Chapter II elt methods: a basic Appraisal 1 Humanistic Approaches

22. What is meant by each of the following teacher's role?
a. Prompter (facilitator/ guide): using linguistic & non-linguistic cues
b. Public model
c. communicator
d. feedback provider
23. Read the following genre of speaking and then indicate real world situations to the genres listed in the table below. Some examples have been given to you.
a. description (telling the details to an active listener)
b. narration (telling the development of events to an active listener)
c. reasoning (telling one’s train of thought to an active listener)
d. identification (talking about one's likes and dislikes)
e. commenting (opinions and angles of view)
f. debate and argument (seeking a solution and pursuing one’s point)
g. decision-making (people working towards decision).
The ability to perform these genres is a proof of the skill level. This is how the language is used in everyday life.
Genre
Situation
a. Description
b. Narration
Telling a tale to a child
c. Reasoning
d. Identification
e. Commenting
f. Debate and argument
g. Decision making
24. Mark these statements as True, False or Debatable. Put a tick (
) in the right column.
statement
T
F
D
1. Speaking is producing oral utterances.
2. Speaking is always interactive.
3. Speaking always involves a thought process.
4. Speaking may have no message at all
5. The language of speaking can be successfully acquired from books.
6. -Speech errors show that the speaker needs more practice.
7. The interaction of learners in lessons produces a lot of noise and makes learning difficult or impossible.
8. The more English words learners know the more they are able to speak
9. Natural communication between the teacher and learners in lessons is the best way to teach speaking.
10. Communication games should be used to lower stress in lessons.
11. Simulation exercises should be used only after the learners have acquired the necessary language.
12. An information gap activity involves on learner communicating information that the other learner does not have.
13. A task-based approach to speaking means that fewer texts will be offered to the learners.
14. A process-oriented approach to speaking means that emphasis will be put on developing skills rather than learning the text of a dialogue or a monologue.