QUESTION POOL: EDU. 0. 4 : THEORETICAL BASE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION

 

SEMESTER I

EDU. 0. 4   : THEORETICAL BASE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION

Choose the correct answer. All questions carry one mark each

1.  What is the focus of CBLT (Competency Based Language Teaching)

A.    Mastery on language accuracy

B.     Mastery on language usage

C.     Mastery on language structure

D.    Mastery on language comprehension

2. In NLP _____________stands for ‘patterns of how we organize thoughts and ideas’?

A.    Programming

B.     Neuro

C.     Linguistic

D.    Nervous System

 

3.Which language approach focuses on teaching children to read by recognizing words as a whole.

A.    Notional –Functional  Approach

B.     Whole –language Approach

C.     Integrated Approach

D.    Natural Approach

4.In M-Learning ‘M’ stands for

A.    Multimedia

B.     Music

C.     Multilanguage

D.    Mobile

5. Learning two languages as “First languages” is called___________

A.    consecutive bilingualism

B.     simultaneous bilingualism

C.     bilingualism

D.    receptive bilingualism

6. Which of the following emphasize that children should focus on meaning and strategy instruction?

A.    SOS Approach

B.     Integrated Approach

C.     Whole Language APPROACH

D.    Natural Approach

7.Who I sone of the proponent of Neuro- Linguistic Programming  ?

A.    John Grinder

B.     Roger

C.     Watson

D.    John Dewey

8. What is the full form of CBLT

A.    Computer Based Language Teaching

B.     Community Based Language Teaching

C.     Competency Based Language  Teaching

D.    Communication Based Language Teaching

9.  The three-language formula for language learning was formulated in ________

A.    1968

B.     1948

C.     1979

D.    1983

10. What is the full form of IELTS ?

A.    International English Language Teaching System

B.     International English Language Testing System

C.     International English Language Talking System

D.    International English Language Tuning System

11. Which evaluation is done by the teacher during the instruction?

A.    Summative Evaluation

B.     Portfolio Evaluation

C.     Formative Evaluation

D.    Product Evaluation

12. Which one among the following is a Humanistic Approach ?

A.    Suggestopedia

B.     SOS Approach

C.     Communicative Approach

D.    Non of the above

13. Which one of the following is the international proficiency test for non-native English speakers?

A.    CELTA

B.     IELTS

C.     TKT

D.    TOEFL

14. Who conducts TKT?

A.    British Council

B.     Oxford University

C.     Cambridge

D.    Non of the above

15.Band 4 in TKT stands for

A.    Limited knowledge on content area

B.     Basic and systematic knowledge

C.     Breadth and depth of knowledge

D.    Extensive knowledge

16.The ability to refection an action to engage in a process of continuous learning is called______

A.    Implicitly Learning

B.     Experimental Learning

C.     Reflective Practice

D.    Critical Reflection

17. Communicative Testing focus on

A.    Communicative competence

B.     Weakness/failure of students

C.     Linguistic competence

D.    A & C

 

18. Which of the following domain  denotes the ‘attitude of self’

A.    Cognitive

B.     Affective

C.     Psychomotor

D.    All of the above

19. What is the validity period of  IELTS certificate ?

A.    1 year

B.     3years

C.     5 years

D.    2 years

20. Richard Bandler and John Grinder are the exponents of

A.    CBLT

B.     ILM

C.     NLP

D.    TBLT

 

21. What is the goal of cooperative learning?

A.    Develop interacting  ability of learners

B.     Develop problem solving ability

C.     A&C

D.    Non of the above

 

22.Which gives importance to the usage of language rather than the knowledge about language ?

A.    TPR

B.     TBLT

C.     CLL

D.    CBLT

 

23. In Neuro- Linguistics Programming ‘Neuro’ represents

A.    Nervous system

B.     Nervous system and brain

C.     Thoughts

D.    Feelings

24.___________ is a set of assumptions describing the nature of teaching.

A.    Method

B.     Technique

C.     Strategy

D.    Approach

25. In ‘Learner centered education’ 

A.    Focus of instruction is on teacher

B.     Focus of instruction is n learner

C.     A& B

D.    None of the above

26.’Multimodal learning’ is the representation of ___________

A.    Single modality

B.     Same modalities

C.     Different modalities

D.    None of the above.

27. ______________is an education program that combines online digital media with traditional classroom methods.

