The Silent Way

Who developed the Silent Way method?

• Stephen Krashen
• Caleb Gattegno
• Noam Chomsky
• Paulo Freire

What is the main focus of the Silent Way method?

• Learning through auditory repetition
• The explicit teaching of grammar and vocabulary
• The use of active learning methods.
• The teacher stays quiet to promote student language production.

What is the purpose of the colored boxes in the Silent Way method?

• Indicate the correct pronunciation of the words
• It serves as a visual stimulus for students
• Represents the grammatical structure of the sentences
• It is used to point out errors in pronunciation

When Gattegno talks about the way each language is constructed, what are the elements he is referring to?

• Phonological elements and suprasegmental elements
• The role of linguistic theory
• Elements of grammar
• Language, Lesson and Sentence

Is seen as groups of sounds arbitrarily associated with specific meanings and organized into sentences or strings of meaningful units by grammar rules.

• Language
• Lesson
• Sentence
• Word

Follow a sequence based on grammatical complexity, and new lexical and structural material is meticulously broken down into its elements, with one element presented at a time.

• Lessons
• Sentence
• Language
• Word

Consists of expressions common in the daily life of the target language culture; this refers to food, clothing, travel, family life, and so on.

• Semi-luxury vocabulary
• Vocabulary
• Picture chart
• Functional Vocabulary

How many elements does The Silent Way have: Design?

• 8
• 10
• 6
• 5

The general objective of Silent Way is to provide students with advanced oral and auditory level in elements not yet studied of the target language.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Vocabulary is selected according to the degree to which it can be manipulated within a given structure and according to its productivity within the classroom setting.

• TRUE
• FALSE