Language Teaching Methods
5 C's
ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
Chapter 3
Miscellaneous
100

Typical lesson consists of (1) presentation of grammatical rules, (2) list of new words, (3) grammar exercises, and (4) translation of texts with certain grammatical rules and words.

Grammar Translation Method

100

Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.

5.1 School and Global Communities

100

                                               

 _______________level are able to use language skillfully, and with accuracy, efficiency, and effectiveness. They can reflect on a wide range of global issues and highly abstract concepts in a culturally appropriate manner. 

                                   


    

Distinguished 

100

_________ involves recalling what was encountered before.

Retrieval

100

_____________assessment is used to evaluate students’ performance at the end of a learning period. It usually compares students’ scores against some standard.

Summative

200

Teaching focuses on oral interaction and spontaneous use of language (including a native-like pronunciation). No translation. Grammar is taught indirectly.

The Direct Method

200

Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

1.1 Interpersonal Mode

200

______________ level listeners understand speech that is authentic and connected. This speech is lexically and structurally uncomplicated. The discourse is straightforward and is generally organized in a clear and predictable way.

                                   


    

Advanced

200

Present words in a reading or listening and have students guess their meaning based off of the this. 

Context

200

_________assessment is used by teachers to monitor students’ learning progress in a learning period. The purpose of this is to provide information that can improve classroom teaching.

Formative

300

Based on behaviourist theory. Language learning is seen as acquiring a set of appropriate mechanical habits

The Audio-lingual method

300

Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.

2.2 Relating Cultural Products to Perspectives

300

                                               

At the _______ level, readers can understand key words and cognates, as well as formulaic phrases that are highly contextualized.

                                   


    

Novice

300

Learning is facilitated when they notice the gap between a language form and the equivalent target language form in the input.

Noticing Hypothesis

300

_______ a process that educators use to design learning experiences and instructional techniques to achieve specific learning goals.

backward design lesson planning

400

Listening was very important. Learners were asked to devote a period of time solely on listening before they speak to “internalize the sound system” of the targeted language.

The Natural Approach

400

This standard focuses on the impact that learning the linguistic elements in the new language has on students’ ability to examine English and to develop hypotheses about the structure and use of languages.

4.1 Language Comparisons

400

What level was the student who wrote this? "My name is Pascal. I am a member of the accounting department. I work here since 6 years. I am in charge of audit of your company. Nice to meet you. This e-mail is the first contact of us. I want to know each other. Please let me know when you can attend a meeting. How about 12 Feb or 14 Feb? And Where do you hope to take place? Please asertain the agenda of meeting. Regard. Pascal"

Intermidiate

400

The greater number of encounters, and the depth of the quality of the encounters, the more likely it is that learning will occur.

Repetition 

400

Language acquisition (unconscious) is different than language learning (conscious).

This theory is included in _________

Krashen’s monitor model

500

Communication is seen both as the mean and the goal of language teaching. Learning is believed to be a process of creative construction and involves trial and error.

Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

500

Students relate the information studied in other subjects to their learning of the foreign language and culture.

3.1 Making Connections

500

_______________ level listeners understand speech that typically uses precise, specialized vocabulary and complex grammatical structures. This speech often deals abstractly with topics in a way that is appropriate for academic and professional audiences. 

                                   


    

Superior

500

What does it mean to know a word?

meaning, formal aspects, grammatical knowledge, associations, use of a word

500

What are the four main characteristics of a task?

  • A task involves a primary focus on (pragmatic) meaning.

  • A task has some kind of ‘gap’ (i.e., information gap, reasoning gap, and opinion gap).

  • The participants choose the linguistic resources needed to complete the task.

  • A task has a clearly defined, non-linguistic outcome.