SLA Theories
Which model of teacher education includes practice and reflection?
The Reflective Model
A method with a strong focus on form and translation
Grammar Translation Method
Which are the two skills that are of central importance in PELT?
listening and speaking
it is based on habit formation and conditioning, imitation and practice, stimulus and response
behaviourist theory
This 3-step approach is used to support listening, viewing and reading comprehension. It helps to activate pre-knowledge, guides the receptive process and then goes beyond the text.
When and why are pre-, while- and post-activites used?
picking up a second language through exposure, spontaneous process of rule internalisation resulting from natural language use
language acquisition
A process in which you use background knowledge, context, and expectations to understand the meaning of what you read or hear.
What is top-down processing?
The hypothesis describes that we need to use the language in order to notice gaps, test hypotheses or automize language.
What's the output hypothesis about?
It describes the gap between what a learner can do alone and what they can do with help from a more knowledgeable person. It’s where the most effective learning happens.
What is the zone of proximal development?