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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






3. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






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






9. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






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






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






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






15. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






16. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






20. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






26. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






27. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






45. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






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






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