Language Teaching Quiz

What does the term 'Classroom management' refer to?

• Ignoring disruptive behavior in the classroom

• Teaching students how to manage their own classrooms

• Ensuring smooth classroom lessons despite disruptive behavior

• Creating disruptive behavior in the classroom

What is the main difference between errors and mistakes in language learning?

• Errors are systematic deviations from language rules, while mistakes are due to tiredness or distraction

• Errors are due to tiredness or distraction, while mistakes are systematic deviations from language rules

• Errors are always intentional, while mistakes are unintentional

• Errors and mistakes are the same in language learning

What is the purpose of scaffolding in teaching?

• To discourage students from asking questions

• To make learning more difficult for students

• To test students on their knowledge

• To offer support to students as they learn and develop new concepts or skills

What is the Affective Filter Hypothesis proposed by Krashen?

• Affective factors only impact listening skills

• Affective factors have no impact on learning

• Negative affective factors can block learning, while positive affective factors facilitate intake

• Positive affective factors can block learning, while negative affective factors facilitate intake

What is the definition of 'Task' in language teaching?

• A task that involves only mental effort

• A task that involves only physical effort

• A random activity given to students without any purpose

• A piece of work assigned to someone that leads up to a purpose

What is the top-down approach in language processing?

• Going from the general to the specific

• Starting with the actual words or sounds

• Going from the specific to the general

• Ignoring background information

What are communication strategies used for in language learning?

• To compensate for unknown linguistic items and fill the gaps

• To avoid speaking in the target language

• To confuse learners with more vocabulary

• To test learners' memory

the ................ approach goes from the general to the specific

What is the purpose of Integrated Skills Activities in language learning?

• To focus only on reading skills

• To focus only on speaking skills

• To focus only on writing skills

• To engage learners in using multiple language skills like speaking, listening, reading, and writing

What is the main goal of Classroom Action Research?

• To conduct formal empirical studies on teaching and learning

• To ignore student learning outcomes

• To find out what works best in one's own classroom to improve student learning

• To focus only on personal reflection on teaching