Questões de Concurso

Analyze the paragraph.
Research focused on second language acquisition (SLA) is no longer directly focused on language teaching as it was in the early stages of the development of this academic area. As such, some questions that guide SLA research include how languages in general are learned and the relation with first language acquisition. The answers to these questions give us a deeper understanding of the nature of language and its complexities, which, in turn, may further aid in language teaching methodologies. Some milestones in the course of SLA research include: contrastive analysis, language transfer, error analysis, and universal grammar. ____________ is based on the idea that learners draw heavily from their native language to learn the additional language, leading to the transfer of certain forms and meanings that may reflect differences in learner performance. (Perna, C. B. L., Molsing, K. V., & Ramos, Y. S.)
Choose the correct milestone in the options below that fills the blank above.

Read the fragment below.

I- Every language requires a different repertoire of reading skills, based on the structure of the language and the literacy habits of the native speakers of that language;

II- ESL and EFL teachers, therefore, should train students in the skills that will give them the power to comprehend in English. (…) learning a new thinking process is best accomplished when the learner is consciously aware of the process, and an approach to teaching reading skills should take that into account;

III- In fact, the more students talk about their thinking processes, the more they learn. (Mikulecky, Beatrice S.)

Thinking on reading skills, analyze the context above and choose the correct option.

There are in English language teaching four skills needed to the process of learning.
Choose the alternative that presents the four correct ones.

The strategy used for Reading Comprehension, that consists of quickly running one’s eyes across the whole text, is called:

Considering the grammar subject “adverbs”, choose the alternative that presents a sentence written according to the standard grammar rules.