Methods of Second Language Teaching

According to the text, what is emphasized in methods of second language teaching based on the theory that language is learned?

• Less attention to pronunciation

• The phonology of a language is acquired naturally

• Attention to how sounds are produced

• The development of proficiency in the second language without focusing on sounds

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CCSS.RF.1.4C

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.1.2

In methods based on the theory that language is acquired, how is teaching pronunciation approached?

• With significant attention to pronunciation

• With less attention to teaching pronunciation

• By focusing on the written aspects of language

• Through memorization of phonological rules

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CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.1.3F

CCSS.RF.1.3G

CCSS.RF.1.4C

What is the focus of contrastive analysis in structural linguistics when comparing a native language with a second language?

• Grammar and syntax comparison

• Phoneme-by-phoneme comparison

• Vocabulary and meaning comparison

• Writing system and orthography comparison

When conducting a phoneme comparison in contrastive analysis, which of the following questions is NOT one that a linguist would typically ask?

• Does the native language have a phonetically similar phoneme?

• Are the variants of the phonemes (allophones) similar in both languages?

• Are the phonemes and their variants similarly distributed?

• How many syllables are in the native language's words?

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CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

According to the example provided, which phoneme is syllable final in English but can be syllable initial in Vietnamese?

• /m/

• /n/

• /s/

• /l/

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.K.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3B

CCSS.RF.K.3D

What was the assumption behind contrastive analyses in language learning?

• Learning would be easier if the two languages had different sounds or vocabulary items.

• Learning would be more difficult if the two languages had the same sounds or vocabulary items.

• Learning would be easier if the two languages had the same sounds or vocabulary items.

• The difficulty of learning was not related to the similarities or differences in languages.

According to the text, what did linguists develop to help language learners?

• A new language with simplified phonetics.

• A set of universal grammar rules.

• Exercises to practice difficult forms in the second language.

• A machine translation system to avoid learning difficulties.

What situation did linguists find to be the most difficult for language learners?

• When the second language has fewer phonemes than the native language.

• When the native language has one item that is represented by multiple items in the second language.

• When the second language has a completely different alphabet.

• When the native language and the second language are from different language families.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.K.9

CCSS.RL. 6.7

CCSS.RL.K.6

What example is given to illustrate a difficult case for English speakers learning Spanish?

• The different uses of articles in Spanish compared to English.

• The presence of gendered nouns in Spanish.

• The existence of two different 'r' sounds in Spanish.

• The variation in verb conjugations between English and Spanish.

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What are allophones in the context of language phonemes?

• Different phonemes that are not related

• The same phoneme with different sounds

• Minimal pairs of words that differ by one sound

• Drills and tests used to distinguish between minimal pairs

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.K.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3D