Languages: First, Second, Foreign and Additional

The mother tongue is a...

• native language

• first language

• maternal language

• all alternatives are correct

The language learned by children and passed from one generation to the other is...

• the second language

• the native language

• the foreign language

• the additional language

Sometimes children can have more than one native language.

• True

• False

Children who have more than one native language are called

• monolinguals

• consecutive bilinguals

• simultaneous bilinguals

• functional bilinguals

(a)   refers to a language other than the mother tongue that is officially recognized and adopted in a country and is used in public communication by people and communities.

A (a)   is a language that is not widely spoken or used by the people of a community, society or nation. In other words, it refers to any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place.

The amount of time dedicated to __________ language teaching varies, but generally the input is limited to a few hours (maximum) a week for school children.

• foreign

• additional

• second

• first

English is an official language in India, and it is actively used for public communication. So, English is considered a _______ language in India.

• first

• foreign

• additional

• second

English as _________ language  is a contemporary term (particularly in the United Kingdom and the rest of the European Union) for English as a second language (ESL): the use or study of the English language by non-native speakers in an English-speaking environment.

• a foreign

• a second

• an additional

• a native

In Britain, the term 'bilingual' is used to describe students learning and using English as an additional language 'thereby stressing children's accomplishments rather than their lack of fluency in English' (Levine, 1990: 5).

• ESL stands for additional language

• ELL stands for additional language

• EAL stands for additional language

• EFL stands for additional language