Interlanguage and Language Acquisition Quiz

Who coined the term interlanguage?

• Noam Chomsky

• Stephen Krashen

• Larry Selinker

• B.F. Skinner

Which theory emphasizes that learners create rules that may not match the target language?

• Monitor Theory

• Universal Grammar

• Interlanguage Theory

• Behaviorist Theory

What does fossilization refer to in interlanguage development?

• Learning through repetition

• Unchanging errors in L2

• Perfect mastery of L2

• The first stage of learning

According to Krashen, which input is most effective for language acquisition?

• Memorization

• Grammar instruction

• Comprehensible input

• Peer correction

What is a feature of the discourse aspect in interlanguage?

• Sentence structure

• Phoneme recognition

• Logical connection between ideas

• Word formation

Saying "He goed to school" is an example of:

• L1 transfer

• Overgeneralization

• Fossilization

• Monitoring

Which of the following is a compensatory strategy?

• Using “goed” as past tense

• Saying “vegetable shop” for “greengrocer”

• “Give me that book!”

• “He sleep yesterday.”

Which aspect of interlanguage is linked to social interaction and motivation?

• Psycholinguistic

• Linguistic

• Discourse

• Social

What is the main focus of the linguistic aspect?

• Memory and attention

• Cultural adaptation

• Grammar and vocabulary

• Conversation management

Which of these represents an L1 transfer error?

• Saying “childs”

• Saying “goed”

• Saying “I am agree”

• Saying “I saw a man he was running”