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Language Teaching Methods

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1. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






4. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






5. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






8. Memorization and habit forming






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






10. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






23. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






24. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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