A.    Synchronous learning

B.     Networked learning

C.     Blended Learning

D.    None of the above

28. Online tutoring is the process of tutoring in , or networked environment

A.     Online environment

B.     virtual environment

C.      networked environment

D.    All of the above

29. Post –method is

A.    Knowledge oriented

B.     Suitable for novice teachers

C.     Focusing on ‘reflective teaching’

D.    Works on surface level.

30. Which test provide globally recognized certificate for teaching?

A.    CELTA

B.     TOEFL

C.     TOEIC

D.    TKT

31. A seminar conducted over the internet is

A.    Webcasting

B.     Webinar

C.     Web conferencing

D.    All of the above

32. Post-method pedagogy emphasizes on

A.    Teacher experience

B.     Theoretical knowledge

C.     Both A& B

D.    Neither A nor B

33.Who is the proponent of Universal grammar?

A.    Edward Sapir

B.     Noam Chomsky

C.     Charles Pierce

D.    Benjamin Whorf

Ans: B

34. Who is the author of "Beyond Methods: Macrostrategies for Language Teaching," ?

A.    Dr. C.J Dodson

B.     Curran

C.     Kumaravadivelu

D.    Gattengo

35. ‘Whole Language’ emphasizes that children should focus on

A.    Independent instruction

B.     Interactive instruction

C.     Meaning and Strategy instruction

D.    Experimental instruction.

36.CBLT is characterized as

A.    Task oriented

B.     Based on learning outcome

C.     Based on task outcome

D.    All of the above

37. Models of teaching consists of

A.    Focus

B.     Syntax

C.     Social system

D.    All of the above.

38. Who is the proponent of Advance Organizer Model?

A.    Bruner

B.     Asutin

C.     Goodnow

D.    Ausubel

39. “There never was and never will be a method for all” –this is a famous quotation by

A.    Antony Barger

B.     Noam Chomsky

C.     David Nunan

D.    Ausubel

40.The pioneer of  ‘E-Learning’ is

A.    Allan Paivio

B.     Bernard Luskin

C.     W.L Johnson

D.    Watson

 

40.  Which branch of linguistics deal with the study of meaning? (a)Phonology

(b) Syntax

(c)Semantics

(d) Morphology

41) Theory of Multiple Intelligence was proposed by (a)Vygotsky

(b) Piaget

(c)Gardener

(d) Bruner

42) Which type of intelligence is associated with awareness of one’s own feelings, motives and desires?

(a)Spatial

(b) Interpersonal

(c)Intrapersonal

(d) Bodily- kinesthetic

43)Which psychologist developed Social constructivism? (a)Lev Vygotsky

(b) J.B Watson

(c)B.F.Skinner

(d) Piaget

44) The practice of altering between two languages is known as (a)Code mixing

(b) Lingua franca

(c)Multilingualism

(d) Code switching

 

45. The system of arranging words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in

 

a language is called

b) Morphological system

b) Phonological system

c) Communicative approach

d) Bilingual method

 

46. Contextualization is a basic premise in

d) Classical method

b) L.S. Vygotsky

d) B.F. Skinner

d) Direct method

 

47. The type of intelligence that makes a person aware of his/her inner feelings, values, beliefs and thinking process is

Naturalist

Intrapersonal

 Interpersonal

Existential

48. Behaviorist classes are:

a) teacher centred, b) learner centred, c) task centred, d)Process oriented

49.  Which one of the following is not an intonation pattern in English?

(Rising, falling, Rising-falling,Rising-falling-rising)

50. Identify the pair which is not correctly matched ? Reinforcement – practice, Habit – repetition,

51. Acquisition - exposure , Constructivism - reproduction ?

Answer all the questions in one word or a sentence. One mark each.

 

1)     .__________is the scientific study of language.

2)     The zone of proximal development is seen as a____________?

3)     The proponent of Nuero Linguistic programming is______________

4)     .__________is is a method of teaching a foreign language, through conversation and discussion, without translation and without the study of formal grammar.

 

5)     Human beings are born with the instinct or innate facility to acquire language,

6)     which is known as.__________is

 

7)     .__________is is defined as the use of at least two languages by an individual.

 

8)     .__________is refers to the influence of the native language of the learner on his/

 

9)     her acquisition of the target language.

 

10) What is dialect?

11) What is code switching?

12) State any two Language Forums.

13) What is a task?

14) What is linguistics?

15) What is the aim of suggestopedia      

16) Expand CLL, who proposed it?

