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Language Teaching Methods

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1. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






3. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






7. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






11. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






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






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






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






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






17. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






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






21. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






24. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






25. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






44. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






49. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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