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WorksheetsSecond Language Acquistion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
BICS are
a)
the basic social language skills used in everyday setting
b)
the basic academic language skills used in the classroom
c)
listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills needed in the classroom
d)
cognitively demanding, abstract, with few contextual cues
2.
CALP is
a)
surface skills of listening and speaking
b)
academic language
c)
communication skills needed in the classroom between peers
d)
cognitively undemanding language with many clues
3.
Which Quadrant?
written instructions with visuals
(Ikea instructions)
written instructions with visuals
(Ikea instructions)
a)
Quadrant A
b)
Quadrant C
c)
Quadrant B
d)
Quadrant D
4.
Which Quadrant?
Milestones Assessments
Milestones Assessments
a)
Quadrant A
b)
Quadrant C
c)
Quadrant B
d)
Quadrant D
5.
Which Quadrant?
telephone conversation
telephone conversation
a)
Quadrant A
b)
Quadrant C
c)
Quadrant B
d)
Quadrant D
6.
Which Quadrant?
face-to-face conversation
face-to-face conversation
a)
Quadrant A
b)
Quadrant C
c)
Quadrant B
d)
Quadrant D
7.
Which Quadrant?
lecture with few or no visuals
lecture with few or no visuals
a)
Quadrant A
b)
Quadrant C
c)
Quadrant B
d)
Quadrant D
8.
Which Quadrant?
written instructions
written instructions
a)
Quadrant A
b)
Quadrant C
c)
Quadrant B
d)
Quadrant D
9.
Which Quadrant?
science experiment
science experiment
a)
Quadrant A
b)
Quadrant C
c)
Quadrant B
d)
Quadrant D
10.
ESOL teachers must intentionally prepare for the teaching of social language.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
There is a difference between formal knowledge of language (rules) and language that is acquired at the subconscious level.
a)
Affective Filter Hypothesis
b)
Prism Model
c)
Natural Order Hypothesis
d)
Learning vs. Acquisition
12.
There is a structurally intermediate status between L1 & L2 that is it’s own self-contained linguistic system.
a)
Language Transfer
b)
Interlanguage
c)
BICS vs. CALP
d)
Overgeneralization
13.
Second language learners may produce errors that can be attributed to interference from their first language. This occurs most commonly between two languages that have similar but not identical systems.
a)
Language Transfer
b)
Fossilization
c)
Interlanguage
d)
Overgeneralization
14.
Certain rules within a language are acquired before others. Correct usage of grammatical structures is acquired gradually in both L1 and L2.
a)
Natural Order Hypothesis
b)
Dual Language Immersion
c)
Interlanguage
d)
Language Transfer
15.
Second language learners simplify the rules of L2 to cope with difficulties in the new language, leading to errors.
a)
Monitor Hypothesis
b)
BICS vs. CALP
c)
Interlanguage
d)
Overgeneralization
16.
Emotional variables such as anxiety, motivation, and self-confidence play a part in language acquisition
a)
Comprehensible Input
b)
Fossilization
c)
Monitor Hypothesis
d)
Affective Filter Hypothesis
17.
Learners have an error-detecting mechanism that is responsible for accuracy which confirms or repairs student utterances (conscious grammar).
a)
Fossilization
b)
Overgeneralization
c)
Monitor Hypothesis
d)
Affective Filter Hypothesis
18.
Which researcher can be attributed with establishing the astounding effectiveness of Dual Language Immersion programs for the achievement of all types of learners?
a)
Krashen
b)
Cummins
c)
Selinker
d)
Thomas & Collier
19.
Language is acquired when learners understand messages and learners must be exposed to messages a bit beyond their level of proficiency (i + 1).
a)
Acquisition vs. Learning
b)
Input Hypothesis
c)
Language Transfer
d)
Dual Language Immersion
20.
The slowing or loss of progress in acquiring L2 despite continued exposure and interaction, regardless of learner motivation
a)
Affective Filter
b)
Natural Order
c)
Fossilization
d)
Overgeneralization
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