ESL Certification Test Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS) -
correct answer ✅The language ability needed for casual
conversation. This usually applies to the interpersonal conversation
skills of CLD students (i.e, playground language). It's everyday,
straightforrward communication skills that are helped by contextual
supports such as gestures.
CALLA -
correct answer ✅(Congitive academic language learning approach)
A methos of instruction that is grounded in the cognitive approach
and focuses on the explicit instruction of learning strategies and the
development of critical thinking as a means of acquiring deep levels
of language proficiency.
CALP -
correct answer ✅(Cognitive academic language proficiency) the
language ability needed for learning academic skills and concepts in
situations in which contextual clues are not present and an abstract
use of language is required.
Congitive academic language proficiency -
correct answer ✅The language ability needed for learning
academic skills and concepts in situations in which contextual clues
are not present and an abstract use of language is required.
, ESL Certification Test Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Communicative Language Teaching -
correct answer ✅Stressing the importance of language as a tool
for communicating information and ideas through teaching
Communicative-based instruction -
correct answer ✅The communicative approach assumes that
language production contains an infinite number of possible
language combinations, so memorizing patterns and rules does
little to prepare language learners for authentic language use.
Demonstrative pronouns -
correct answer ✅This, that, these, those, none and neither are
examples.
Direct method -
correct answer ✅A grammatical approach that focuses less on
explicit instruction of grammar rules and structures and more on
the repetition and memorization of language patterns.
Dual-immersion programs -
correct answer ✅Refers to programs in which native and non-
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS) -
correct answer ✅The language ability needed for casual
conversation. This usually applies to the interpersonal conversation
skills of CLD students (i.e, playground language). It's everyday,
straightforrward communication skills that are helped by contextual
supports such as gestures.
CALLA -
correct answer ✅(Congitive academic language learning approach)
A methos of instruction that is grounded in the cognitive approach
and focuses on the explicit instruction of learning strategies and the
development of critical thinking as a means of acquiring deep levels
of language proficiency.
CALP -
correct answer ✅(Cognitive academic language proficiency) the
language ability needed for learning academic skills and concepts in
situations in which contextual clues are not present and an abstract
use of language is required.
Congitive academic language proficiency -
correct answer ✅The language ability needed for learning
academic skills and concepts in situations in which contextual clues
are not present and an abstract use of language is required.
, ESL Certification Test Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Communicative Language Teaching -
correct answer ✅Stressing the importance of language as a tool
for communicating information and ideas through teaching
Communicative-based instruction -
correct answer ✅The communicative approach assumes that
language production contains an infinite number of possible
language combinations, so memorizing patterns and rules does
little to prepare language learners for authentic language use.
Demonstrative pronouns -
correct answer ✅This, that, these, those, none and neither are
examples.
Direct method -
correct answer ✅A grammatical approach that focuses less on
explicit instruction of grammar rules and structures and more on
the repetition and memorization of language patterns.
Dual-immersion programs -
correct answer ✅Refers to programs in which native and non-
