TL | Teaching Grammar and Language

In functional grammar, what term is used instead of "subject" or "object"?

• Actor

• Performer

• Doer

• Recipient

Who proposed the theory of Universal Grammar?

• Ferdinand de Saussure

• Noam Chomsky

• Leonard Bloomfield

• Edward Sapir

According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, what does linguistic determinism suggest?

• Language influences how its speakers perceive and think about the world

• Language has no impact on thought processes

• Thought processes are independent of language

• Language reflects cultural values but doesn't shape perception

What does the critical period hypothesis propose?

• Children can learn languages at any age with equal ease

• Adults have a harder time learning languages than children

• There is no optimal age for language acquisition

• There is a limited window of time during which language acquisition is most effective

Which type of grammar includes rules related to modal verbs?

• Descriptive grammar

• Special grammar

• General grammar

• Functional grammar

Which hypothesis suggests that speakers of different languages think about the world in different ways?

• Linguistic determinism

• Universal grammar

• Linguistic relativism

• Functional grammar

Which of the following best describes teaching grammars?

• Grammatical rules internalized by a speaker

• Rules used to learn another language or dialect

• Rules applied in writing but not in speech

• Rules of grammar that exist in all languages

What is the purpose of Contrastive Analysis in teaching grammar?

• To analyze the differences between descriptive and prescriptive grammar

• To compare the grammar of the target language with that of the native language

• To emphasize the importance of functional grammar over general grammar

• To evaluate the effectiveness of teaching grammars in foreign language classes

In teaching grammars, what assumption is made about students?

• They are proficient in the target language

• They have no prior knowledge of any language

• They can compare the grammar of the target language with their native language

• They prefer descriptive grammar over prescriptive grammar