T.6: Contributions of Linguistics to Foreign Language Teaching

What is the main approach on which the English language teaching-learning process is based?

• Grammar-Translation Method

• Communicative Approach

• Natural Approach

• Structuralism

Who emphasized the primacy of meaning in the teaching of language?

• Ferdinand de Saussure

• Stephen Krashen

• Noam Chomsky

• Jean Piaget

Which linguistic branch studies the meaning of language?

• Grammar

• Etymology

• Semantics

• Pragmatics

Which method of language learning emphasizes intense contact with the target language?

• Grammar-Translation Method

• Audiolingualism

• Natural Approach

• Structuralism

Who proposed the concept of Language Acquisition Device (LAD)?

• Ferdinand de Saussure

• Stephen Krashen

• Noam Chomsky

• Jean Piaget

Which theory of language learning focuses on the cognitive development of children?

• Structuralism

• Cognitivism

• Constructivism

• Audiolingualism

Which branch of linguistics is concerned with pedagogical purposes?

• Phonetics

• Morphology

• Syntax

• Applied Linguistics

According to psycholinguistics, is there a perfect method that suits every situation and learner?

• Yes, there is a perfect method.

• No, there is no perfect method.

• It depends on the situation.

• It depends on the learner.

What is the term used to describe the interim grammar learners go through in the process of learning a foreign language?

• Interlanguage

• Fossilization

• Transfer

• Silent Period

Which language learning process is considered an acquisition process?

• First Language Learning (L1)

• Second Language Learning (L2)

• Foreign Language Learning (FL)

• All of the above