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The ______ Method focuses on the use of verbal communication to develop language skills.
The ______ Method focuses on the use of verbal communication to develop language skills.
Communicative Language Teaching
The ______ Method emphasizes grammar rules and translation of texts.
The ______ Method emphasizes grammar rules and translation of texts.
Grammar-Translation
In language teaching, ______ refers to the theories that inform teaching practices.
In language teaching, ______ refers to the theories that inform teaching practices.
Approach
The ______ Method involves using technology, like AI, to enhance language learning.
The ______ Method involves using technology, like AI, to enhance language learning.
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According to Richards and Rodgers, ______ includes specific classroom practices and activities.
According to Richards and Rodgers, ______ includes specific classroom practices and activities.
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The aim of the activities is to develop communicative __________.
The aim of the activities is to develop communicative __________.
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Interactive activities require teachers and learners to function as __________ in communication.
Interactive activities require teachers and learners to function as __________ in communication.
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The main function of materials and media is to fuel and support __________ communicative exchange.
The main function of materials and media is to fuel and support __________ communicative exchange.
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Assessment focuses on all communicative __________, with an emphasis on fluency and/or accuracy.
Assessment focuses on all communicative __________, with an emphasis on fluency and/or accuracy.
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In information gap activities, learners often engage in __________, interviewing, and asking questions.
In information gap activities, learners often engage in __________, interviewing, and asking questions.
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Ranking activities involve comparing and giving __________ for chosen items.
Ranking activities involve comparing and giving __________ for chosen items.
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The opinion gap task type includes arguing, discussing, and stating one’s point of __________.
The opinion gap task type includes arguing, discussing, and stating one’s point of __________.
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Creative writing activities can include poems, stories, and __________.
Creative writing activities can include poems, stories, and __________.
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The ______ Method is characterized by grammar teaching and translation.
The ______ Method is characterized by grammar teaching and translation.
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The ______ Method focuses on tasks with a perceived purpose.
The ______ Method focuses on tasks with a perceived purpose.
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The ______ Response method emphasizes kinesthetic learning and receptive skills.
The ______ Response method emphasizes kinesthetic learning and receptive skills.
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Communicative Language Teaching is often abbreviated as ______.
Communicative Language Teaching is often abbreviated as ______.
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The approach that integrates learning a language with other content is called ______.
The approach that integrates learning a language with other content is called ______.
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According to the relativism perspective, methods cannot be ______ from one situation to the next.
According to the relativism perspective, methods cannot be ______ from one situation to the next.
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The belief that one method is superior is known as ______.
The belief that one method is superior is known as ______.
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Post-method teaching philosophy suggests that methods are a product of ______ knowledge.
Post-method teaching philosophy suggests that methods are a product of ______ knowledge.
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Theories about language learning focus on the psycholinguistic and cognitive processes involved in the ______ and structure of curricular models.
Theories about language learning focus on the psycholinguistic and cognitive processes involved in the ______ and structure of curricular models.
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In the Audiolingual Method, language learning emphasizes habit formation through imitation and ______.
In the Audiolingual Method, language learning emphasizes habit formation through imitation and ______.
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In Communicative Language Teaching, language competence is developed through ______ in which speakers negotiate meaning.
In Communicative Language Teaching, language competence is developed through ______ in which speakers negotiate meaning.
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Teaching and learning activities in the Audiolingual Method include stimulus-response activities and the ______ of errors.
Teaching and learning activities in the Audiolingual Method include stimulus-response activities and the ______ of errors.
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Assessment in the Audiolingual Method is focused on the ______ of language skills.
Assessment in the Audiolingual Method is focused on the ______ of language skills.
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In the Audiolingual Method, the role of teachers is to provide input while students ______ and respond.
In the Audiolingual Method, the role of teachers is to provide input while students ______ and respond.
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Materials in the Audiolingual Method typically consist of dialogues and key sentences used for ______ and repetition.
Materials in the Audiolingual Method typically consist of dialogues and key sentences used for ______ and repetition.
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The sequencing of ______ is important in effectively structuring educational activities.
The sequencing of ______ is important in effectively structuring educational activities.
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Study Notes
Introduction to Teaching English
- Approaches and methods in Language Teaching and Learning are discussed.
- Professor Dr. Petra Kirchhoff leads the seminar on English Didactics.
Methods and Approaches
- The presentation outlines 20th-century mainstream methods, current methods (Communicative Language Teaching, or CLT), and future methods (computer-assisted language learning with AI).
- Methods are about how English is taught and learned.
Practice: An Adult English Class in Canada
- A classroom video of a non-native English teacher is presented in an adult English class in Canada.
- The presentation prompts questions for the students: How are students supposed to learn phrases, and what causes problems?
Framework for Describing Methods
- This model (Richards and Rodgers 1986, 2002, 2014) distinguishes between theory, approach, design, and procedure.
- Approach: Theories about language (e.g., its nature and structure) and language learning (including psycholinguistic and cognitive processes).
- Design: General teaching and learning aims, competence models, curriculum, and syllabus, and instructional concepts drawing on activities, teacher roles, materials, and assessment.
- Procedure: Classroom practices, like leading group discussions, explaining content, sequencing activities, handling errors.
The Audiolingual Method
- Approach: Language patterns, structures, sounds; language learning through imitation and reinforcement.
- Design: Stimulus-response activities, error avoidance, the teacher dictates input, and learners imitate/respond.
- Procedure: Listening activities (tape, teacher), mimicking, immediate feedback, memorization, pattern drills, and writing are included.
Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
- Approach: Successful communication where speakers negotiate meaning. Language competence develops through interaction and conversation.
- Design: Interactive activities, equal teacher-learner roles (teachers facilitate, provide feedback, and are partners). Teachers are resources, providing corrective feedback.
- Procedure: Focus on fluency, accuracy, and all forms of communicative exchange. Activities incorporate a wide range of materials and media. Assessment is on communicative competencies.
Interactive Communicative Activities
- A table details principle, task type, and learner activity examples.
- Examples include jigsaw, finding out, ranking, discussing, problem-solving, acting, speculating, and creative writing tasks.
- Activities are used to foster communicative skills of information gap, opinion gap, and imagination gap.
- Examples include jigsaw, finding out, ranking, discussing, problem-solving, acting, speculating, and creative writing tasks.
Practice: Jigsaw Activity
- Provides practice with an English class exercise: students are shop assistants and customers, describe objects, and locate them.
- The exercise aims to develop communication skills in dialogues.
Practice: Information Gap Activity
- A video describing a fact file exercise is available.
- Students use prompts to ask questions and collect information, demonstrating dialogue skills.
Practice: Ranking Activity
- Students rank famous figures of the 20th and 21st centuries (based on provided images), justify their decisions, and analyze shared and individual opinions.
Alternative Approaches
- The presentation reviews various methods, like Total Physical Response (receptive, kinesthetic), content-based (CLIL, bilingual language learning), and task-based approaches (clear goals and outcome).
Practice: "Alternative" teaching in primary school
- A video clip demonstrates "alternative" teaching methods in a primary school classroom.
Teacher's Positions on Methods
- #1 Absolutism: One method is best.
- #2 Relativism: Methods can't be exported from one context to another.
- #3 Pluralism: Each method has value.
- #4 Post-method teaching philosophy: Methods are a product of interested knowledge.
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Explore the diverse approaches and methods in teaching English, led by Professor Dr. Petra Kirchhoff. This quiz covers 20th-century methods, current practices like Communicative Language Teaching, and the influence of AI in language learning. Analyze a classroom video from Canada and discuss the implications of different teaching strategies.
