Teaching Approaches
Acronyms
HLTP
Random
100
Lessons are based on grammar rules and translating the target language into the first language.
Grammar Translation Method
100
MLA
Modern Language Association
100
An activity where the students hold different pieces of information
Information Gap Activity
100
This technology tool can be used as an online bulletin board.
Padlet
200
Total Physical Response
200
CLT
Communicative Language Teaching
200
What are the three Ps to consider in a culture lesson?
Products, Practices, Perspectives
200
ZPD
Zone of Proximal Development
300
Uses tasks as the core unit of planning and instruction. It is often viewed as a logical development of communicative language teaching since it draws on similar principles.
Task-Based Language Teaching
300
CEFR
Common European Framework of Reference
300
Providing the appropriate assistance and sequencing steps to help students achieve the task
Scaffolding
300
In terms of learning styles, you are this kind of learner if you like interactive tasks, have difficulty with grammatical details, and are comfortable guessing a lot.
Global
400
Based on repetition, drilling, and rote memorization. Spoken language comes before the written language. Accurate pronunciation and control of structure are paramount.
Audiolingual Method
400
ACTFL
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
400
Rephrasing a student's incorrect utterance using the correct form
Recasting
400
Name the 5Cs
Communications, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, Communities
500
An approach that integrates multiple forms of communication and emphasizes the ability to understand and use the multiple forms of literacy and communication in various contexts
Multiliteracies Approach
500
CARLA
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
CARLA is one of the Title VI Language Resource Centers supporting research related to language teaching and learning.
500
The four phases in a PACE lesson
Presentation - Attention - Co-construction - Extension
500
Name the 5 ACTFL Proficiency Levels (ignoring low-, mid-, high-)
