Questões de Concurso Militar EsFCEx 2011 para Oficial - Magistério Inglês

One of the arguments against "the younger the better" statement in SLA (Second Language Acquisition) is that:

The statements below describe different issues in second language acquisition. Write "T"if the statement is TRUE and "F" if the statement is FALSE. Then choose the alternative that displays the correct sequence.

( ) It is as difficult to ?get at? linguistic competence in a second language as it is in a first.
( ) The inability to produce an item also means an inability to comprehend the item.
( ) Adults and children alike appear to have the capacity to acquire a second language at any age.
( ) The variability of second language acquisition is affected by the same variables that are applicable to first language acquisition.
( ) Input is more important to second language learners than it is to first language learners.

Label the following words with "LS" if they are examples of LEARNING STYLES and "S" if they are examples of STRATEGIES. Then choose the alternative which displays the correct sequence.

( ) tolerance of ambiguity
( ) advance organizers
( ) field independence
( ) self monitoring
( ) translation
( ) right-brain dominance

Which of the factors below has contributed most to the spread of English around the world?

According to Kachru (1985), the world of English can be described in terms of three circles. The outer circle contains countries where english is: