Methods and Approaches - Quiz

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APPROACHES AND METHODS

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An approach in which learners do a task, using such language as
they can naturally, possibly having previously seen or heard the
task performed previously by native speakers. Language focus can
be made, before or after, though this is not always felt to be
essential.

Task-Based Learning

An approach that encourages the teacher to pick and choose


judiciously from a wide range of methodologies.

Principled Eclecticism

An aspect of communicative language teaching which focuses more


on language as lexical units rather than grammatical structures.

The Lexical Approach

It uses techniques developed in group counselling. The method


makes use of group learning. Learners say things they want to talk
about, in their native language, the teacher translates the learner's
sentences into the foreign language, and the learner then repeats
this to other members of the group.

Community Language Learning

A language teaching method in which items are presented in the


foreign language as orders, commands and instructions.

Total Physical Response


A listening-based application of the ideas of Krashen to the
classroom.

The Listening Approach

A method of FL teaching developed by the Bulgarian, Lozanov. It


makes use of dialogues, situations, and translation to present and
practise language, and in particular, makes use of music.

Suggestopaedia

A method of FL teaching which makes use of gesture, mime, visual


aids and in particular Cuisenaire Rods that the teacher uses to help
the learners to talk.

The Silent Way

A method of foreign language teaching which has the following


features: only the target language should be used in class and there
is a firm emphasis on speaking.

Direct Method

Methods in which the following principles are considered important:


the development of human values, active learner involvement in
learning and in the way learning takes place

Humanistic Approaches

Teaching materials used with this approach teach the language


needed to express and understand different kinds of functions, such
as requesting, describing. Emphasis is on the processes of
communication.

The Communicative Approach


A term for an approach proposed by Terrell (which) emphasizes the
informal acquisition of language rules, tolerance of learners' errors
and
natural communication.

The Natural Approach

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