Are the following statements True or False?
1. Principles are what teachers do in class and techniques are their beliefs,
thoughts and attitudes.
2. The Grammar-Translation Method is known as the Classical Method.
3. In the Grammar-Translation Method, the main focus is on speaking and
listening.
4. The Audio-Lingual Method is referred to as the Chicago Method.
5. In the Grammar-Translation Method, students ask their teacher questions
using the foreign language.
6. In the Grammar-Translation Method, the teacher is an authority figure.
7. In the Grammar-Translation Method, the main goal is to enable students to
learn about the literature of the foreign language.
8. In the Grammar-Translation Method, oral exams are used to evaluate students'
learning.
9. In the Grammar-Translation Method, the areas of language emphasized are
grammar and vocabulary.
10. In the Grammar-Translation Method, students translate the reading passage
into their native language.
11. In the Grammar-Translation Method, there is much student-student
interaction.
12. In the Direct Method, students are encouraged to translate into their native
language.
13. In the Direct Method, vocabulary is more important than grammar.
14. In the Audio-Lingual Method, the teacher is a role-model and example to
follow.
15. In the Direct Method, students correct other students' mistakes.
16. In the Direct Method, teachers explain new vocabulary using realia or
demonstrations.
17. In the Direct Method, grammar is taught inductively.
18. In the Direct Method, students ask questions using their native language.
19. In the Direct Method, the students' native language is never used.
20. In the Direct Method, spoken language is given more importance than literary
language.
21. In the Grammar-Translation Method, students learn by imitation and
repetition.
22. In the Audio-Lingual Method, the teacher corrects students' mistakes
immediately in order not to learn what is wrong.
23. In the Direct Method, cultural aspects of the foreign language such as proverbs
and idioms are not important.
Choose the best word(s) that best complete(s) the following sentences:
1. The ___________________ Method focuses on the teaching of grammar rules and
uses translation and memorization.
a. Audio-Lingual
b. Grammar-Translation
c. Direct
2. According to the __________________ Method the ability to communicate in the
target language is not a goal of foreign language instruction.
a. Direct
b. Grammar-Translation
c. Audio-Lingual
3. No translation is allowed in the ___________________ Method.
a. Grammar-Translation
b. Direct
c. Audio-Lingual
4. For the Direct Method the ______________ language should not be used in the
classroom.
a. target
b. native
c. foreign
5. According to the Direct Method, the purpose of language learning is :
a. appreciation of fine arts
literature
b. communication
c. translation of foreign
6. In the _______________Method, lessons are often organized by grammatical
structures and presented through short dialogs.
a. Grammar-Translation
b. Direct
c. Audio-Lingual
7. Teachers using the ________________Method should be like orchestra leaders:
conducting, guiding, and controlling the students behavior in the target language.
a. Audio-Lingual
b. Grammar-Translation
c. Direct
8. In the _______________Method, students have the chance to correct their own
mistakes and each other's mistakes.
a. Audio-Lingual
b. Grammar-Translation
c. Direct
9. In the _______________Method, the teacher does a contrastive analysis of the
students' native language and the foreign language.
10. In the _______________Method, the students need not learn much vocabulary.
a. Grammar-Translation
b. Direct
c. Audio-Lingual
11. In the ------------------------ Method, students learn grammar inductively.
a. Audio-Lingual
b. Grammar-Translation
c. Direct
12. In the ------------------------ Method, the teacher asks and answers questions in the
students' native language.
a. Grammar-Translation
b. Direct
c. Audio-Lingual
13. In the ------------------------ Method, students learn vocabulary in context.
a. Audio-Lingual
b. Grammar-Translation
c. Direct
14. In the ------------------------ Method, positive reinforcement is very important.
a. Grammar-Translation
b. Direct
c. Audio-Lingual
15. In the ------------------------ Method, grammar is learned deductively.
a. Audio-Lingual
b. Grammar-Translation
c. Direct
Discuss three techniques followed in the Direct / Audio-Lingual / GrammarTranslation Method in about five lines.
Answer the following questions as briefly as possible:
1. What is the role of the teacher in the Direct Method / Grammar-Translation Method
/ Audio-lingual Method?
2. What is the goal of the teachers who use the Direct Method / Grammar-Translation
Method / Audio-lingual Method?
3. What are the areas of language emphasized in the Direct Method / GrammarTranslation Method / Audio-lingual Method?
4. What are the skills emphasized in the Direct Method / Grammar-Translation
Method / Audio-lingual Method?
5. How does the teacher deal with students' mistakes in the Direct Method / GrammarTranslation Method / Audio-lingual Method?