Direct MethodSet 5

1What is the role of the learner in the direct approach?
2Why should a teacher NOT use direct instruction all the time?
3Repetitive drill is a characteristic feature of:
4A reaction to the Reading approach and its lack of emphasis in oral-aural skills. Skills are sequenced: listening, speaking-reading and writing are postponed.
5According to the Audio-Lingual Method, language learning is primarily:
6How are skills typically introduced in the direct approach?
7What is a significant limitation of the direct approach?
8It is a type of behaviorist habit-learning theory. It adopts an inductive approach to the teaching of grammar.
9Behaviourist characteristics of learning are .....
10According to Direct Instruction Strategy #5, if what fraction of the class understands the topic, that will work out?
11In terms of vocabulary and grammar in ALM, which of the following statement is true?
12What is the "Direct Method"?
13The language focus is at the start of the teaching sequence, with fluency activities coming later.
14Fill in the blank: The goal of direct instruction that involves building on prior knowledge is .....
15The Direct Method avoids:
16What is a characteristic of the audio-lingual method?
17In this approach, no use of the mother tongue is permitted. the teacher must be a native speaker or have nativelike proficiency of the target language.
18The main purpose of using oral drilling is .....
19According to Direct Instruction Strategy #3, should you just read slides or speak about them and how you relate to them?
20Native language is used in Direct Method classrooms.
21There is substantial research to prove the benefits that the direct instruction method of teaching has had on student learning.
22Audiolingual method is teaching method focused .....
23In the Direct Method learning mistakes are dealt .....
24When did the Direct Method come into being?
25The target language is used in the classroom to avoid L1 interference.
26The Audio-Limgual Method was popular in the West in the 1960s and Asia in the 1970s.
27It gave birth to stimulus-response (S-R) theory which strives to explain L2 learning as the acquisition of a set of structures through the process of habit formation
28How is grammar taught according to Direct method's principles?
29The main goal of the Direct Method is to:
30Direct instruction excludes a focus on .....
31What stage is the selecting problems and examples in direct instruction?
32Question-and-answer drills help students:
33Positive reinforcement is good for changing habits.
34The Direct Approach is most strongly associated with learning language through:
35Total physical response (TPR) requires students
36Of the following subjects, which does not belong to performance based subjects in which direct instruction is effectively used?
37Which language skill is highly prioritized in ALM, often through repeated listening to and memorization of dialogues?