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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






3. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






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






9. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






12. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






14. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






18. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






22. Active and direct role - 'director' of stage play with students as actors






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






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






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






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






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






28. Language involved whole person and culture; educational - developmental - communicative process






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






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






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






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






33. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






35. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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