Applied Linguistics Quiz Section 2 (1-30)

How many competence areas does the communicative competence model consist of?

• two: strategic and linguistic.

• four: linguistic, sociolinguistic, discourse, and strategic.

• three: linguistic, sociolinguistic, and syntax.

• five: linguistic, sociolinguistic, discourse, strategic, and morphological.

What is communicative competence?

• The ability to use language grammatically correct and appropriately in different social situations.

• The ability to build grammatically correct sentences.

• The ability to get out of uncomfortable conversations.

• The ability to negotiate the best price for a product in a foreign country.

What is an example of the sociolinguistic competence area of the communicative competence model?

• Knowing how to talk to an older gentlemen in the supermarket versus your best friend at home

• Knowing what words form collocations about social status

• Knowing what verb tense to use when talking to a stranger at the bus stop

• Knowing how to connect sentences to make a conversation

What does 'fluency' refer to in the second language learning context?

• The student makes very few mistakes when speaking in the SL and is understood perfectly.

• The speed with which a student speaks the SL.

• The student is comfortable using the SL and is quite easily understood by other speakers of the TL.

• The construction of understanding of the language through context.

What does 'Accuracy' refer to in the second language learning context?

• the correctness of the language being produced by the speaker.

• communicating effectively in the TL.

• how comfortable the student is when speaking in the SL.

• how easily understood the student is when speaking the SL

The ability to form a sentence from the following words: I have a bicylce refers to

• grammatical competence

• discourse competence

• strategic competence

• All are correct

Knowing how to use and respond to language appropriately given the setting, the topic and the relationship among people communicating refers to which competence below?

• discourse competence

• sociolinguistic competence

• strategic competence

• All are correct

Read the following conversation. Speaker 1: They want to offer me a position. Speaker 2: They will not? Speaker 1: No, they want. Speaker 2: Ah, they want. I see. What communicative competence does the conversation exemplify?

• discourse competence

• sociolinguistic competence

• strategic competence

• All are correct

Which one of the roles of the teacher in CLT

• Authority

• Mentor

• Guide

• Director

Communication approach of IELTS emphasizes on

• Grammatical competence

• Communication competence

• Thinking competence

• Writing competence