TEFL UNIT 1 TEST ANSWERS-EXAM
REVISION
Suggestopedia - --The teacher asks the students to sit on beanbags on the floor
and to listen to gentle classical music. The teacher then reads a text while the
students listen and relax.
Communicative Approach - --The teacher works hard to ensure that as many
activities as possible focus on interaction in the classroom, with this interaction
being both the means and the goal of learning the language. Activities used will
include role play, interviews, games, activities, and pair work. The ability to
interact in the new language is the key to all that is done in the classroom with
a focus on meaningful functional language.
Grammar-Translation Method - --The teacher focuses most of their attention
on grammatical points, often explaining rules in depth and in the learner's L1 if
possible. Learners begin by reading and writing with the teacher, ensuring that
mistakes are not made in the structure of the language produced, at the
expense of fluency and verbal communication.
Eclectic Method - --The teacher varies the techniques and approaches they use
in the classroom based on what they believe works best for different items
they are teaching and the students in the class. Some activities may focus on
grammatical accuracy, others on fluency, and others on tasks and projects.
Natural Approach - --Attempts to mirror the processes of learning a first
language -- there is a focus on communication rather than explicit grammar
teaching. The student is not forced to speak until they are ready and there is
little error correction to reduce stress.
Direct Method - --A method of teaching where is it important that L1 is never
used, grammar is taught inductively, concrete vocabulary is introduced through
