TEFL FSU Midterm Exam with
Complete Solutions
Learning: Grammar - ANS--explicit
- formal (classroom)
- obtaining + understanding knowledge
Acquisition: Grammar - ANS-- implicit
-subconscious processing of what you've learned
-occurs through meaningful interaction
- informal
- native speakers acquire their language
Grammar knowledge - ANS-- knowledge of grammar
Grammar-in-use - ANS-- being able to use grammar
Grammar-in-context - ANS-- being able to use grammar in the correct setting
Krashen's Monitor Hypothesis - ANS-- the learned system monitors what the acquired
system produces
- states that monitoring can make some contribution to the accuracy of an utterance but
its use should be limited.
- He suggests that the 'monitor' can sometimes act as a barrier as it forces the learner
to slow down and focus more on accuracy as opposed to fluency.
Krashen's Natural Order Hypothesis - ANS--children learning their first language acquire
grammatical structures in a predictable and pre-determined "natural" order
Dulay and Burt's Morpheme Order Studies - ANS-- Morpheme order studies questioned
if there was a natural order to L2 (second language) acquisition like that of L1 (native
language) acquisition.
, - Morpheme order studies have more to do with accuracy than with how students
acquire the grammatical information.
The role of the language teacher - ANS-- teacher is NOT a sage
- teacher is a coach!
Learner inventory - ANS-- get students to think about how they learn best, what their
goals are
*determine learning styles*
intrinsic motivation - ANS-a desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake
** you want to BOOST students' intrinsic motivation**
extrinsic motivation - ANS-a desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards
or avoid threatened punishment
True or false?
Teachers should find a balance between teaching grammar knowledge (grammatical
forms) and having students practice grammar-in-use (skill) . - ANS-True
True or false?
Students should find a balance between working on their accuracy and fluency. - ANS-
True
Implicit knowledge - ANS-- intuition
- just using words as you're taught them
- native speakers have implicit knowledge
Explicit knowledge - ANS-- understanding of the words and why you use them
True or false?
English grammar rules are actually less regulations than they are descriptions of
patterns in the way English speakers construct sentences
(prescriptive vs. descriptive) - ANS-True
True or false?
Complete Solutions
Learning: Grammar - ANS--explicit
- formal (classroom)
- obtaining + understanding knowledge
Acquisition: Grammar - ANS-- implicit
-subconscious processing of what you've learned
-occurs through meaningful interaction
- informal
- native speakers acquire their language
Grammar knowledge - ANS-- knowledge of grammar
Grammar-in-use - ANS-- being able to use grammar
Grammar-in-context - ANS-- being able to use grammar in the correct setting
Krashen's Monitor Hypothesis - ANS-- the learned system monitors what the acquired
system produces
- states that monitoring can make some contribution to the accuracy of an utterance but
its use should be limited.
- He suggests that the 'monitor' can sometimes act as a barrier as it forces the learner
to slow down and focus more on accuracy as opposed to fluency.
Krashen's Natural Order Hypothesis - ANS--children learning their first language acquire
grammatical structures in a predictable and pre-determined "natural" order
Dulay and Burt's Morpheme Order Studies - ANS-- Morpheme order studies questioned
if there was a natural order to L2 (second language) acquisition like that of L1 (native
language) acquisition.
, - Morpheme order studies have more to do with accuracy than with how students
acquire the grammatical information.
The role of the language teacher - ANS-- teacher is NOT a sage
- teacher is a coach!
Learner inventory - ANS-- get students to think about how they learn best, what their
goals are
*determine learning styles*
intrinsic motivation - ANS-a desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake
** you want to BOOST students' intrinsic motivation**
extrinsic motivation - ANS-a desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards
or avoid threatened punishment
True or false?
Teachers should find a balance between teaching grammar knowledge (grammatical
forms) and having students practice grammar-in-use (skill) . - ANS-True
True or false?
Students should find a balance between working on their accuracy and fluency. - ANS-
True
Implicit knowledge - ANS-- intuition
- just using words as you're taught them
- native speakers have implicit knowledge
Explicit knowledge - ANS-- understanding of the words and why you use them
True or false?
English grammar rules are actually less regulations than they are descriptions of
patterns in the way English speakers construct sentences
(prescriptive vs. descriptive) - ANS-True
True or false?
