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Language Teaching Methods

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Instructions:
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1. Textbooks; prepared passages and related grammar and vocab exercises






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






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






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






5. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






7. To be able to read literature in L2; translate L2 to L1 and vice versa; achieve proficiency in L2 reading and writing






8. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






18. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






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






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






23. Language is a set of structures related to situations






24. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






28. Relies on text and visual aids; test is tightly organized - has structurally graded lessons






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






45. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






47. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






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






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