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Grammar translation with dictionaries is used and the use of tagert language is kept to a minimum.
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Four Principles of language skills: Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Oral communicative competence became the focus. Speaking in the Target language began to occur.
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Learner hears and repeats the native speaker and memorizes common dialogues.
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Teacher remains silent while students output the language on cue through perpetual prompting.
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Communicative comptetence through natural order. It is all about imput. Student centered with low affect filter. Communication between students is exercised.
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Summerges students directly into the target language and it's the only language spoken.
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Language and body movements through action responses and direct comands.
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Designed to ease the learner into gradual independence and self confidence in the targe language. SARD
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Low stress classes presented in an artistic melodic way that activates the "creative side of the brain". Little enphasis on grammar is given and often accompanied by relaxing music and pillows.
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Discussions in the targert language only. Accuracy in pronunciations and oral expression became vital. Grammar was taught inductively
