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Language Teaching Methods
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Based on structure- grammar and vocab; items introduced by grammatical complexity
Objectives: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
Syllabus: Silent Way
Theory of Language: Natural Approach
2. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses
Material Roles: Community Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
Theory of Language: Direct Method
3. Translation and memorization - learn about L2 by translating L2 to L1 and vice versa and by learning vocab and grammar of L2
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Direct Method
Activity types: Grammar Translation
4. L2 learning same as L1; comprehension before production; carry out commands and reduction of stress
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
Theory of Learning: Total Physical Response
Materials Roles: Silent Way
5. Central & active teacher centered method; provides model - controls direction & pace
Theory of Learning: Communicative
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
6. Maintain passive state; allow materials to work on them
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
Activities: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Communicative
7. Counselling and parent analogy; provide safe environment for students to learn and grow
Teacher Roles: Silent Way
Teacher Roles: Community Language Learning
Materials Roles: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
8. Language involved whole person and culture; educational - developmental - communicative process
Theory of Learning: Community Language Learning
Syllabus: Communicative
Theory of Language: Community Language Learning
Materials Roles: Total Physical Response
9. Use L2 exclusively; inductive grammar; much speaking - T to Ss and Ss to Ss; dictation
Material Roles: Grammar Translation
Activities: Total Physical Response
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Activity Types: Direct Method
10. Each language has unique rhythm and spirit; core structure and functional vocab are keys to spirit
Material Roles: Grammar Translation
Teacher Roles: Silent Way
Theory of Language: Silent Way
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
11. Relies on text and visual aids; test is tightly organized - has structurally graded lessons
Objectives: Community Language Learning
Activities: Suggestopedia
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
Materials Roles: Situational Language Learning
12. No basic text; initially use voice - gestures and action; later use materials and media
Activities: Natural Approach
Materials Roles: Total Physical Response
Theory of Learning: Audiolingual
Objectives: Direct Method
13. Memorization and habit forming
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Activities: Situational Language Learning
14. Language is a system for expression of meaning; primary function is interaction & communication
Theory of language: Communicative
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
Material Roles: Grammar Translation
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
15. Literary language is superior to spoken language
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
Materials Roles: Direct Method
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
Material Roles: Communcative
16. Should try to lose themselves in activities involving meaningful communication
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
Objectives: Total Physical Response
Theory of Learning: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
17. Authority; has all control; corrects students; assign tasks to be memorized
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Suggestopedia
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
18. Direct class activities; demonstrate - not explain or translate; give Ss choices to correct selves
Syllabus: Communicative
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Silent Way
Objectives: Community Language Learning
19. Act as model in presenting structures; lead drill practice; correct errors; test progress
Teacher Roles: Situational Language Learning
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Learner Roles: Communicative
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
20. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
Activities: Situational Language Learning
Activities: Total Physical Response
21. Use language meaningful to promote learning; activities involving real communication
Theory of Learning: Communicative
Teacher Roles: Community Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
Syllabus: Communicative
22. Listen and perform; little influence over content of learning
Materials Roles: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Total Physical Response
Materials Roles: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Suggestopedia
23. Ten-unit courses consisting of 1 -200 word dialogues - graded by vocab and grammar
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
Material Roles: Community Language Learning
24. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication
Materials Roles: Suggestopedia
Material Roles: Communcative
Objectives: Community Language Learning
Material Roles: Grammar Translation
25. A list of structures and vocab - graded by grammatical complexity
Syllabus: Situational Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
Activities: Situational Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
26. Responsible for their own learning' must develop independence - autonomy and responsibility
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Objectives: Community Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Communicative
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
27. Student respond to commands - questions - visual cues; encourage and shape oral responses; no grammar explanation or modeling
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
Activities: Silent Way
Objectives: Grammar Translation
28. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal
Objectives: Community Language Learning
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
29. Acquire vocab by speaking full sentences in L2; communication is purpose of language learning
Objectives: Audiolingual
Activities: Total Physical Response
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
30. Based on selection of communicative activities and topics derived from learners' needs
Syllabus: Natural Approach
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
Objectives: Total Physical Response
Objectives: Communicative
31. Texts - tapes - classroom items and music; texts must have force and literary quality
Activity types: Grammar Translation
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
Materials Roles: Suggestopedia
Theory of language: Communicative
32. Learning occurs through suggestion - when learners are in deeply relaxed state; baroque music used to induce state
Teacher Roles: Community Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Suggestopedia
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
33. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic
Activities: Suggestopedia
Material Roles: Community Language Learning
Syllabus: Communicative
Syllabus: Direct Method
34. Initiatives - question and answer - role play; listening exercises while deeply relaxed
Syllabus: Silent Way
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
Activities: Suggestopedia
35. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Syllabus: Audiolingual
Activities: Silent Way
36. Read and write; no control over content; memorize; answer-usually written
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
Activities: Natural Approach
Activity Types: Direct Method
37. Literary passages to be translated; vocab and grammar based lessons based on passages
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
Materials Roles: Silent Way
38. Active and direct role - 'director' of stage play with students as actors
Theory of Learning: Communicative
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
39. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
Theory of Learning: Total Physical Response
Activity Types: Audiolingual
40. Learners as negotiator - interactor - giving & receiving information
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
Learner Roles: Communicative
Objectives: Community Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Communicative
41. Sentence-based with grammatical and lexical criteria being primary focus on meaning - not form
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
42. Graded syllabus of phonology - morphology & syntax; contrastive analysis
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Community Language Learning
Syllabus: Audiolingual
Objectives: Audiolingual
43. Unique materials' colored rods; coded pronunciation and vocab charts
Materials Roles: Silent Way
Activity Types: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
44. Learning cannot lead to acquisition; learning- a conscious process; acquisition- a natural - subconscious process
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
Theory of Language: Suggestopedia
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
45. Innovative and conventional; translation - group work - recording - transcription - free conversation
Activity Types: Direct Method
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Activities: Total Physical Response
46. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Activity Types: Communicative
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
Activity Types: Audiolingual
47. Produce learners who can communicate orally - intelligibly uninhibitedly with native speakers
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
Objectives: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
Activity Types: Communicative
48. Based on here and now - focus on meaning - not form; must allow for comprehensible input
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Theory of Language: Community Language Learning
Activities: Natural Approach
49. Learners are members of a community; learning not an individual accomplishment - but is achieved collaboratively
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
Syllabus: Audiolingual
Material Roles: Grammar Translation
Theory of Language: Natural Approach
50. Leaning L2 and L1 different; L2 learning is intellectual; feel music of language; silent awareness - then active trial
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
Theory of Language: Silent Way
Theory of Learning: Silent Way