Model questions on Methods of Teaching a Language

1.Which one of the following is not found in “ direct mehod”?
A. Use of audio visual
B.Use of mother tongue
C.Interaction between teacher and student
D.Teaching grammar inductively

2.Which of the following statements is wrong about grammar translation method?
A. It’s taught deductively
B.Structure is ignored,  content is focused
C.It remains ever since teaching of Latin in 1500s.
D.Pronunciation is of less importance

3.Which is not true of Total Physical Response?
A. This method was developed by James Asher.
B.It’s comprehensive approach to language teaching.
C.It is based on how young children learn their first language.
D.Effective language learning must engage left hemisphere of the brain.

4. Asher believed that
A. You speak what you listen to.
B.Language learning should be stress -free
C.Grammar should not be taught explicitly
D.All the above

5.Caleb Gattegno’s language teaching method known as “The Silent Way” is based on:
A. Teacher should concentrate on how a student learns,  not on how to teach.
B.Imitation and drill are not the only means
C.Trial and error,  deliberate experimenting,  observing and constantly assessing but never conducting a formal test are the ways of the language teacher.
D.All the above.

Answers:
1.B,    2. B,   3. D,  4.D,  5. D