ELT APPROACHES AND METHODS

Audiolingualism is based on

• behaviourist learning theory

• cognitivist learning theory

• constructivism learning theory

• humanistic learning theory

The Grammar Translation Method relies on a strictly ________________ to grammar learning.

• deductive approach

• inductive approach

"Literary language is superior to spoken language."

Which language approach/method does the statement refer to?

• Grammar translation method

• Direct method

• Audio-lingual method

• Silent way

In ________________, the teacher and learners have to interact with one another by relating the grammatical forms that they were studying to objects and pictures to establish meaning.

• Grammar translation method

• Direct method

• Silent way

• Audio-lingual method

• Suggestopedia

What are the limitations in Audio-lingual method?

• Controlled drills may encourage shy students to speak.

• ALM frequently uses non-authentic language.

• ALM lessons and drills tend to go very quickly, they may help create a sense of fluency for some students.

• Basic method of teaching is repetition, speech is standardised and learners turn into parrots who can reproduce many things but never create anything new or spontaneous

Which statements below refer to Silent Way?

• Learners should answer or ask questions very quickly.

• The method is based on constructivist learning theory

• Learning is facilitated if the learner discovers or creates

• Selected words are erased from a line in the dialogue - learners must find and insert.

Which of the statements below refer to Suggestopedia?

• Learners learn the language through the sounds.

• Learners memorize an opening dialogue using mimicry and applied role-playing

• It includes a rich sensory learning environment (pictures, colour, music, etc.)

• It creates a positive expectation of success and the use of a varied range of methods: dramatised texts, music, active participation in songs and games, etc.

The key features in ALM are

• Dependence on mimicry and memorization of set phrases.

• Teaching structural patterns by means of repetitive drills.

• Little or no explicit grammatical explanation because learners are supposed to infer grammatical rules.

• The teacher’s role resides only in giving minimum repetitions and correction

What are the limitations in DM?

• It is designed with the assumption that L2 should be learned in way in which L1 was acquired - by total immersion technique.

• It is an activity/method facilitating alertness and participation of the pupils.

• It rejects the use of the printed word - but this objection is illogical since L2 learner has already mastered his reading skills.

• Oral and listening comprehension are taught. Oral communication skills are organized with the emphasis on speaking styles and correct pronunciation

Which statements refer to TPR?

• Focus is on fluency rather than proficiency.

• Cooperation is important. Small group activities encourage interaction among learners. Learning is achieved through cooperation, not competition.

• Once listening comprehension has been developed, speech develops naturally and effortlessly out of it.

• Second language learning is parallel to first language learning and should reflect the same naturalistic processes