ESL Teaching Methods & Approaches Flashcards
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Which teaching approach emphasizes meaningful communication over grammatical accuracy?
Answer: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
Communicative Language Teaching prioritizes real-world communication and fluency over rote grammar drills.
What is the primary goal of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT)?
Answer: Completing meaningful real-world tasks using the target language
TBLT centers instruction around authentic tasks that learners would encounter outside the classroom.
The Audio-Lingual Method is primarily based on which learning theory?
Answer: Behaviorism
The Audio-Lingual Method relies on behaviorist principles of habit formation through repetition and pattern drills.
Which method encourages students to discover grammar rules on their own through guided examples?
Answer: Inductive instruction
Inductive instruction presents examples first and lets learners infer the underlying rule themselves.
Total Physical Response (TPR) is most appropriate for which learner population?
Answer: Beginner and young ESL learners
TPR uses physical movement to reinforce language, making it especially effective for beginners and young children.
Content-Based Instruction (CBI) integrates language teaching with what?
Answer: Subject-matter content from other disciplines
CBI teaches language skills through academic or real-world subject matter, so students learn both content and language simultaneously.
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