A history of methods and approaches to language teaching
Attends to naturalistic principles of first language
learning and classroom foreign language learning;
concerned with teaching the spoken language
What is the Direct Method?
Refers to the choices that are made about particular skills to be taught, the content to be taught, and the order in which the content will be presented.
What is a method?
A letter, followed by a number; Describes a really advanced level of English
What is a C2 level?
A popular children's game that checks the vocabulary related to the parts of the body and physical movement; the title of the game includes a person's name
What is 'Simon Says'?
The act of assigning meaning to what is heard
What is listening?
Is built around the coordination of speech and action;
listening should be accompanied by physical
movement
What is Total Physical Response (TPR)
Refers to the subconscious process identical in all important ways to the process children utilize in acquiring their first language
What is acquisition?
A block in Madrid's primary curriculum; a country’s lifestyle.
What is culture?
A fun activity in which the teacher puts different objects in an opaque bag. Students have to reach into the bag, touch an object and describe it.
What is the 'Mystery bag'?
the ability to speak or write fluidly and confidently
What is fluency?
Real-life communication is sought. Learners are engaged in meaningful and authentic language.
What is the Communicative Approach?
Refers to the conscious process in which the learner is made to learn about the linguistic rules of the target language.
What is learning?
A letter, followed by a number; describes the expected level of English language proficiency at the end of primary education
What is the A1?
A strategy used by a teacher to capture students' attention.
What is an 'Attention Getter'?
The physiological process through which sound waves are collected through the ear and auditory information is transmitted to the brain
What is hearing?
Drilling is a central technique of this method
What is the Audiolingual Method?
Refers to the theories about the nature of language and language learning that serve as the source of practices and principles in language teaching
What is an approach?
Provides an objective way to describe what learners can do at different stages of learning a second/foreign language.
What is the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)?
The teacher uses this abbreviated form to establish the learning objectives.
What is SWBAT?
A tool used for teaching in which the teacher says a sentence and the students respond in unison
What is Choral Response?
A method that makes use of translation and grammar for learning a second or foreign language
What is the Grammar-Translation method?
Refers to the ability to use language to communicate successfully
What is communicative competence?
Define what knowledge and skills students must achieve to be prepared for school
What are learning standards?
Short activities that are useful when children have been concentrating hard on an activity and need some time to revitalize.
What are 'Brain Breaks'?
The ability to produce correct sentences using correct grammar and vocabulary
What is accuracy?