ELT APPROACHES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES

Which is the correct answer on the advantage of the communicative approach?

• Promotes the skills of reading and writing effectively.

• Relaxation of mind & focus

• Enhancing learners' competence in speaking English in various situations

• Creates a warm, sympathetic and trusting relationship between teacher and learners.

What is lexical approach ?

• The lexical method focuses on improving learners' lexis, or word and word combination, competency.

• Method that focus on sentence structure and language acquisition

• Teaching style used in teaching a second or a foreign language

• Approach that allow students to learn grammatical rules and apply those rules by translating sentences between the target language and the native language

Eclectic approach let the teachers _____.

• Be dominant in teaching and learning session

• Interact actively with students

• Create a teacher-centered learning

• Read lectures during class

What are the characteristics of grammar translations ? (Choose 3 correct answers)

• classes taught in Mother Tongue

• have plenty of communicative student-student activity

• much vocabulary is taught in the form of lists of isolated words

• long, elaborate explanation of the intricacies of grammar are given

The direct method was developed as an antithesis to the ___.

• grammar translation method

• eclectic approach

• lexical approach

• communicative approach

What is the main focus of the audiolingual method in language teaching?

• Grammar rules and syntax

• Vocabulary acquisition

• Oral proficiency and pronunciation

• Reading and writing skills

Answer explanation

The main focus of the audiolingual method is the development of oral proficiency and pronunciation through repetitive exercises and drilling.

What are the typical features of a Silent Way lesson? (choose 2)

• target language

• focuses on speaking

• learner-centered

• teacher-centered

What is the definition of suggestopedia?

• free online encyclopedia, created by volunteers around the world

• an application of the study of suggestion to pedagogy

• an English-language, wiki-based, online encyclopedia written from a self-described American conservative and fundamentalist Christian point of view

• teaching method, which makes it possible for people to learn three times as fast as they can under normal circumstances

The following answers are the advantages of CLL (communicative language learning), except for …

• Works well for lower proficient learners struggling in spoken language

• Creates warm, sympathetic and trusting bond in teaching and learning

• Time consuming

• They can analyse their conversation well

Select the correct advantages of TPR

• It is fun and easy

• It is complex and challenging

• It does not require a great deal of preparation on the part of the teacher

• Create a warm and sympathetic relationship between teachers and learners