Principles and Theories of Language Acquisition and Learning Final Exam

Reading becomes important because it is an active skill which involves inferencing, guessing, predicting etc.

• True

• False

It encourages the use of teaching-learning approaches based on the subjects and interests of the students.

• Realism

• Existentialism

• Idealism

• Pragmatism

The concept was created in order for us to understand better how exactly communication works and what role it plays in the human experience.

• IMAGINATIVE FUNCTION

• REPRESENTATIONAL FUNCTION

• PERSONAL FUNCTION

• HEURISTIC FUNCTION

Uses learners’ own words to help them read.

• THE CONTEXT SUPPORT METHOD

• EXTENSIVE READING APPROACH

• THE LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE APPROACH

• INTENSIVE READING APPROACH

Extensive Reading are the readers which supposed to read the text with concentration and due care, in detail, as it has certain learning aims and tasks.

• True

• False

To attract and hold the attention of the learner, it uses the associative connection between words and pictures.

• THE LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE APPROACH

• THE PHONIC METHOD

• THE WHOLE-WORD APPROACH

• THE CONTEXT SUPPORT METHOD

Linguistic interference occurs when:

• people try to speak if they are very nervous and feel intimidated

• people learn a second language or dialect

• young children learn their first language

Language learning is an intensive process that begins at birth and continues throughout life.

• True

• False

The acronym GTM refers to

• Grammar Transition Motivation

• Grammar Technology Method

• Grammar Translation Method

• Grammar Translation Mode

It is for behaviorists that learning the language is all about the child’s direct experiences with the environment.

• True

• False