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Language Teaching Methods

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






2. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






29. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






38. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






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






42. Memorization and habit forming






43. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






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






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






48. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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