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Arizona State University TESOL Professional Certificate
EXAM NEWEST WITH 500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED
THIS YEAR
Question: Dr. Dixon demonstrated the word "p'alante" in order to share how teachers can
support language through the use of
a. scaffolding
b. body language
c. teacher talk
d. cake - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔body language
Question: Drs. Ambady and Rosenthal performed a study that demonstrated how quickly and
proficiently students can determine the effectiveness of their teachers. One of the reasons that
the study is so controversial is that
a. students identified the "good" and "bad" teachers so quickly
b. students weren't paying attention to all the hard work the teachers put into the syllabus
c. students demonstrated a lack of empathy for the difficulty teachers have in preparing lessons,
and their judgment showed how callous learners have become.
d. students weren't really judging anything except superficial features, so the study's validity is
questionable. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔students identified the "good" and "bad" teachers so
quickly
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Question: Check all the characteristics of teacher talk:
a. repetition
b. elaboration
c. clarification questions
d. common cultural references
e. confusing phrases
f. reduced grammatical forms
g. simplified vocabulary
h. signpost expressions
i. motivational words - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. repetition
b. elaboration
c. clarification questions
d. common cultural references
f. reduced grammatical forms
g. simplified vocabulary
h. signpost expressions
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Question: Part of motivation is a feeling of competence. Both Stephen Krashen and Leo
Vygotsky believe students work best just a little above their performance level. Stephen Krashen
calls this...
a. approximate learning zone
b. zone + 10
c. i + 1
d. zone of proximal development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔i + 1
Question: Vygotsky's theory of the Zone of Proximal Development has students working slightly
above their level so they feel comfortable yet challenged. To assist students in this zone,
teachers offer support - scaffolding - as they master a skill. Which of the following scenarios is
an example of scaffolding?
a. Read the excerpt on pg. 19 and answer the multiple choice questions at the end.
b. Write a paragraph using six of the vocabulary words from the chapter.
c. Write a paragraph summarizing this reading excerpt. Remember to use the paragraph
structure we discussed in class.
d. Write a paragraph about your favorite hero, using the writing frame we practiced together in
class. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Write a paragraph about your favorite hero, using the writing
frame we practiced together in class.
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Question: In order to scaffold correctly, a teacher needs to break down difficult concepts by...
a. guiding: showing students how to create a structure
revising: giving students feedback based on their efforts
practicing: allowing students to work on what they have done again so that they can get it right
b. controlling: giving students information that is modified and simplified for their level
adjusting: changing the input to match the students' current understanding
timed repetition: having students learn and process information bit by bit, not all at once
c. modeling: showing both real examples and steps of a process
guided practice: working through a process with students so that it is "controlled"
independent practice: giving students a chance to do the process on their own
d. supporting: giving students time to process new information
diverting: giving students information that is different from the original text
conve - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. modeling: showing both real examples and steps of a process
guided practice: working through a process with students so that it is "controlled"
independent practice: giving students a chance to do the process on their own
Question: Three techniques to help make meaning clear are...
Arizona State University TESOL Professional Certificate
EXAM NEWEST WITH 500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED
THIS YEAR
Question: Dr. Dixon demonstrated the word "p'alante" in order to share how teachers can
support language through the use of
a. scaffolding
b. body language
c. teacher talk
d. cake - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔body language
Question: Drs. Ambady and Rosenthal performed a study that demonstrated how quickly and
proficiently students can determine the effectiveness of their teachers. One of the reasons that
the study is so controversial is that
a. students identified the "good" and "bad" teachers so quickly
b. students weren't paying attention to all the hard work the teachers put into the syllabus
c. students demonstrated a lack of empathy for the difficulty teachers have in preparing lessons,
and their judgment showed how callous learners have become.
d. students weren't really judging anything except superficial features, so the study's validity is
questionable. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔students identified the "good" and "bad" teachers so
quickly
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Question: Check all the characteristics of teacher talk:
a. repetition
b. elaboration
c. clarification questions
d. common cultural references
e. confusing phrases
f. reduced grammatical forms
g. simplified vocabulary
h. signpost expressions
i. motivational words - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. repetition
b. elaboration
c. clarification questions
d. common cultural references
f. reduced grammatical forms
g. simplified vocabulary
h. signpost expressions
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Question: Part of motivation is a feeling of competence. Both Stephen Krashen and Leo
Vygotsky believe students work best just a little above their performance level. Stephen Krashen
calls this...
a. approximate learning zone
b. zone + 10
c. i + 1
d. zone of proximal development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔i + 1
Question: Vygotsky's theory of the Zone of Proximal Development has students working slightly
above their level so they feel comfortable yet challenged. To assist students in this zone,
teachers offer support - scaffolding - as they master a skill. Which of the following scenarios is
an example of scaffolding?
a. Read the excerpt on pg. 19 and answer the multiple choice questions at the end.
b. Write a paragraph using six of the vocabulary words from the chapter.
c. Write a paragraph summarizing this reading excerpt. Remember to use the paragraph
structure we discussed in class.
d. Write a paragraph about your favorite hero, using the writing frame we practiced together in
class. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Write a paragraph about your favorite hero, using the writing
frame we practiced together in class.
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Question: In order to scaffold correctly, a teacher needs to break down difficult concepts by...
a. guiding: showing students how to create a structure
revising: giving students feedback based on their efforts
practicing: allowing students to work on what they have done again so that they can get it right
b. controlling: giving students information that is modified and simplified for their level
adjusting: changing the input to match the students' current understanding
timed repetition: having students learn and process information bit by bit, not all at once
c. modeling: showing both real examples and steps of a process
guided practice: working through a process with students so that it is "controlled"
independent practice: giving students a chance to do the process on their own
d. supporting: giving students time to process new information
diverting: giving students information that is different from the original text
conve - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. modeling: showing both real examples and steps of a process
guided practice: working through a process with students so that it is "controlled"
independent practice: giving students a chance to do the process on their own
Question: Three techniques to help make meaning clear are...
