General Review Quiz

What is a central issue in developing and applying an eclectic approach?

• The central issue relies on the number of methods a teacher knows to affirm that he applies an eclectic approach.

• The central issue relies on deciding how many methods and/or approaches should be combined to meet students’ needs.

• The central issue relies on selecting the best teaching techniques from each approach based on the teachers’ discretion.

• The central issue relies on integrating various proven teaching language methods and approaches.

What are examples of prescriptive language teaching methods?

• The Grammar Translation Method

• Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

•   Suggestopedia

• Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT)

• Cooperative Language Learning (CLL)

Which of the following statements does not characterize an eclectic approach?

• Eclecticism is a flexible approach that must not be limited to specific methods.

• There must be a contextualization of the combined methods to meet students’ needs.

• Different methods might be used for each lesson plan according to the topic and linguistic complexity.

• Each teacher will select the methods/approaches according to their preferences and teaching styles.

How is an approach decontextualized? Select all that apply.

• It considers learners’ interests and needs, teacher characteristics, teaching-learning goals, textbooks, language curriculum, and school policies.

• It recurrently practices language without real-life context.

• It requires completing grammar exercises or vocabulary items that do not involve authentic communication.

• It serves the learning needs of the learners.

• It depends on factors affecting the classroom and on what a particular teacher will come up with.

How many methods should be combined for one to call the combination eclectic?

• There is no consensus on the number of merged methods.

• More than two.

• Two.

• From three to four.

What are the roles of input and output to facilitate learners’ language competence?

• Input allows students to connect with the target language, while output allows them to externalize their knowledge.

• Output is favored over input since it focuses on productivity and communication.

• Input is favored over output because language comprehension mainly occurs when learners are exposed to comprehensible input.

• Input gives learners insights into the culture and context in which language is used, while output supports them in identifying helpful vocabulary and grammar structures.

What c​haracterizes language teaching before the 16^th century​ ?

• The Grammar Translation Method.

• The Silent Way.

• Teaching Latin to priests.
• English for Academic Purposes.

Some language teaching methods developed during the 19th and early to Mid-20th century include​

• The Direct Method.

• The Grammar Translation Method.

• Community Language Learning.

• Suggestopedia.

In a language classroom, who predominantly directs the learning?

• The instructor

• The textbook

• The students

• The curriculum

How is the term "approaches" defined?

• A set of assumptions dealing with the nature of language, learning and teaching.

• An overall plan for systematic presentation of language based upon a selected steps.

• Specific activities manifested in the classroom that are consistent with a method and therefore in harmony with an approach.

• It makes teaching both more effective and more efficient, by helping us create the conditions that support student learning and minimize the need for revising materials, content, and policies.