TEFL Teaching Methodologies and Approaches 2

Question 1

Which approach treats language learning as acquiring habits through stimulus-response drills?

Accepted Answer

Audiolingualism

Answer

Audiolingualism is based on behaviorist theory and uses repetitive drills to form language habits.

Question 2

In the Silent Way method, the teacher's role is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A facilitator who rarely speaks and uses colored rods to prompt learners

Answer

Caleb Gattegno's Silent Way has the teacher remain mostly silent, using Cuisenaire rods and charts to guide discovery learning.

Question 3

What is the central principle of Suggestopedia as developed by Georgi Lozanov?

Accepted Answer

Removing psychological barriers to learning through relaxation and positive suggestion

Answer

Suggestopedia uses music, comfortable environments, and positive suggestion to accelerate language acquisition.

Question 4

A teacher designs a lesson around a restaurant role-play where students must order food and handle a complaint. This is most characteristic of:

Accepted Answer

Communicative Language Teaching

Answer

CLT emphasizes authentic communication and functional language use in real-world scenarios like role-plays.

Question 5

Which syllabus type organizes content around functions like 'apologizing,' 'requesting,' and 'agreeing'?

Accepted Answer

Notional-Functional syllabus

Answer

A notional-functional syllabus sequences content by communicative functions and notions rather than grammar points.

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