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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






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






4. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






7. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






40. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






41. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






42. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Language is a set of structures related to situations







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