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Teaching Methods Foreign Language

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1. Computer Assisted Language Learning - ex: The Rosetta Stone - refers to the application of computers in teaching and learning languages. (pg 408 - ch 12)






2. Total participation techniques






3. Language acquisition must take place in an environment where learners are 'off the defensive' and the affective filter (anxiety) is low in order for the input to be noticed and reflected upon by the learner (p. 15)






4. 'visuals that display words or concepts in categories to illustrate how they relate to one another.' (p. 129)






5. Long's theory that speakers will change and modify their language use based on interactions with others. They will negotiate meaning and interact to resolve meaning by 1)simplifying the input (familiar vocab & structures 2)using linguistic and extral






6. LINK with other disciplines and ACQUIRE info: 3.1 reinforce knowledge in other academic areas through the TL: 3.2






7. ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test measures how well you write in a language as well as






8. (ch 2 - p 41) In reaction to Grammar-Translation method (of Classical languages -) emphasizing speaking through visuals - exclusive use of the target language - and inductive teaching (ie: students subconsciously 'pick up' grammar rules and guess mea






9. Oral Proficiency Interview offered by ACTFL






10. Second Language Acquisition






11. Process by which expert moves novice to the point where he can perform a skill on his own. The learners current point of performance plus the level at which he can potentially perform with the assistance of the expert is the ZPD. This potential level






12. 'occurs at the end of a course and is designed to determine what the learner can do with the language at that point' (p.402)






13. Involves teacher explanations of rules followed by related manipulative exercises intended to practice the new structures; seems to have little or no effect on the grammatical accuracy of the written product Pg. 306






14. DEVELOP & DEMONSTRATE insight into nature of language and culture: 4.1 understanding of TL by compairing with own language 4.2 understanding of 'culture' by comparing TL and own culture






15. PA State Modern Language Association






16. The A of the PACE lesson; focuses learners' attention on some aspect of the language used during the Presentation phase. The attention phase takes place after the class has understood the story and is ready to move to a conversation about an importan






17. Traditional FORL teaching. Students analyze and learn grammar and vocab and later practice using them in communication. 'Skill getting'before






18. Present - Attention - Co-construct - Extension: model for structuring contextualized grammar learning. In this model grammar is not directly taught but rather illustrated through the use of authentic discourse (text or speech) which is episodically p






19. (Process oriented approach Pg. 301-302) the steps involved in writing a text [...] organized around 3 components: Planning - Translating - Reviewing






20. Pennsylvania Department of Education-Standards Aligned System-includes proposed standards for world languages (not yet promulgated)






21. American Association of Teachers of German






22. Target Language






23. North East Conference for Teaching Foreign Language






24. Graphic organizer which illustrates contrasts and comparisons by using two intersecting circles. similarities are illustrated in the overlapping intersection area and all that remains on either side of this area serve as contrasts of a given theme or






25. Defined by Chomsky - ability to function in a communicative setting by using not only grammatical knowledge but also gestures and intonation - strategies for being understood - and risk-taking in attempting communication. MEANINGFUL context.






26. Audio-lingual method; teaching oral skills by means of stimuls-response learning; repetition - dialogue memorization - and manipulation of grammatical pattern drills.






27. Phase of a PACE lesson. After focusing attention on the target form - teacher assists students in raising their awareness about the target grammatical structure and helps them to compare it w/their own language. Features guided participation as stude






28. Use of cooperative learning through the students completing tasks where:1)meaning is primary;2)listeners are not just parroting but rather processing;3)activities are real world based;4)task completion is a priority; 5)assessed on outcome. Emphasis i






29. Task-based activities where one student has information that another student does NOT have but needs. students must interact 'with others by using TL as means to an end' in an effort to fill in the gaps of information necessary to complete the task.






30. The learners current point of performance plus the level at which he can potentially perform with the assistance of the expert is the ZPD. This potential level will become the independent performance level if the expert meets the student at his curre






31. Communication - comparisons - communities - connections - cultures-->National 'Standards of Foreign Language Learning' -->SFLL developed by ACTFL

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32. 'learners acquire the rules of a language in a predictable sequence - in a way that is independent of the order in which rules may have been taught.' SLLs experience similar stages in development. (p15)






33. (p.21) characterized as 'exchanges between learners and their interlocutors as they attempt to resolve communication breakdown and to work toward mutual comprehension.'






34. 'collection of evidence used by teacher and learner to monitor the growth of the learner's knowledge of content - use of strategies and attitudes toward the accomplishment of goals in an organized systematic way.' Really is a way to assess student ov






35. Varying teaching to accommodate different learning styles - levels - and multiple intelligences. Considers different students needs. Is cohesive with guiding principals - enduring understandings - and meaningful purpose throughout. (ch 10)






36. PARTICIPATE in multilingual communities at home and in world: 5.1 use language in & outside school: 5.2 become life-long learners using TL for enjoyment and enrichment






37. Attaching a real-world context - (ie: cultural) - that students must understand to communicate - providing opportunities in exercise to acquire new info (ex: from other disciplines.) - eliminating fictitious characters and personalizing exercise to s






38. Standards for Foreign Language Learning-national standards: 5c's developed by ACTFL - AATF - AATG - AATSP






39. 'learned languages other than English at home and in the U.S. - as a result of their cultural or ethnic backgrounds; they speak and understand the HL (which refers to languages of immigrant - refugee - and indigenous groups as well as former colonial






40. The segment of a lesson where the teacher models the skill that the students will be asked to demonstrate. The students are given specific instructions which are modeled for them. They then perform an activity according to these specific steps - usin






41. 'the ability to use language to perform global tasks or language function within a variety of contexts/content areas - with a given degree of accuracy - and by means of specific text types.' p. 247






42. Assessments that are administered throughout the year or the lesson and are integrated into the learning process-thus they 'serve to inform and change instructional practices.' Teacher can use FA to redirect lesson if students are not understanding a






43. (p. 183) involves beginning with the whole - the big picture and purpose - and the idea in L2 - e.g. poem. Then allow the student to experience it - then comprehend it then interact with others - and then focus on specific linguistic ideas like vocab






44. Initiate - respond - evaluate: teacher asks a question - student responds - teacher evaluates - i.e. good/not correct/very gooooood--classroom discourse which limits students' involvement. doesn't allow student to use TL for interpersonal communicati






45. Content Based Instruction - the merging of language instruction and content. Uses content - learning objectives - and activities from school curriculum as the vehicle for teaching language skills - has been shown to enhance motivation - self-confiden






46. Present info - concepts - ideas on variety of topics to an audience of listeners or readers






47. Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (?Google)






48. Deciding standards to be addressed - enduring understandings - and ultimate goals of lesson prior to constructing the lesson.






49. 'those written and oral communications/texts produced by members of a language and culture group for members of the same language and culture group'; authentic segments are prepared by and for native speakers of the target culture - and NOT for langu






50. Foreign Language Exploratory or Experience are programs in the middle school designed to introduce learners to one or SEVERAL languages and cultures (chpt. 4 - pg. 114).