Questões de Concurso Comentadas para professor - inglês

Brown ( 2007, p.15-17 ) explains the differences among methodology, approach, method, curriculum/syllabus and technique.

Choose the alternative in which the definition of METHOD is according to Brown’s (2007) explanation.

An autonomous learner is someone who is able to learn on their own. In a sense, every learner is autonomous to some extent because each student in the classroom has to learn for themselves. Teachers try to help students learn by exposing them to English and providing opportunities for them to practice the new language in class as well as revise and learn at home, but they cannot learn for their students.

Students who are successful are those who take some responsibility for their learning. We can promote this by encouraging and fostering students’ ability to remember, learn, extrapolate and achieve on their own. Think about something you learned to do. Someone probably showed you what to do and how to do it, but in the end it was up to you to try for yourself. The moment that you did this was the moment you really began to learn.

(LOWES, Ricky. Helping Students to Learn. A Guide to Learner Autonomy. Richmond : 1998, p.5)

What Teaching Approach is best described by the passage above?

“Different learners have different preferred learning styles. This means that activities should be variable and should cater for all learning styles” (TOMLINSON, 2011, p. 17) Tomlinson (2011) presents the styles of learning which need to be catered for in language learning material.

Choose the alternative in which the exemplification of the learning style is correct:

Brown (2007, p. 62-79) proposes an approach to language teaching based on cognitive, socioaffective and linguistic principles.

Choose the alternative in which the SOCIOAFFECTIVE PRINCIPLES are presented.

A “method” is not a relevant issue in such a connection between approach and technique. As your teacher-trainees develop and carry out classroom techniques, they can benefit by grounding everything they do in well-established principles of language learning and teaching. In so doing, they will be less likely to bring a pre-packaged and possibly ineffective method to bear, and more likely to be directly responsive to their students’ purposes and goals.

(BROWN, H. Douglas. Beyond Method: Toward a principled approach to language learning and teaching. Anais do XIII ENPULI. 1995 p.45)

Which statement is correct according to Brown?

After analyzing the cartoons, answer the question:

What can be stated about students’ learning autonomy?

According to Hutchinson and Waters (1987, p.59-63), a course designer needs to gather some kind of information from an analysis of learning needs. To analyse learning needs, the authors proposed an analysis framework. Choose the alternative that refers to the framework for analyzing learning needs:

On the other hand, one may wonder what role English for Specific Purposes (ESP) plays in Brazil? The answer is: ESP has also its place in the Brazilian educational c ontext. It is now a well-established area field of language teaching and learning in the country. As already attested elsewhere (Ramos, 2005) ESP is a part of innumerable new textbooks that were put on the market in the last 10 years. It is part of the content indicated for the tertiary level entrance exams (maned Vestibular) in the country. It is the name of many courses that are offered in Brazilian universities.

(RAMOS, R. C. G. ESP in Brazil: history, new trends and challenges. In: KRZANOWSKI, M. (Ed.). ESP and EAP in Developing and in Least Developing Countries. IATEFL, 2008. p. 68-83.)

Which of the following are characteristics of English for Specific Purposes?

1. Meets specific needs of learners.

2. Makes use of underlying methodology and activities of the discipline it serves.

3. Is centered on the language appropriate to these activities in terms of grammar, lexis, syntax, study skills, discourse and genre.

4. Is designed for business purposes only.

5. Follows a specific methodology.

Leaving words out

Ellipsis means leaving words out. Instead of repeating a noun phrase, we can use a pronoun or we can leave the pronoun out. Instead of repeating a verb phrase, we can use a substitution form or leave the substitution form out. We usually use ellipsis instead of repeating words before nouns in phrases joined by and, but, or. We can also use ellipsis after a comma in a list.

(adapted from YULE, George. Oxford Practice Grammar. Pearson: 2001, p.106)

Choose the shortest possible version of the following text considering the explanation about ellipsis.

