Methods and Strategies to teaching English

What is the main purpose of an instructional strategy?. To entertain students. To help teachers accomplish instructional goals. To replace textbooks.

In cooperative learning, success depends on: Individual performance. Group collaboration. Teacher's lecture.

How many members should a cooperative learning group ideally have?. No more than five. Ten. Unlimited.

What is essential in group discussions?. Interrupting others. Respecting ideas. Avoiding questions.

What should teachers encourage in group discussions?. Memorizing answers. Asking follow-up questions. Ignoring opinions.

What is the main benefit of journals in learning?. Memorizing vocabulary. Exploring reflections and thoughts. Copying teacher notes.

Role-playing helps students to: Memorize grammar rules. Communicate and express feelings. Avoid interaction.

What is the most important part of role-play?. Costumes. Follow-up discussion. Memorizing scripts.

Cognitive organizers make student thinking: Invisible. Visible. Irrelevant.

Which of the following is NOT a cognitive organizer?. Venn diagram. K-W-L chart. Textbook.

According to Brown (2001), one strategy goal is: To lower inhibitions. To memorize all words. To avoid mistakes.

Which activity helps lower inhibitions?. Singing songs. Silent reading. Grammar drills.

Encouraging risk-taking means: Punishing mistakes. Praising honest effort. Avoiding practice.

Building self-confidence involves: Ignoring achievements. Listing strengths. Avoiding repetition.

Intrinsic motivation is promoted by: Showing practical uses of English. Giving more homework. Avoiding games.

Cooperative learning in EFL is promoted by: Individual tests. Team competitions. Silent study.

Right brain processing activities include: Skimming exercises. Memorizing lists. Grammar translation.

Ambiguity tolerance is improved by: Complex explanations. Simple instructions. Long lectures.

Helping students use intuition involves: Praising good guesses. Correcting every mistake. Avoiding feedback.

Setting their own goals helps children: Depend only on teachers. Take responsibility for learning. Avoid planning.