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Language Teaching Methods
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Language is a set of structures related to situations
Objectives: Community Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
2. Control of structures of sound; form & order; mastery over symbols of L2; native speaker mastery
Objectives: Communicative
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
Objectives: Audiolingual
Theory of language: Communicative
3. Textbooks; prepared passages and related grammar and vocab exercises
Materials Roles: Situational Language Learning
Objectives: Direct Method
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Material Roles: Grammar Translation
4. Relies on text and visual aids; test is tightly organized - has structurally graded lessons
Learner Roles: Direct Method
Materials Roles: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Silent Way
Syllabus: Audiolingual
5. Literary passages to be translated; vocab and grammar based lessons based on passages
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
Learner Roles: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Direct Method
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
6. Texts - tapes - classroom items and music; texts must have force and literary quality
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Theory of Language: Direct Method
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
Materials Roles: Suggestopedia
7. Graded syllabus of phonology - morphology & syntax; contrastive analysis
Syllabus: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Community Language Learning
8. Central & active teacher centered method; provides model - controls direction & pace
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Communicative
Theory of Learning: Audiolingual
Activity types: Grammar Translation
9. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture
Theory of Learning: Total Physical Response
Theory of Language: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Community Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
10. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses
Material Roles: Community Language Learning
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
Activities: Total Physical Response
Syllabus: Audiolingual
11. Learners are members of a community; learning not an individual accomplishment - but is achieved collaboratively
Theory of Learning: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
Learner Roles: Communicative
Theory of Language: Silent Way
12. Must teach - test - get out of way; remain impassive; resist temptation to model - assist - direct - or exhort
Theory of Learning: Communicative
Theory of language: Communicative
Syllabus: Silent Way
Teacher Roles: Silent Way
13. Maintain passive state; allow materials to work on them
Materials Roles: Suggestopedia
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
Activities: Silent Way
Learner Roles: Silent Way
14. To be able to read literature in L2; translate L2 to L1 and vice versa; achieve proficiency in L2 reading and writing
Learner Roles: Situational Language Learning
Objectives: Grammar Translation
Objectives: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Audiolingual
15. Learners as negotiator - interactor - giving & receiving information
Learner Roles: Communicative
Theory of Language: Natural Approach
Theory of Language: Suggestopedia
Learner Roles: Situational Language Learning
16. Memorization and habit forming
Materials Roles: Silent Way
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Total Physical Response
17. Text - plays - dialogues drive T's demonstrations of their meanings; objects (realia) in class
Theory of Learning: Total Physical Response
Material Roles: Grammar Translation
Materials Roles: Direct Method
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
18. Use language meaningful to promote learning; activities involving real communication
Theory of Language: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Communicative
Activities: Situational Language Learning
Learner Roles: Total Physical Response
19. Language is a system for expression of meaning; primary function is interaction & communication
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
Theory of language: Communicative
Material Roles: Communcative
20. Translation and memorization - learn about L2 by translating L2 to L1 and vice versa and by learning vocab and grammar of L2
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Suggestopedia
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
21. No basic text; initially use voice - gestures and action; later use materials and media
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
Materials Roles: Total Physical Response
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
22. Acquire vocab by speaking full sentences in L2; communication is purpose of language learning
Activity Types: Communicative
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
23. Leaning L2 and L1 different; L2 learning is intellectual; feel music of language; silent awareness - then active trial
Activities: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
Theory of Learning: Silent Way
Learner Roles: Silent Way
24. Objectives reflect needs of learners; include functional skills & linguistic objectives
Activity Types: Direct Method
Objectives: Communicative
Learner Roles: Communicative
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
25. Based on selection of communicative activities and topics derived from learners' needs
Activity Types: Communicative
Objectives: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
Syllabus: Natural Approach
26. Listen and repeat; respond to questions and commands; no control over content; make own statements questions later
Learner Roles: Situational Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Syllabus: Silent Way
27. Create situations and present materials to encourage positive reception and retention; exude authority and confidence
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
Objectives: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
28. Teacher oriented; tapes & visuals; language lab often used
Materials Roles: Total Physical Response
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
Activities: Suggestopedia
Activities: Silent Way
29. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction
Theory of Learning: Suggestopedia
Materials Roles: Situational Language Learning
Activity Types: Communicative
Theory of Language: Suggestopedia
30. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice
Theory of Language: Direct Method
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Audiolingual
Activities: Suggestopedia
31. Produce learners who can communicate orally - intelligibly uninhibitedly with native speakers
Objectives: Audiolingual
Objectives: Total Physical Response
Materials Roles: Natural Approach
Theory of language: Communicative
32. Literary language is superior to spoken language
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
Theory of Language: Community Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
Materials Roles: Total Physical Response
33. Unique materials' colored rods; coded pronunciation and vocab charts
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
Materials Roles: Silent Way
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Audiolingual
34. Essence of language is meaning; vocab not grammar is heart of the language
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Community Language Learning
Theory of Language: Natural Approach
Syllabus: Direct Method
35. Innovative and conventional; translation - group work - recording - transcription - free conversation
Materials Roles: Situational Language Learning
Activity Types: Community Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
Theory of Language: Suggestopedia
36. Sentence-based with grammatical and lexical criteria being primary focus on meaning - not form
Theory of Learning: Audiolingual
Objectives: Direct Method
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
37. Learning cannot lead to acquisition; learning- a conscious process; acquisition- a natural - subconscious process
Syllabus: Communicative
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
38. Learners are directed by skilled training techniques to produce correct response
Syllabus: Communicative
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Learner Roles: Audiolingual
Objectives: Audiolingual
39. Ten-unit courses consisting of 1 -200 word dialogues - graded by vocab and grammar
Learner Roles: Communicative
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
40. Responsible for their own learning' must develop independence - autonomy and responsibility
Activity Types: Communicative
Materials Roles: Natural Approach
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
41. L2 learning same as L1; comprehension before production; carry out commands and reduction of stress
Theory of Learning: Total Physical Response
Materials Roles: Silent Way
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Learner Roles: Communicative
42. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal
Objectives: Community Language Learning
Materials Roles: Total Physical Response
Materials Roles: Situational Language Learning
Learner Roles: Situational Language Learning
43. Repetition; substitution drills; avoid translation and grammar explanation; students not allowed to make mistakes
Materials Roles: Direct Method
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Material Roles: Grammar Translation
Activities: Situational Language Learning
44. Based on structure- grammar and vocab; items introduced by grammatical complexity
Syllabus: Community Language Learning
Materials Roles: Direct Method
Theory of Learning: Suggestopedia
Syllabus: Silent Way
45. Use L2 exclusively; inductive grammar; much speaking - T to Ss and Ss to Ss; dictation
Activity Types: Direct Method
Theory of Language: Community Language Learning
Activity Types: Communicative
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
46. Counselling and parent analogy; provide safe environment for students to learn and grow
Syllabus: Natural Approach
Teacher Roles: Community Language Learning
Objectives: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
47. Language involved whole person and culture; educational - developmental - communicative process
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Teacher Roles: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Community Language Learning
Theory of Language: Community Language Learning
48. Conventional - but memorization of whole meaningful text is recommended
Syllabus: Direct Method
Materials Roles: Direct Method
Theory of Language: Suggestopedia
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
49. Act as model in presenting structures; lead drill practice; correct errors; test progress
Activities: Situational Language Learning
Syllabus: Natural Approach
Teacher Roles: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
50. Student respond to commands - questions - visual cues; encourage and shape oral responses; no grammar explanation or modeling
Syllabus: Direct Method
Learner Roles: Direct Method
Activities: Silent Way
Material Roles: Communcative