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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






13. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






25. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






35. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






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






38. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






42. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






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






46. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






47. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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







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