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Language Teaching Methods

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Instructions:
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1. Based on structure- grammar and vocab; items introduced by grammatical complexity






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






3. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






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






8. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






20. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






23. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






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






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






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






35. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






40. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






43. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






45. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






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






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