TEFL Unit 1 Exam with 100% Correct
Answers
Grammar-Translation Method - ANSWER-Students are taught in their first language.
Students analyze and learn grammar rules and use this knowledge to translate texts
into and from the target language.
Popular in the past, but not generally used today.
Direct Method - ANSWER-Based on the idea that students will learn best if only English
is used in the classroom. New points of language are introduced orally, with vocabulary
taught through gestures and the teacher's explanations. Accuracy (including correct
pronunciation) and grammar are not emphasized. Grammar is taught indirectly, not
explicitly.
Popular form of teaching, which is used by the Berlitz language school chain.
Audio-Lingual Method - ANSWER-Based on the idea that humans learn best through a
series of habit-forming exercises. Uses drilling (students listening to a model then
repeating what they hear). Focus is on the use of grammatical structures, rather than
grammar itself.
Widely used around the world e.g. in language labs where rows of students listen to
recordings and repeat the language they hear.
The Silent Way - ANSWER-Based on the idea that the teacher should remain as silent
as possible in the classroom, with students encouraged to produce language
themselves. Students aim to learn by associating language with physical objects. They
use problem-solving to help their learning. Involves the use of Cuisenaire rods -- colored
rods developed by Georges Cuisenaire to teach mathematics.
Uncommon
Eclectic Approach - ANSWER-Draw on a range of appropriate methodologies
depending on the class you're teaching.
L1 - ANSWER-First language or mother tongue
L2 - ANSWER-Second language
, Second Language Acquisition (SLA) - ANSWER-Is the process of learning an additional
language.
Most often means acquiring the language with very little formal training or explicit
"learning". The process is natural.
There are a combination of theories about how people become proficient in a second
language. This includes understanding
1. What learning and teaching are
2. Knowledge of how children learn a first language
3. Differences between adults and children learning a first and second language
4. The learner's personality, learning style, and connection with the second language
culture
5 Key Stages of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) - ANSWER-1. Silent/Receptive
2. Early Production
3. Speech Emergence
4. Intermediate Fluency
5. Continued Language Development
Silent/Receptive Stage of SLA - ANSWER-Students learn new words, phrases, or
structures and practice pronunciation but do not communicate with fluency or
understanding. It might not be the case that the student is entirely "silent" as speech is
the key to acquiring language. This stage might last from hours to months.
Early Production Stage of SLA - ANSWER-Students learn the first 1000 words in the
new language and begin to form short phrases, which may not always be grammatically
accurate.
Speech Emergence Stage of SLA - ANSWER-Students acquire a vocabulary of around
3000 words and can begin to form longer sentences and questions. There is a focus on
comprehension, such as understanding what they hear and read. Students begin to
write the language.
Intermediate Fluency Stage of SLA - ANSWER-A vocabulary of around 6000 words
means students can use more complex structures. Students begin to think in their
second language, which increases proficiency.
Continued Language Development Stage of SLA - ANSWER-It may take two years to
reach this level and up to ten years to reach full proficiency in a second language.
Students need to practice and have the opportunity to express themselves.
Input Hypothesis - ANSWER-Developed in the 1970s and 1980s by linguist Stephen
Krashen
Answers
Grammar-Translation Method - ANSWER-Students are taught in their first language.
Students analyze and learn grammar rules and use this knowledge to translate texts
into and from the target language.
Popular in the past, but not generally used today.
Direct Method - ANSWER-Based on the idea that students will learn best if only English
is used in the classroom. New points of language are introduced orally, with vocabulary
taught through gestures and the teacher's explanations. Accuracy (including correct
pronunciation) and grammar are not emphasized. Grammar is taught indirectly, not
explicitly.
Popular form of teaching, which is used by the Berlitz language school chain.
Audio-Lingual Method - ANSWER-Based on the idea that humans learn best through a
series of habit-forming exercises. Uses drilling (students listening to a model then
repeating what they hear). Focus is on the use of grammatical structures, rather than
grammar itself.
Widely used around the world e.g. in language labs where rows of students listen to
recordings and repeat the language they hear.
The Silent Way - ANSWER-Based on the idea that the teacher should remain as silent
as possible in the classroom, with students encouraged to produce language
themselves. Students aim to learn by associating language with physical objects. They
use problem-solving to help their learning. Involves the use of Cuisenaire rods -- colored
rods developed by Georges Cuisenaire to teach mathematics.
Uncommon
Eclectic Approach - ANSWER-Draw on a range of appropriate methodologies
depending on the class you're teaching.
L1 - ANSWER-First language or mother tongue
L2 - ANSWER-Second language
, Second Language Acquisition (SLA) - ANSWER-Is the process of learning an additional
language.
Most often means acquiring the language with very little formal training or explicit
"learning". The process is natural.
There are a combination of theories about how people become proficient in a second
language. This includes understanding
1. What learning and teaching are
2. Knowledge of how children learn a first language
3. Differences between adults and children learning a first and second language
4. The learner's personality, learning style, and connection with the second language
culture
5 Key Stages of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) - ANSWER-1. Silent/Receptive
2. Early Production
3. Speech Emergence
4. Intermediate Fluency
5. Continued Language Development
Silent/Receptive Stage of SLA - ANSWER-Students learn new words, phrases, or
structures and practice pronunciation but do not communicate with fluency or
understanding. It might not be the case that the student is entirely "silent" as speech is
the key to acquiring language. This stage might last from hours to months.
Early Production Stage of SLA - ANSWER-Students learn the first 1000 words in the
new language and begin to form short phrases, which may not always be grammatically
accurate.
Speech Emergence Stage of SLA - ANSWER-Students acquire a vocabulary of around
3000 words and can begin to form longer sentences and questions. There is a focus on
comprehension, such as understanding what they hear and read. Students begin to
write the language.
Intermediate Fluency Stage of SLA - ANSWER-A vocabulary of around 6000 words
means students can use more complex structures. Students begin to think in their
second language, which increases proficiency.
Continued Language Development Stage of SLA - ANSWER-It may take two years to
reach this level and up to ten years to reach full proficiency in a second language.
Students need to practice and have the opportunity to express themselves.
Input Hypothesis - ANSWER-Developed in the 1970s and 1980s by linguist Stephen
Krashen
