community Language Learning
Objectives: Grammar Translation
39. Acquire vocab by speaking full sentences in L2; communication is purpose of language learning
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
Objectives: Grammar Translation
Activity types: Grammar Translation
Syllabus: Audiolingual
40. Initiatives - question and answer - role play; listening exercises while deeply relaxed
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
Activities: Suggestopedia
Theory of Language: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
41. Based on selection of communicative activities and topics derived from learners' needs
Syllabus: Natural Approach
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Theory of Language: Community Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
42. Main source of comprehensible input; must create positive; low-anxiety climate; lead rich mixture of activities
Objectives: Grammar Translation
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Teacher Roles: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Community Language Learning
43. Authority; has all control; corrects students; assign tasks to be memorized
Theory of Language: Silent Way
Material Roles: Communcative
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
Materials Roles: Situational Language Learning
44. Sentence-based with grammatical and lexical criteria being primary focus on meaning - not form
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
Theory of Learning: Silent Way
45. Learning cannot lead to acquisition; learning- a conscious process; acquisition- a natural - subconscious process
Objectives: Direct Method
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
Objectives: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
46. Act as model in presenting structures; lead drill practice; correct errors; test progress
Teacher Roles: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Language: Direct Method
Theory of Language: Suggestopedia
Theory of language: Communicative
47. Language is a system for expression of meaning; primary function is interaction & communication
Theory of language: Communicative
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
Materials Roles: Natural Approach
Objectives: Total Physical Response
48. Based on here and now - focus on meaning - not form; must allow for comprehensible input
Activities: Natural Approach
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
Learner Roles: Situational Language Learning
49. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions
Theory of Learning: Suggestopedia
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
Activities: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Silent Way
50. Must teach - test - get out of way; remain impassive; resist temptation to model - assist - direct - or exhort
Activity Types: Communicative
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
Teacher Roles: Silent Way