Controlled, free, semi Techniques

Question 1

Controlled Techniques

Answer 1

Warm-up, Content explanation, Role-play demonstration, Dictation, Reading aloud, Translation

Question 2

Semi-controlled Techniques

Answer 2

Brainstorming, Story-telling, dialogue, Information exchange,

Question 3

Free Techniques

Answer 3

Unrehearsed Role-play, Games, Problem solving, Interview, Discussion

Question 4

Repka (2005) triadic hierarchy

Answer 4

Approach - it is not only axiomatic in character. It is a conceptual framework or a set of assumptions, or theoretical and practical beliefs about the nature of language and the nature of its learning and teaching. An approach provides principles to decide ”what kind of content and what sorts of procedures are appropriate.” (Lewis l993)
Method - embodies both a design and a procedure, and because of this it consists of two stages – a planning stage and an operational phase.
A planning stage is concerned with a specification of objectives, the structure of the content of instruction and their concretisation in syllabuses and course books, a specification of the role of LLs and Ts, a specification of the role of learning materials
An operational phase - principles and hypotheses are actualized as procedures (tasks, techniques, activities).

Question 5

Technique

Answer 5

 techniques are almost always planned (the product of a deliberate choice made by T)
 every technique is supposed to achieve a certain objective
 any technique must be consistent with the subject matter content (or part of it) that is to be made dynamic
 the application of a particular technique must not be random
 in the teaching/learning process T employs sequences of interrelated techniques constituting successive teaching events. In this sense, a lesson consists of ”a number of techniques, some teacher-centered, some learner-centered, some production oriented, some comprehension oriented, some clustering together to form a task, some as a task in and of themselves.”(Brown l994)