He put the money on the table and he sat down. He sat in his hot clothes and he felt heavy. The woman looked over at him and she smiled. Her smile said she was in charge and she could take his money if she wanted to take his money. The smile lingered for a moment or two than the smile disappeared and the smile was replaced by a dark stare.

One of the most commonly mispronounced sounds in American English is the “th” sound. This is likely do to the fact that the “th” phonemes are rare sounds, not found in most European and Asian languages. When we do not have a sound in our own language, the natural tendency to substitute a similar sound, such as “z,” “d” or “t.” Unfortunately, this has a big impact on accent, because the “th” sound is found in 20% of the 25 words we say the most in English. The most commonly used word, “the,” begins with this sound. So, when we mispronounce “th,” it is very noticeable in everyday speech.


Choose the words in which the ‘th’ sound is voiced

Tomlinson (2011, p.7) states that materials should achieve impact. “Impact is achieved when materials have a noticeable effect on learners, that is when the learners’ curiosity, interest and attention are attracted. If this is achieved there is a better chance that some of the language in the materials will be taken in for processing”. According to the author, materials can achieve impact through some aspects.

Choose the alternative that is approached by Tomlinson (2006):

“Our concern is with language learning. We cannot simply assume that describing and exemplifying what people do with language will enable someone to learn it. If that were so, we would need to do more than read a grammar book and a dictionary in order to learn a language. A truly valid approach to ESP must be based on an understanding of the processes of language learning”

(HUTCHINSON & WATERS, 1987, p.14)

According to Hutchinson and Waters (1987), the subject of their book is:

Leia o texto abaixo para responder a questão

A função de linguagem predominante para o texto abaixo é:

Considere os seguintes enunciados:

I. Não lhe restaram se não uns poucos reais no bolso.

II. Não lhe restaram senão uns poucos reais no bolso.

Considerando a escrita padrão, moldada nos preceitos da gramática normativa prescritiva, analise os termos sublinhados nas sentenças acima e assinale a alternativa adequada:

Suponha que você digitou COR??.* na caixa “pesquisar” do Windows 7. Um possível resultado da localização de arquivos será:

A República Federativa do Brasil tem como fundamentos:

Considerando a Lei nº 8.112/1990, assinale a afirmativa que apresenta, RESPECTIVAMENTE, um dever e uma proibição para os servidores públicos civis da União, das autarquias e das fundações públicas federais:

A Lei nº 8.112, de 11 de dezembro de 1990, apresenta em seu Capítulo V as penalidades disciplinares aplicáveis ao servidor público federal. Considerando o que dispõe os artigos do referido capítulo, faça a correspondência adequada das penalidades disciplinares abaixo relacionadas com suas respectivas infrações:

1- advertência

2- suspensão

3- demissão

( ) ausentar-se do serviço durante o expediente, sem prévia autorização do chefe imediato;

( ) ofensa física, em serviço, a servidor ou a particular, salvo em legítima defesa própria ou de outrem;

( ) recusar-se a atualizar seus dados cadastrais quando solicitado;

( ) insubordinação grave em serviço;

( ) reincidência em cometer a pessoa estranha à repartição, fora dos casos previstos em lei, o desempenho de atribuição que seja de sua responsabilidade ou de seu subordinado.

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a sequência CORRETA:

A Lei nº 8.112/1990 dispõe sobre o regime jurídico dos servidores públicos civis da União, das autarquias e das fundações públicas federais. Considerando o Art. 116. da referida Lei, assinale a afirmativa que apresenta três dos deveres do servidor:

Um câmpus do IFSP está discutindo no âmbito do NAPNE (Núcleo de apoio às pessoas com necessidades educacionais específicas), as políticas e ações de educação inclusiva. De acordo com a Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional nº 9.394/1996 (LDB), artigo 4º, inciso III, é dever do Estado garantir o atendimento educacional especializado gratuito aos estudantes com deficiência, transtornos globais do desenvolvimento e altas habilidades ou superdotação. Este atendimento deve ocorrer: