FOREIGN LANGUAGE DIDACTICS

The Natural Approach emphasizes:

• Explicit grammar instruction

• Comprehensible input

• Memorization of rules

• Translation exercises

The Natural Approach avoids:

• Stress-free environment

• Early speech production pressure

• Use of realia and visuals

• Communicative activities

In the Natural Approach, the teacher’s role is primarily:

• Grammar expert

• Provider of input

• Translator

• Test administrator

A classroom activity aligned with the Natural Approach would be:

• Reading aloud a bilingual text

• Listening to a story with pictures

• Diagramming sentences

• Memorizing verb charts

The main focus of CLT is:

• Grammar accuracy

• Communication and fluency

• Translation skills

• Memorization

CLT considers language as:

• A set of structures

• A vehicle for communication

• A system of translation

• A literary tool only

Which activity best fits CLT?

• Role plays and simulations

• Verb conjugation drills

• Translating texts

• Repetition of dialogues without context

In CLT, error correction is:

• Immediate and strict

• Delayed and focused on meaning

• Punished

• Avoided entirely

GTM primarily aims at:

• Speaking skills

• Reading classical texts

• Communicative competence

• Listening skills

A typical GTM classroom activity:

• Oral role play

• Dictation of grammar rules

• Translation of literary passages

• Listening to a native speaker