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Language Teaching Methods
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To be able to read literature in L2; translate L2 to L1 and vice versa; achieve proficiency in L2 reading and writing
Syllabus: Silent Way
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Theory of Language: Direct Method
Objectives: Grammar Translation
2. Realia rather than textbooks; aim is to promote comprehension and communication
Learner Roles: Direct Method
Activity Types: Communicative
Theory of Language: Direct Method
Materials Roles: Natural Approach
3. Should try to lose themselves in activities involving meaningful communication
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
4. Listen and perform; little influence over content of learning
Learner Roles: Total Physical Response
Activity Types: Direct Method
Learner Roles: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
5. Learners as negotiator - interactor - giving & receiving information
Material Roles: Grammar Translation
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
Theory of Learning: Suggestopedia
Learner Roles: Communicative
6. Must teach - test - get out of way; remain impassive; resist temptation to model - assist - direct - or exhort
Materials Roles: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Silent Way
Syllabus: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
7. No set syllabus; syllabus comes from learners' intentions and teachers reformulations
Syllabus: Direct Method
Syllabus: Community Language Learning
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
8. Each language has unique rhythm and spirit; core structure and functional vocab are keys to spirit
Materials Roles: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
Theory of Language: Silent Way
Theory of Language: Direct Method
9. Relies on text and visual aids; test is tightly organized - has structurally graded lessons
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Materials Roles: Situational Language Learning
Material Roles: Communcative
10. Sentence-based with grammatical and lexical criteria being primary focus on meaning - not form
Learner Roles: Situational Language Learning
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
11. Control of structures of sound; form & order; mastery over symbols of L2; native speaker mastery
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Objectives: Community Language Learning
Activities: Silent Way
Objectives: Audiolingual
12. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal
Theory of Learning: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
Objectives: Community Language Learning
13. Translation and memorization - learn about L2 by translating L2 to L1 and vice versa and by learning vocab and grammar of L2
Teacher Roles: Silent Way
Learner Roles: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
14. Innovative and conventional; translation - group work - recording - transcription - free conversation
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
Syllabus: Situational Language Learning
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
Activities: Silent Way
15. Repetition; substitution drills; avoid translation and grammar explanation; students not allowed to make mistakes
Activities: Situational Language Learning
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Objectives: Direct Method
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
16. Language is a set of structures related to situations
Learner Roles: Direct Method
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
Activities: Natural Approach
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
17. Initiatives - question and answer - role play; listening exercises while deeply relaxed
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
Activities: Suggestopedia
Teacher Roles: Silent Way
Syllabus: Audiolingual
18. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Communicative
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
Learner Roles: Total Physical Response
19. Facilator of communication process; needs analyst - counsellor; process manager
Materials Roles: Silent Way
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Teacher Roles: Communicative
20. Language is a system for expression of meaning; primary function is interaction & communication
Theory of language: Communicative
Teacher Roles: Communicative
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Objectives: Grammar Translation
21. Literary language is superior to spoken language
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
Materials Roles: Suggestopedia
Syllabus: Natural Approach
Objectives: Grammar Translation
22. Student respond to commands - questions - visual cues; encourage and shape oral responses; no grammar explanation or modeling
Activities: Silent Way
Theory of language: Communicative
Learner Roles: Direct Method
Theory of Learning: Communicative
23. Structures - functions - notions - themes & tasks; order based on learners' needs
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
Syllabus: Communicative
Theory of Language: Natural Approach
Activity types: Grammar Translation
24. Ten-unit courses consisting of 1 -200 word dialogues - graded by vocab and grammar
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
Teacher Roles: Communicative
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
25. Unique materials' colored rods; coded pronunciation and vocab charts
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
Materials Roles: Silent Way
Syllabus: Direct Method
Learner Roles: Communicative
26. Learners are members of a community; learning not an individual accomplishment - but is achieved collaboratively
Theory of Learning: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
Objectives: Grammar Translation
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
27. Main source of comprehensible input; must create positive; low-anxiety climate; lead rich mixture of activities
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Activities: Suggestopedia
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Community Language Learning
28. No basic text; initially use voice - gestures and action; later use materials and media
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Material Roles: Grammar Translation
Material Roles: Communcative
Materials Roles: Total Physical Response
29. Central & active teacher centered method; provides model - controls direction & pace
Objectives: Direct Method
Material Roles: Community Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
30. Based on structure- grammar and vocab; items introduced by grammatical complexity
Syllabus: Silent Way
Activities: Silent Way
Theory of Learning: Silent Way
Learner Roles: Audiolingual
31. Read and write; no control over content; memorize; answer-usually written
Theory of Learning: Community Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
32. Language involved whole person and culture; educational - developmental - communicative process
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
Materials Roles: Silent Way
Teacher Roles: Silent Way
Theory of Language: Community Language Learning
33. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions
Theory of Language: Direct Method
Theory of language: Communicative
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
Activities: Total Physical Response
34. Active and direct role - 'director' of stage play with students as actors
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
35. Authority; has all control; corrects students; assign tasks to be memorized
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
Learner Roles: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
Learner Roles: Total Physical Response
36. Graded syllabus of phonology - morphology & syntax; contrastive analysis
Materials Roles: Total Physical Response
Syllabus: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
37. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice
Learner Roles: Direct Method
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Materials Roles: Direct Method
38. L2 learning same as L1; comprehension before production; carry out commands and reduction of stress
Learner Roles: Communicative
Learner Roles: Direct Method
Theory of Learning: Total Physical Response
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
39. Leaning L2 and L1 different; L2 learning is intellectual; feel music of language; silent awareness - then active trial
Objectives: Grammar Translation
Theory of language: Communicative
Theory of Language: Suggestopedia
Theory of Learning: Silent Way
40. Objectives reflect needs of learners; include functional skills & linguistic objectives
Objectives: Communicative
Objectives: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Activities: Total Physical Response
41. Responsible for their own learning' must develop independence - autonomy and responsibility
Learner Roles: Direct Method
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
42. Conventional - but memorization of whole meaningful text is recommended
Theory of Language: Suggestopedia
Objectives: Grammar Translation
Syllabus: Direct Method
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
43. Teacher oriented; tapes & visuals; language lab often used
Theory of Learning: Community Language Learning
Syllabus: Community Language Learning
Materials Roles: Silent Way
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
44. Answer and ask questions - use L2 and communicate as if in real situations
Theory of Learning: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
Theory of Language: Natural Approach
Learner Roles: Direct Method
45. Essence of language is meaning; vocab not grammar is heart of the language
Theory of Language: Natural Approach
Theory of Language: Direct Method
Activities: Silent Way
Objectives: Audiolingual
46. Direct class activities; demonstrate - not explain or translate; give Ss choices to correct selves
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
Learner Roles: Communicative
Theory of Learning: Total Physical Response
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
47. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
Theory of Language: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Situational Language Learning
Activities: Natural Approach
48. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic
Syllabus: Direct Method
Syllabus: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Language: Suggestopedia
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
49. Use L2 exclusively; inductive grammar; much speaking - T to Ss and Ss to Ss; dictation
Syllabus: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Silent Way
Activity Types: Direct Method
50. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Objectives: Total Physical Response
Material Roles: Communcative
Activity Types: Community Language Learning