Topic 4

What is one of the objectives of the Organic Law and the Royal Decree mentioned in the text?

• • Establishing regulations for school meals

  
  

• • Encouraging sports practice

  
  

• • Promoting the teaching of mathematics

  
  

• • Fostering linguistic diversity

  
  

Why is it important to learn a foreign language from an early age according to authors Genesee and Paradis?

• Improve cooking skills

• Learn to play a musical instrument

• Learn to dance traditional dances

• Development of cognitive skills

Why is English considered the lingua franca?

• Influence in traditional music

• Popularity in classical literature

• Grammatical and structural complexity

• Grammatical and structural simplicity

What is one of the uses of English mentioned in the text?

• Facilitate mining

• Facilitate agriculture

• Facilitate tourism

• Facilitate construction

What is communicative competence according to Dell Hymes?

• Capacity to solve mathematical problems

• Capacity to play musical instruments

• Capacity to paint works of art

• Capacity to use language appropriately in different social contexts

What aspect of communicative competence do Canale and Swain emphasize?

• Technological, mathematical, and linguistic competence

• Culinary, literary, and scientific competence

• Athletic, musical, and artistic competence

• Grammatical, sociolinguistic, and strategic competence

What benefit does a global language like English offer according to the text?

• Limits personal development opportunities

• Complicates international communication and collaboration

• Promotes discrimination and isolation

• Facilitates international communication and collaboration

What challenge can a dominant language present according to the text?

• Danger of extinction of minority languages

• Promotion of linguistic diversity

• Promotion of the preservation of indigenous languages

• Incentive to learn multiple languages

What aspect of culture is highlighted as essential for sociolinguistic competence?

• Knowledge of social etiquette and courtesy

• Knowledge of military history

• Knowledge of contemporary fashion

• Knowledge of ancient architecture

What type of activities are suggested for teaching culture in the classroom according to the text?

• Songs and stories

• Scientific experiments

• Extreme sports

• Robot programming