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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






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






4. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






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






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






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






10. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






14. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






15. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






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






21. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






26. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






42. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






45. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






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






50. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture