Quiz on Interlanguage and Language Acquisition

Who introduced the term interlanguage?

• Stephen Krashen

• Noam Chomsky

• Larry Selinker

• Pit Corder

In the development process of interlanguage, the final stage a learner may reach is:

• Presystematic Stage

• Emergent Stage

• Fossilization

• Advanced Development

What does fossilization refer to in second language acquisition?

• The process of correcting errors

• The use of communication strategies

• Persistent errors that remain despite correction

• The final phase of fluency

Which of the following is an example of language transfer?

• “He goed to school yesterday”

• “Give me that book!”

• “I am agree”

• “I feel hot”

According to Krashen’s Monitor Model, language is acquired through:

• Repetitive grammar drills

• Direct correction from a teacher

• Comprehensible input

• Direct translation from L1

The linguistic aspect of interlanguage includes all the following EXCEPT:

• Syntax

• Phonology

• Motivation

• Pragmatics

The sentence “He goed to school yesterday” is an example of:

• Fossilization

• Morphological error

• Overgeneralization

• Phonological transfer

Which of the following is an example of a pragmatic error?

• “Give me that book!”

• “I am agree”

• “He goed to school”

• “Childs are playing”

Interlanguage is considered a system that is:

• Static and fixed

• Identical to the target language

• Unique and evolving

• Entirely incorrect

According to Noam Chomsky, humans are born with an innate ability to acquire language known as:

• Monitor Model

• Universal Grammar

• Error Analysis

• Language Fossilization