Questões Militares Comentadas sobre aspectos linguísticos | linguistic aspects em inglês

When learners foreignize words (pronounce them as if was an L2 word), which competence are they resorting to?

In a writing lesson, teacher needs to deploy some or all of the usual roles. However, three of them are especially important. These roles are:

"The teacher stands outside a circle of students and helps them say what they want to say by translating, suggesting or amending the students' utterances. These utterances are recorded so that they can be analyzed later." This paragraph describes a lesson given according to the principles of:

Choose the alternative that collacates with the verb to do:

Choose the correct alternative:

I. The articulatos above the larynx are: pharynx; velum; hard palate; alveolar ridge; tongue and teeth.
II. There are 11 vowel sounds in American English, 6 short and 5 long.
III. Cardinal vowels are a standart reference system, not being the vowels of any particular language.

Choose the correct alternative:

Choose the correct alternative:

Choose the correct alternative.

World Englishes and ELF have created a dilemma for English teachers, especially those in non-speaking English countries. This dilemma involves mainly the teaching of:

Choose the alternative that correctly names the parts of speech of the sentence below:
The – principal – sent – them – to – her – office – immediately.

Choose the alternative in which all the words have the same final sound:

Match the technique for encouraging motivation with the general advice on motivation, Then choose the altemative that shows the correct sequence,

TECHNIQUES

1. Encourage leamer autonomy

2. Find out what students think

3. Make your feedback positive and constructive.

4. Build variety into your teaching.

GENERAL ADVICE

( ) Give comments on students work which are helpful and enable them to feel a sense of progress.

( ) Choose activities that different students can respond to in different ways, for example, making posters or writing poems.

( ) Train students to use reference resources to help them study successfully on their own. 

School-age children and adults require different approaches to teaching. Write "C" (children) if the statement below describes a category for teaching children and "A" (adult) if it describes a category for teaching adults or "B" if it applies to both. Then, choose the alternative that corresponds to the correct sequence.

( ) Don't explain grammar using terms like "relative clause" or " present perfect".
( ) Context-reduced language can be used temporarily.
( ) Certain more difficult concepts or pattern require more repetition.
( ) Activities should be designed to capture their immediate interest.
( ) Use a variety of activities to keep interest and attention alive.

Match each school of thought in second language acquisition to its corresponding themes. Then, choose the alternative that shows the right sequence.

SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT

1. Structuralism and Behaviorism

2. Rationalism and Cognitive psychology

3. Constructivism 

THEMES 

( ) Innateness.

( ) Observable performance.

( ) Conditioning. 

( ) Universal grammar.

( ) Interlanguage variability.

( ) Interactive discourse. 

Which of the following statements describes a listening bottom-up processing goal?

Match the learning strategy types with an example and choose the alternative that shows the correct sequence.

LEARNING STRATEGY 

1. Memory strategy 

2. Compensation strategy

3. Affective strategy

4. Social strategy

EXAMPLE

( ) Asking for correction.

( ) Making positive statements.

( ) Coining words.

( ) Using imagery.

( ) Grouping.

( ) Using mime or gesture.

( ) Taking risks wisely.

( ) Cooperating with others. 

Mark the alternative that is an example of a metacognitive strategy.

Say whether the following statements are true "T" or false "F" about English as lingua franca ELF and then choose the alternative that shows the correct sequence.

( ) When English is used as a lingua franca, the speakers share the same LI and English is not their mother tongue.

( ) The non-use of the third person present simple tense -s is one of the characteristics of ELF.

( ) Non-native speakers of English seem to be better at ELF communication than native speakers are. 

Match the type of syllabus on the left to a syllabus item on the right. Then, choose the correct alternative.

TYPE OF SYLLABUS

1. Grammatical 

2. Notional-functional 

3. Content-based

4. Task-based 

SYLLABUS ITEM

( ) Express likes and dislikes.

( ) Simple present.

( ) Say hello formally and informally. 

( ) Listen to the weather forecast and decide what to wear.

( ) Addition and subtraction. 

( ) Answer a phone call and take a message. 

Complete the statement below with the words from the box. Then, mark the correct alternative.

"In order to ensure a positive class atmosphere teachers should________ and_________."