Method
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Approach
2 A theory ofthe nature oflnguage
~ an account ofthe nature of language
proficiency
— an account ofthe basic units of language
b. A theory ofthe nature of langue larring
~ an account of the paycholinguistic and co
nitive processes involved in language
learning
an account of te conditions that allow for
successful use of there processes
Design
The general and specific objectives ofthe method
A sylabus mode!
criteria for the selection and organization of linguis-
tic andlor subject-matter content
c Tpes of learning ond teaching actives
kinds of asks and practice activities to be employed
in the classroom and in materials
Leamer roles
= types of learning tasks set for learners
= degree of control learners have over the concent of
learning
~ patterns of learner groupings that are recommended
cor implied
~ degree to which learners influence the learning of
others
~ the view of the learner asa processor performer n+
cat, problem solver et.
Teacher roles
“types of functions teachers full
depres of tacher influence over learning
~ degree to which the teacher determines the content
‘of learning
~ types of interaction between teachers and learners
The oe of instructional materials
= primary function of materials
~ the form materials take (eg, textbook, audiovisual)
relation of materia to other input
assumptions made about teachers and earners
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Procedure
‘Classroom techniques, proces, and behaviors
bserved when the method fused
~ resources in terms of time, space, and equip
sent used by the ceacher
= interactional patterns observed in lessons
“tetie and strategies used by teachers and
learners when the method i being used