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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






3. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






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






7. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






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






13. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






16. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






36. Memorization and habit forming






37. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






42. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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