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Language Teaching Methods

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






2. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






12. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






24. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






25. Memorization and habit forming






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






27. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






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






48. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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