Learning And Acquisition MCQ

08 A 'critical period' during language learning is ...... 1. special time set aside for students to intensively practice language use 2. the period during which language can be acquired with greater ease than any other time 3. the length of time before a comprehensive assessment takes place in class 4. best preparatory period for any language project

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09 When children first start to speak in sentences, their speech may be described as 1. multilingual 2. babbling 3. exceptionally 4. telegraphic

10 Which observation supports Noam Chomsky's ideas about language acquisition? 1. Children's language development follows a similar pattern across cultures 2. The stage of language development occurs at about the same age in most children 3. Children acquire language quickly and effortlessly about the same age 4. All of the above

11 'Children deserve most of the credit for the language that they acquire'. This observation implies that in modern class rooms 1. students pursue their own lines of enquiry 2. students need not attend L2 classes 3. students may choose L2 on their own 4. the teacher establishes the task and supports or facilities learning

12 "Supply comprehensible input in low anxiety situations" is the basis of language acquisition. An example would be 1. teacher-directed learning in the classroom 2. collaboration of students in learning situations 3. homework designed to use parents support 4. student receive feedback for error correction regularly

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13 Vocabulary is the largest language should be kept under control, i.e. graded. This can be done by 1. teachers providing a short list of words that are commonly used 2. students learning and practising in the context of real situations 3. students write/speak using a graded list of new words 4. students read a prescribed book and take a vocabulary quiz

14 In a constructivist classroom, language learning should be based on 1. the transaction of the prescribed text book by the teacher 2. learner's previous knowledge in constructing their new knowledge using authentic tasks 3. the assumption that English language can only be learnt if the teacher transmits it to the learners 4. drill and practice of grammatical items

15 Learning to speak in a second language does not involve 1. its pronunciation 2. culturally bound speaking events 3. theoretical knowledge of a language 4. second language grammatical knowledge

16 Which one of the following is the most important about story telling? 1. It broadens their knowledge about various authors 2. It enhances graded pattern and structure 3. It promotes whole language approach 4. It is an effective way of learning vocabulary

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