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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






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






41. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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