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Assignments for
Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching
• What parts of the lesson are very familiar to you?
• What languages was the Grammar-Translation Method first used with and why?
• What is the difference between learning a language and learning about a language?
• List the pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Grammar-Translation Method. Be ready to discuss them with the class and write about them in your journal.
• Can you think of any creative applications of the Grammar Translation Method?
• What parts of the lesson are very familiar to you?
• How is the Direct Method similar to or different from the Grammar-Translation Method?
• What are the particular advantages or disadvantages of not using the students’ native language? When might it be advantageous to use the Direct Method?
• Be ready to explain the difference between inductive and deductive.
• Can you think of any creative applications of the Direct Method? (You may want to try out an idea in your final presentation.)
• What parts of the lesson are very familiar to you?
• The Audio-Lingual Method seems very similar to the Direct Method. What do they have in common? How do they differ?
• Be ready to identify the following:
• Who originated The Silent Way?
• What are the arguments of cognitive psychologists against the Audio-Lingual Method?
• Why is The Silent Way called "the silent way"?
• In what ways does The Silent Way differ from any of the methods we’ve studied so far?
• If you can, try to think of some creative way that the rods might be used. (Several will be demonstrated in class.)
• Who originated Suggestopedia?
• Describe the classroom in a Suggestopedia class.
• How is new material presented?
• What is the Concert? What kind of music is used?
• Why do students choose new names and identities? Do you think this would be effective?
• Why do students wear different hats when reading the dialogue?
• Are there any aspects of Suggestopedia that might be appropriate for your classroom? How would your students react to a relaxation session with soft music?
• What approach is the Community Language Learning Method taken from? Who developed it?
• How is the classroom set up in this method, and what equipment is necessary?
• What do the students do during the lesson? What does the teacher do? Where is the teacher?
• What is the teacher’s role in the Counseling-Learning approach? What is a language counselor?
• Could this method be effective in a Japanese classroom? What are the pros and cons?
• Who developed the Total Physical Response Method?
• What does the teacher do in the Total Physical Response Method? What do the students do?
• Have you ever used any techniques similar to those in TPR? Explain.
• TPR is frequently used with beginners. Can you think of any commands that might be used for intermediate or advanced students?
• Why is The Communicative Approach called an approach rather than a technique?
• What is the fundamental principle of The Communicative Approach?
• What three features do truly communicative activities have according to Morrow?
• What is meant by emphasizing function over form? What would a functional syllabus look like?
• Be ready to experience and discuss the following:
Information Gap
Strip Story
• What are some possible authentic materials that could be used in your classroom?