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WorksheetsNests vs Non-nests and ELF
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
According to the handout, NEST's classes were rich sources of cultural information such as
The jury system in Britain, charity projects, the ideal world of John Lennon
100 years of Solitude, Alexander The Great
Facebook's creation, postale system in London.
In addition to a growing number of articles about non-native teachers, only one full-length book,
entitled _________________ has been written on the subject in the 90's.
The first Six weeks of School.
The non-native teacher
Teach like a champion.
In the neglected area of teacher research, the language teaching profession was for a long time regarded as:
Cross-cultural differences
An analytic blok
A monolithic bloc
Since none of the NESTs were using course books, they designed their own material in the form of:
Newspaper cutouts, posters and worksheets.
Short quizzes and exams
Stories and novels
In an effort to build cross-cultural bridges, NESTs kept inquiring about
Hungarian traditions, for example, folk, art and the local version of Santa Claus.
Students' favourite food
A famous hungarian soccer player
Another defect in the non-NESTs' professional expertise was their lack of Hungarian.
True
False
non-NESTs only teach conversation while NESTs have to teach Grammar and other competencies.
true
false
The primary advantage attributed to NESTs lies in their superior English-language competence; their capability of using the language spontaneously and in the most diverse communicative situations.
true
false
Grammar occupied the pride of place on the non-NESTs' list because they have a better metacognitive knowledge of grammar
true
false
The author of The non-native teacher claims that NESTs and non-NESTs are ``two different species''
true
false
Who has the ownership of English?
native speakers
non-native speakers
no one
English in international contexts is shaped by whom?
native speakers
non-native speakers
What is a lingua franca?
a common language between people with different linguacultural backgrounds
mother tongue
dialect used in Italy
foreign language
What kind of versions of communication can be found in multicultural big cities?
Native
All of them
Non-native
A Lingua franca is a language used widely for communication between people who do not share the same first (or even second) language.
FALSE
TRUE
When a native Spanish speaker communicates in English with a native Portuguese speaker...
they are using English as a first language.
they are breaking international law.
they are using English as an International Language, also called English as a Lingua Franca.
The status of English as a single language is being challenged and also its "ownership"...
because English native speakers are learning foreign languages.
as English native speakers feel linguistic imperialism is strong.
because there are many different "Englishes" being used around the world, such as Indian, Singaporean and Hong Kong English.
Some people see the growth of English as...
a form of cultural or linguistic "imperialism", as it is used to promote military, cultural or economic hegemony.
a way to help those who are obliged to study it for practical reasons.
Many authors claim that instead of talking about inner, outer or expanding circles, we should acknowledge...
that English is not as powerful as it used to be.
English as a Lingua Franca.
"World Englishes" or "Global English".
Nobody owns English any more, in other words- or perhaps we could say that we all, ‘native’ and ‘non-native’ speakers alike...
own it together in a kind of international shareholders’ democracy, as we have, or should have, equal rights as English users.
should value English in its own right.
should think of English as a means for communicating across cultures.
