DELTA Teaching
Techniques, Approaches,
Methods & SLA | Study
Guide & Exam Review
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,affective filter Krashen hypothesized the existence of what he
called the ______ which acts to control the amount
and quality of input learners receive.
Learners with a low _______are emotionally well-
disposed to processing input, but those whose _____
is set high, because of stress, anxiety, or negative
attitudes, will not process the input so effectively,
and this will slow down or even block their rate of
acquisition.
Affective Filter Hypothesis The student will learn better if s/he feels well
disposed to the language and to the learning
process.
aim Things that you hope will be achieved during a
lesson or sequence of lessons.
approach Refers to theories about the nature of language and
language learning which are the source of the way
things are done in the classroom and which provide
reasons for doing them.
, ARC Lesson design proposed by Jim Scrivener.
Authentic use: I can use all the language I have at
my disposal. Activities such as communicative
activities, discussions, conversations. Authentic
stages of the lesson occur when students do things
which we would do ourselves as native speakers.
Restricted language use: there is a deliberate
limitation on the language that I use. I am using only
part of what I know. Indeed I am being directed to
use a particular item. Drills, exercises, elicited
dialogues etc.
Clarification and focus of language item: As if using
a magnifying glass, I zoom in and look closely at
some specific pieces of language. These pieces may
be 'new' to me or they may be language that I
already use (note that this is the language focus
category). Rules, examples, reference information
translation, error analysis etc.
authentic exposure Exposure to language when it is being used fairly
naturally.
authentic output Ss speaking or writing using the full range of
language at their disposal. Language used has not
been restricted in any way.
backchaining A technique for helping students say a difficult
sentence by breaking it into smaller parts and
practising saying those pieces, slowly building up
again to the complete sentence. E.g. 'n't you?' 'aren't
you?' 'thirty, aren't you?' 'you're thirty, aren't you?'
Techniques, Approaches,
Methods & SLA | Study
Guide & Exam Review
|Guaranteed success|
,affective filter Krashen hypothesized the existence of what he
called the ______ which acts to control the amount
and quality of input learners receive.
Learners with a low _______are emotionally well-
disposed to processing input, but those whose _____
is set high, because of stress, anxiety, or negative
attitudes, will not process the input so effectively,
and this will slow down or even block their rate of
acquisition.
Affective Filter Hypothesis The student will learn better if s/he feels well
disposed to the language and to the learning
process.
aim Things that you hope will be achieved during a
lesson or sequence of lessons.
approach Refers to theories about the nature of language and
language learning which are the source of the way
things are done in the classroom and which provide
reasons for doing them.
, ARC Lesson design proposed by Jim Scrivener.
Authentic use: I can use all the language I have at
my disposal. Activities such as communicative
activities, discussions, conversations. Authentic
stages of the lesson occur when students do things
which we would do ourselves as native speakers.
Restricted language use: there is a deliberate
limitation on the language that I use. I am using only
part of what I know. Indeed I am being directed to
use a particular item. Drills, exercises, elicited
dialogues etc.
Clarification and focus of language item: As if using
a magnifying glass, I zoom in and look closely at
some specific pieces of language. These pieces may
be 'new' to me or they may be language that I
already use (note that this is the language focus
category). Rules, examples, reference information
translation, error analysis etc.
authentic exposure Exposure to language when it is being used fairly
naturally.
authentic output Ss speaking or writing using the full range of
language at their disposal. Language used has not
been restricted in any way.
backchaining A technique for helping students say a difficult
sentence by breaking it into smaller parts and
practising saying those pieces, slowly building up
again to the complete sentence. E.g. 'n't you?' 'aren't
you?' 'thirty, aren't you?' 'you're thirty, aren't you?'
