ESL MTEL StudyGuide Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Allophone -
correct answer ✅All of the sounds associate with a phoneme
Inflectional morphemes -
correct answer ✅Change a word in a grammatical context (plural,
tense)
Derivational morphemes -
correct answer ✅Change a word's meaning (could be a prefix or
suffix)
Phrase -
correct answer ✅Group of words that does not have a subject
Clause -
correct answer ✅Group of words that has a subject
Pragmatics -
correct answer ✅Meaning of words WITHIN context
,ESL MTEL StudyGuide Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Semantics -
correct answer ✅Meaning of words in a sentence WITHOUT
context
Affix -
correct answer ✅Never occurs by itself. bound morpheme that is
attached to either root, stem or middle of word. ex: UNhappy
Inflectional affix -
correct answer ✅Does not change the meaning, perhaps just the
tense or number. EX: HappIEST
Derivational affix -
correct answer ✅changes the meaning of the word EX: UNhappy
Register variation -
correct answer ✅Changing one's language style depending on
social context or communication partner
Idiomatic language -
correct answer ✅Words or phrases that we use in conversation
that are familiar features of our language, but do not translate well
, ESL MTEL StudyGuide Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Comprehensible Input Hypothesis -
correct answer ✅Krashen. Language should be taught at a level
just above the individual's mastery. ex: Put the paper in the desk.
(then) Put the paper in the garbage.
Comprehensible Output -
correct answer ✅Language learners need the opportunity to
practice language at their level. Small group discussions, Non-
judgmental but immediate feedback
James Cummins -
correct answer ✅Makes the distinction between BICS and CALP.
Proposes CUP. Context Embedded/Reduced. Additive/Subtractive
Bilingualism.
BICS -
correct answer ✅Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills.
Surface skills of listening and speaking (1-2 years of immersion)
CALP -
correct answer ✅Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency. Ability
to understand academic language (5-7 years).
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Allophone -
correct answer ✅All of the sounds associate with a phoneme
Inflectional morphemes -
correct answer ✅Change a word in a grammatical context (plural,
tense)
Derivational morphemes -
correct answer ✅Change a word's meaning (could be a prefix or
suffix)
Phrase -
correct answer ✅Group of words that does not have a subject
Clause -
correct answer ✅Group of words that has a subject
Pragmatics -
correct answer ✅Meaning of words WITHIN context
,ESL MTEL StudyGuide Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Semantics -
correct answer ✅Meaning of words in a sentence WITHOUT
context
Affix -
correct answer ✅Never occurs by itself. bound morpheme that is
attached to either root, stem or middle of word. ex: UNhappy
Inflectional affix -
correct answer ✅Does not change the meaning, perhaps just the
tense or number. EX: HappIEST
Derivational affix -
correct answer ✅changes the meaning of the word EX: UNhappy
Register variation -
correct answer ✅Changing one's language style depending on
social context or communication partner
Idiomatic language -
correct answer ✅Words or phrases that we use in conversation
that are familiar features of our language, but do not translate well
, ESL MTEL StudyGuide Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Comprehensible Input Hypothesis -
correct answer ✅Krashen. Language should be taught at a level
just above the individual's mastery. ex: Put the paper in the desk.
(then) Put the paper in the garbage.
Comprehensible Output -
correct answer ✅Language learners need the opportunity to
practice language at their level. Small group discussions, Non-
judgmental but immediate feedback
James Cummins -
correct answer ✅Makes the distinction between BICS and CALP.
Proposes CUP. Context Embedded/Reduced. Additive/Subtractive
Bilingualism.
BICS -
correct answer ✅Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills.
Surface skills of listening and speaking (1-2 years of immersion)
CALP -
correct answer ✅Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency. Ability
to understand academic language (5-7 years).
