IM 5

According to Savignon (1991), what is the key feature of communication that traditional terms like 'productive' and 'receptive' fail to capture?

• The collaborative nature of meaning-making
• The accuracy of grammatical usage
• The linear transmission of information
• The distinction between spoken and written language

In Savignon’s study, what did students who practiced communication strategies show?

• Higher communicative competence with no loss in grammatical accuracy
• Higher grammatical test scores but lower fluency
• No improvement in either grammar or fluency
• Improved reading skills but no speaking improvement

In 'Communicative Language Teaching: State of the Art', what does Savignon identify as necessary for implementing CLT in real contexts?

• Collaboration among policymakers, linguists, researchers, and teachers
• Exclusive reliance on standardized testing
• Strict adherence to textbook materials
• Memorization of grammar rules first

What does Savignon argue about grammar within CLT?

• Grammar is important when related to communicative needs and experiences
• Grammar drills should be eliminated
• Grammar should only be taught through literature
• Grammar is unimportant in modern classrooms

According to Savignon, what factor is essential for classroom innovation and successful CLT implementation?

• Teacher involvement and technical culture
• Advanced technology
• Large class sizes
• Government mandates alone

According to Rilling (2018), what was the core belief behind the Audio-Lingual Method (ALM)?

• Language learning occurs through habit formation
• Language is best learned through literary analysis
• Language is an innate universal grammar
• Language learning happens only through immersion

In Rilling’s description, what role did technology play in the development of ALM?

• It enabled repetitive language practice through labs
• It helped teach translation more efficiently
• It replaced the teacher entirely
• It allowed automatic grammar error correction

What is a key pedagogical technique associated with ALM according to the text?

• Drills based on structural patterns
• Free-form conversation
• Essay writing
• Literary analysis in the target language

How was grammar typically taught in the ALM framework?

• Implicitly through repeated sentence patterns
• Through formal textbook rules first
• Via student-led discovery
• By translating complex literary texts

Which of the following best describes the ALM stance on learner errors?

• They should be corrected immediately
• They should be ignored to encourage fluency
• They are signs of linguistic creativity
• They should be discussed in groups