Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching

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Why did Heather narrow down her goal?

To make her teaching more student-centered

To reduce her teaching workload

To have students ask more questions in the classroom (correct)

To focus on her own teaching methodology

What did Heather aim to achieve in her teaching internship?

Reduce student engagement in the classroom

Encourage students to take more initiative in the lesson (correct)

Focus solely on teaching methodologies

Increase teacher control in the classroom

What was the outcome of Heather's teaching experiment?

Students became more engaged in the lesson

Heather felt discouraged by the outcome (correct)

Students took more initiative in the classroom

The classroom became more teacher-centered

What was Heather's concern about the traditional classroom setup?

Teachers asked all the questions, not the students Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of the narrator in Heather's teaching internship?

Heather's teaching supervisor Signup and view all the answers

What was the focus of Heather's teaching methodology?

Student-centered learning Signup and view all the answers

What was the initial problem with Heather's approach to encouraging student initiative?

She was not setting up the situation to allow student participation. Signup and view all the answers

What was Heather's aspiration in the classroom?

To encourage student initiative and participation. Signup and view all the answers

What did Heather and the observer discuss during the post-observation conference?

Ways to set up the situation to encourage student initiative. Signup and view all the answers

What was Heather's concern about giving students more autonomy in the classroom?

That students might ask her many questions that she could not answer. Signup and view all the answers

What was the initial pattern of interaction in the classroom?

One student asked another student a question, and then the teacher asked a question. Signup and view all the answers

What did Heather realize she needed to do to encourage student initiative?

Set up the situation to allow student participation. Signup and view all the answers

What was Heather's concern about student initiative in the classroom?

She was unsure about the level of student initiative she was comfortable with. Signup and view all the answers

What did Heather come to realize about her teaching approach?

She had to rethink her understanding of student-centered learning. Signup and view all the answers

What was the link that Heather identified as important in her teaching?

The link between thought and action. Signup and view all the answers

What was Heather's realization about her students taking initiative?

She realized she was not yet ready for her students to take complete initiative. Signup and view all the answers

What was Heather's approach to teaching, according to Larsen-Freeman (1993)?

Rethinking her teaching approach. Signup and view all the answers

What was the connection between one thought-in-action link and another, according to the methods in the book?

A cohesive set of links between thoughts and actions. Signup and view all the answers