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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Communicate orally and think in L2 - students make direct association between meaning and L2






2. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






19. Language is a set of structures related to situations






20. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






35. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






48. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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