Discourse Quiz

What is discourse?

• written or spoken communication or debate.

• an online gaming service

• an argument between a group of 3 or more people

• none of the above

How many Cross-Cultural Conversational Patterns are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following is NOT a cross-cultural conversational pattern?

• conversational repair

• turn-taking

• thesis statements

• topic selection and relevance

True or False: Different cultures have different writing styles.

• True

• False

Which culture tends to write longer sentences and use many coordinating and subordinating clauses?

• Arabic

• Spanish

• French

• Thai

Why must beginning EL writers learn the rhetorical conventions in English discourse?

• to write well in their second language

• to achieve high academic writing scores on state standardized tests

• to be able to communicate better to their friends

• none of the above

What in a classroom must provide ample opportunities for children to experiment with language in written communication?

• Classroom activities and tasks

• the quality of instruction

• the ESL learner's peers

• written tests

Different discourse styles should not be interpreted as what?

• different languages

• deficiencies in language

• low IQ

• all of the above

The study of ​ (a)   examines how humans process units of conversational and written discourse beyond the sentence level​.

• Discourse
• Phonology
• Syntax
• Morphology

True or False: Teachers should not pre-maturely judge students' social and written skill and deficient, as students may already be competent in their first language.

• true

• false