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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






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






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






5. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






6. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






36. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






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






40. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






45. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






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







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