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| Grammar-Translation Methodology |
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| Still widely used when goal is reading and grammar knowledge of 2nd language. |
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| descriptive linguistics and contrastive analysis--comparing similarities between languages |
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| General category of linguistic theories, based on Skinner's "blank slate" model of the mind |
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| behaviorist: based on repetitious training, often using recorded audio |
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| Direct Teaching and Mastery Learning |
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| behaviorist: (Open Court0 |
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| Direct Teaching and Mastery Learning |
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| behaviorist: (Open Court) promotes learning of facts, rules |
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| Current Theories of Language Development emphasize this |
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Chomsky (1959) mind has a language processor
Hymes (1961) use of language in a social setting is important
Halliday (1975) social structure
1. Learning more important than "teaching"
2. works best when learning matches how the brain works
3. thematic integration across content areas unifies the process |
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| language has a set of rules that we unconsciously know an use; goal is to understand and internalize rules |
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| "People acquire second-language structures in a predictable order only if they obtain comprehensible input."(CLAD Handbook) Also, anxiety must be low. |
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