Language Teaching Methodologies

The video tutorial provides an overview of language teaching methodologies, starting with the historical contributions of Johan Comenius in the 17th century. It covers the evolution of methods from the grammar translation approach of the 19th century to the direct method, audiolingualism, and communicative language teaching. The tutorial also discusses humanistic approaches like total physical response, the silent way, and suggestopedia. It concludes with modern methods such as task-based language teaching, Dogme, and CLIL, highlighting their theoretical foundations and practical applications.

Who was a key influence in language teaching before the 20th century?

• Johan Comenius

• B.F. Skinner

• Stephen Krashen

• Noam Chomsky

What characterized the 19th-century grammar translation approach?

• Use of body movements

• Focus on speaking and listening

• Emphasis on grammar and translation

• Task-based learning

Which method was based on behaviourism and involved repetitive drills?

• Audiolingualism

• Suggestopedia

• Communicative Language Teaching

• Direct Method

What does communicative language teaching emphasize?

• Grammar accuracy

• Communication in the target language

• Translation skills

• Silent learning

Which method involves students responding to commands with body movements?

• Community Language Learning

• Silent Way

• Total Physical Response

• Suggestopedia

What is the main idea behind humanistic language teaching?

• Focus on grammar rules

• Involvement of the whole social and emotional being

• Repetitive drills

• Task completion

Which method encourages teaching without textbooks?

• Dogme

• Grammar Translation

• Direct Method

• Audiolingualism

What does CLIL stand for?

• Content and Language Integrated Learning

• Cognitive Language Instructional Learning

• Communicative Language Interactive Learning

• Creative Language Immersion Learning

In task-based language teaching, how are students assessed?

• By their pronunciation

• By their vocabulary usage

• By their ability to complete tasks

• By their grammar accuracy

Which method is based on the idea of learning through tasks?

• Task-Based Language Teaching

• Grammar Translation

• Audiolingualism

• Silent Way