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Autonomy and Cognition

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
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1.

What is cognition?

a)

It is the set of mental abilities or processes that are part of nearly every human action while we are awake

b)

It is the set of mental abilities that allows to think clearly and inteligently.

c)

It is the ability to concentrate deeply in a specific issue so you can solve problems easily

d)

It is the skills that allows us to move our body and control our emotions

2.

Cognitive abilities or skills are supported by...?

a)

specific neuronal networks

b)

Your ability to comprehend the world and understand others

c)

Your sense of commitment and trust

d)

Your passion for a specific activity

3.

Cognitive abilities are the same as...

a)

brain functions

b)

metacognitive strategies

c)

mental processes involving language processing

d)

learning strategies that help you cope with limitations.

4.

One important brain function that has to do with your ability to concentrate on a particular object, action or thought is...

a)

attention

b)

awareness

c)

perception

d)

motor skills

5.

Your ability to mobilize your muscles and bodies and your ability to manipulate objects are...

a)

motor skills

b)

locomotion powers

c)

movement ability

d)

dynamic physical system

6.

They are the set of abilities that enable goal-oriented behavior, such as the ability to plan, and execute a goal.

a)

Executive functions

b)

Executive Order

c)

Execute order 66

d)

Performative aims

7.

Stage 1 of self-directed learning is...

a)

The dependent learner

b)

The interested learning

c)

The involved learner

d)

The self-directed learning

8.

The idea of autonomy is not indigenous to the field of ELT, it originally comes from the field of...

a)

Moral and Political Philosophy

b)

Semantics and Pragmatics

c)

Continental Philosophy+

d)

Psychiatry and Pedagogy

9.

The rise of autonomy is closely connected to...(Select two)

a)

the deconstruction of the traditional language classroom in the 70s.

b)

the development of the comprehension approach.

c)

the communicative language teaching approach.

d)

the importance of FVR (Free Voluntary Reading) in language teaching programmes.

10.

Holec (1981) stated that autonomy is...

a)

the ability to take charge of one's own learning.

b)

to take responsibility for your own actions.

c)

to create and execute a carefully-designed study plan

d)

the ability to focuse on one specific task.

11.

Benson says that the concept of autonomy involves control over three major levels of the teaching and learning process. Select the three that apply.

a)

learning management

b)

cognitive processing

c)

content of learning

d)

metacognitive strategies

e)

decision-making

12.

Technologisation of the self is...

a)

Assumption that our minds, bodies and personalities should be worked as if they were components of a machine.

b)

A view of human beings as having a specific black box in the heads that enables us to learn languages

c)

An appreciation of the role of technology in our own learning processes.

d)

assumption that we are better than any other machine and far more superior.

13.

There is an ambiguity and double edge to the concept of autonomy because...

a)

It implies people taking reponsability for their learning but also expectations of further improvement from the global economy

b)

It implies the ability to make your own decisions and leave everything to the teacher at the same time.

c)

It implies our ability to pick up things from the environment, but also learn from others

d)

It implies the power of observation and experimentation in language learning.

14.

According to Scharle and Szabó most passive students' passive attitude towards learning occurs due to...

a)

the learners' over reliance on the teacher

b)

the learners' frustration to the new methods

c)

the learners' reluctance to study on their own

d)

the learners' inability to concentrate

15.

In conclusion, it is the responsibility of the teacher

a)

to help students learn to live the kinds of lives they want to lead rather than fit them in society's demands

b)

to help students become independent human beings who can think by themselves

c)

to guide students in the process of becoming successful language learner

d)

to provide room for controversy and the exchange of ideas in the classroom.