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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Student respond to commands - questions - visual cues; encourage and shape oral responses; no grammar explanation or modeling






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






12. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






13. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






14. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






15. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






41. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






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






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






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






46. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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