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Language Teaching Methods

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






2. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






4. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






5. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






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






23. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






25. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






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






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






31. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






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






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






36. Each language has unique rhythm and spirit; core structure and functional vocab are keys to spirit






37. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






38. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






42. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






46. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






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