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Language Teaching Methods

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1. Teacher oriented; tapes & visuals; language lab often used






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






3. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






4. Memorization and habit forming






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






6. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






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






21. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






33. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






36. Based on here and now - focus on meaning - not form; must allow for comprehensible input






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






38. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






39. Learning occurs through suggestion - when learners are in deeply relaxed state; baroque music used to induce state






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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