Complementos inglés (octubre 2014/2015)

What is a lingua franca?. a global communication tool. a native language. a contact language. a dominant language.

he Grammar-Translation method: does not stress on communication. does not stress on language skills. focuses on communication. is a constructivist theory.

Say which one of the following statements is not true: The Direct Approach was the first of the “natural methods” in the United States. Some of the Direct Approach representatives were Sauveur and Berlitz. This method had a strong basis in applied linguistic theory. The Direct Approach was the first of the ‘natural methods’ in Europe.

Say which one of the following statements is not true: Learning theories attempt to describe how people and animals learn. Learning theories gives us solutions to practical problems. Learning theories help us understand the inherently complex process of learning. Learning theories are explanations of what happens when the learning takes place.

Say which one of the following statements is not true: Audiolingualism is primarily an oral approach to language teaching. Audiolingualism is a term coined by Professor Nelson Brooks. Audiolingualism is based on structuralism and behaviourism. Audiolingualism is based on constructivism and cognitivism.

Say which one of the following statements is not true: The communicative approach assumes that language learning and competence is based on creativity. The CA has its origins in the changes in the educational realities in Europe. The CA has its origins in the changes in the british and american linguistic theory in the mid-late sixties. The CA assumes that language learning and competence is based on repetition.

Say which one of the following statements is not true: According to Krashen grammar-based methodologies are essential to learn a foreign language. According to Krashen language is both unconsciously acquired and consciously learnt. According to Krashen we all acquire language the same way. According to Krashen learning happens in low anxiety environments.

What is the difference between acquiring and learning a language?. there is no difference. both are unconscious and natural processes. acquisition is an unconscious or natural process and learning is related to school environments. learning is an unconscious or natural process and acquisition is related to school environments.

Which of the following statements is not true: According to Krashen we all acquire language the same way. According to Krashen learning happens in low anxiety environments. According to Krashen we learn when we understand not what people say, but how they say it. According to Krashen we learn when we understand what people say, not how they say it.

“Generative Grammar” is a concept coined by: Bandura. Vygotsky. Chomsky. Cummins.

Who described ZPD?. Vygotsky. Bandura. Chomsky. Krashen.

Which of the following statements is NOT true: according to Chomsky humans are born with an already-established body of common grammatical knowledge. according to Chomsky the concept of Universal Grammar could be described cognitively as a capacity for language usage and pronunciation. according to Chomsky the LAD would be triggered into action when the individual is exposed to language. according to Chomsky learning can be defined as a change in behaviours that results from social exposure.