HIST-1107EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Communicative Competence, Formal System, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language
12 Nov 2020
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Classes taught in the mother tongue; little use of the l2. Much vocabulary taught in the form of lists of isolated words. Elaborate explanations of the intricacies of grammar. Reading of difficult classical texts begun early. Texts treated as exercises in translating sentences from l2 to l1. Occasional drills and exercises in translating sentences from l1 to l2. Reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary play a vital role. Development of communication skills organized around question-and-answer exchanges. Concrete vocabulary: demonstration, objects and pictures; abstract vocabulary: association of ideas. Languages are learnt naturally when we listen and speak to others. Draws on the idea of habit formation (based on the learning theory behaviourism") Draws on language as a formal system (based on structural linguistics") Major aim is to be able to correctly respond, not to understand language. Vocabulary and structures are presented through dialogues which are repeated by the learners. Form-oriented exercises tend to kill learning motivation (drill and kill)
