Unit 1: Introduction

Contrastive Linguistics is a branch of

• Theoretical Linguistics

• Applied Linguistics

• Descriptive Linguistics

• Contrastive Analysis

Applied Linguistics helps solve specific problems in society

• True

• False

Who said this?

"It it is possible to identify the areas of difficulty by systematically comparing the two languages and cultures."

• Elaine Tarone

• Robert Lado

• Larry Selinker

• Stephen Pit Corder

Interlanguage is a .... system.

• dynamic

• static

After World War I there was interest in language learning and

language teaching in the United States.

• True

• False

Lado was an English and French bilingual, who was born in America.

• True

• False

Contrastive analysis became associated with:

• behaviorist psychology

• cognitive psychology

• functionalism

Which theory states this:

"The greater the difference between languages, the greater the degree of expected difficulty"

• Interlanguage

• Error Analysis

• Contrastive Analysis

... assumed that errors derives exclusively from first language interference.

• Contrastive Analysis

• Interlanguage

• Error Analysis

Which theory wanted to avoid errors at all costs.

• Interlanguage

• Error Analysis

• Contrastive Analysis