Grammar and Vocabulary Teaching Flashcards

What is the difference between deductive and inductive grammar teaching?

Answer: Deductive presents rules then examples; inductive lets students discover rules from examples

Deductive teaching explicitly presents grammar rules first, while inductive teaching guides students to discover rules through exposure to examples.

What is a timeline diagram used for in TEFL?

Answer: To visually represent verb tenses and their relationship to past, present, and future

Timeline diagrams visually show when actions occur relative to the present, helping students understand tense usage and meaning.

What are collocations and why are they important?

Answer: Words that frequently occur together (e.g., make a decision, heavy rain); they help learners sound natural

Learning collocations helps students produce natural-sounding language because native speakers use these word combinations automatically.

What is the difference between meaning, form, and pronunciation in language teaching?

Answer: Meaning is what a word/structure conveys; form is its grammatical structure; pronunciation is how it sounds

Effective teaching addresses all three aspects: what the language means, how it is structured, and how it sounds.

What is a substitution drill?

Answer: A controlled practice activity where students replace one element in a sentence pattern

Substitution drills practice accuracy by having students replace specific parts of a sentence while maintaining the overall structure.

What is the lexical approach to language teaching?

Answer: An approach that prioritizes learning chunks, collocations, and fixed expressions over individual words and grammar rules

The lexical approach emphasizes learning multi-word chunks and phrases as the primary units of language, rather than individual words and grammar rules.