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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






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






4. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






7. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






22. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






23. Student respond to commands - questions - visual cues; encourage and shape oral responses; no grammar explanation or modeling






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






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






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






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






28. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






30. Realia rather than textbooks; aim is to promote comprehension and communication






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






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






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






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






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






36. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






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






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






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






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






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






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