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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






12. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






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






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






18. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






20. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






32. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






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






36. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






38. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






41. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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