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Language Teaching Methods

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Main source of comprehensible input; must create positive; low-anxiety climate; lead rich mixture of activities






2. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






7. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






20. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






22. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






24. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






28. Language is a set of structures related to situations






29. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






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






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






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






35. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






37. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






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






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






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