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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Learners as negotiator - interactor - giving & receiving information






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






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






4. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






19. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






21. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






22. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






33. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






35. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






38. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






41. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






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






46. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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