17) What do you mean by Scaffolding?

18) Why English is called a Link language?

19) The English language comprises?

20) Cognitive Psychology has practical applications in?

21) Define morphology?

22) Affective domain is also called as

23) Explain maxims of teaching with one example.

24) Why teaching is considered as a profession?

25) Write any two specification from the objective ‘synthesis’.

 

Answer all the questions in one or two sentences. Two marks each.

 

1)     What is the need of objective Based Instruction?

2)     Give a brief account of Chomsky’s theory on language acquisition.

3)     Differentiate between language and acquisition?

4)     List the main features of silent way of teaching English.

5)     What is the basic assumption of TPR?

6)     List out the characteristics of a good objective

7)     What is stress?

8)     What is allophone?

9)     What are consonants? given examples.

10) What is register?

11) Differentiate between language and acquisition?

12) What is phoneme?

13) What is dialect?

14) Give two implications of psycholinguistic theory in ELT?

15) Give two social aims of language learning

16) What is communicative competence.

17) Mention the situations where ability grouping will prove to be an effective strategy in second language classrooms.

18) Write two aims of teaching English, a second language.

19) What is communicative competence give two strategies for its development

20) What is meant by interdisciplinary approach?

21) Write any two specifications of the objective ‘application’.

22) What are the qualities of a good text book in English

 

 

Answer any four questions not exceeding a page and a half. Five marks each.

 

1)     Compare the basic assumptions of language acquisition or learning process as presented by the theories of behaviourism and constructivism?

2)     Explain three major strategies to deal with learners, sensibilities and abilities in English language classrooms

3)     Describe the problems of teaching English as a second language and suggest some remedies to overcome it.

4)     What is reflective teaching? Explain.

5)     Design one task to develop communicative competence of secondary level students

6)     Briefly explain various methods of language teaching

7)     Discuss the principles, characteristics and feasibility of Direct Method of teaching English at Secondary level in Kerala.

8)     Discuss the principles of suggestopedia and mention its advantages.

9)     Explain the salient features of direct method in language teaching. How will you use it to develop the communicative skills of your students?

10) Substantiate the influence of the mother tongue in the learning of English based on prevailing conditions in our classrooms.

11) Write down the basic assumptions of constructivism.

12) What is the strategy recommended by Grammar- Translation method?

13) List the main features of Silent Way of teaching English.

14) Differentiate active and passive vocabulary.

15) Write short notes on the Aims of teaching English.

16) Define language. Discuss the linguistic principles in detail.

17) What do you mean by Co-curricular activities? Discuss the importance of discussion, debates and workshops in learning English?

18) Suggest ways of developing Multiple Intelligence in the English classroom.

19) Discuss the aims of teaching English at secondary level in India

20) Explain the principle of language learning

21) Briefly explain the role and responsibilities of an English teacher in secondary classrooms.

22) Explain Task based Language Teaching

23) Explain three major strategies to deal with learners, sensibilities and abilities in English language classrooms

24) Describe different ways for developing communicative competence

25) Explain teacher as a reflective practitioner

26) Describe the problems of teaching English as a second language and suggest some remedies to overcome it.

27) Explain Second language acquisition.

28) Explain Intonation with examples?

29) Explain word stress with examples as sum?

30) Differentiate between formal and functional grammar?

31) Explain briefly LAD of Noam Chomsky?

32) How can we blend Krashen and Chomsky as regards to their View of language teaching?

33) How will you apply MI theory in your English language class?

34) Bring out the importance of English language in present era?

35) Explain constructivist Approach Chomsky’s theories on language acquisition?

36) Explain various components of language.

37) Describe Language and Cognition with relevance to Piaget steps.

38) Explain language teacher's role in declining language disability.

39) Describe first language and second language. Explain the recommendation of NCF-2005 on language education.

40) What are Krashen's views on language learning?

41) Bring out the salient features of the Direct method in language teaching? 18. Mention the importance of Humanistic Approach in Language Learning.

42) Discuss the principles of Suggestopedia and mention its advantages.

43) Differentiate between a method and an approach.

44) Briefly explain the importance of English as an International link language.

45) Explain Krashen's hypothesis in second language acquisition?

46) Compare the basic assumptions of language acquisition or learning process as presented by the theories of behaviourism and constructivism?

47) What is the role of the learner in natural approach to language learning?

48) How can an English teacher do justice to the role of a reflective practitioner?

49) Comment upon the varieties of World English used globally in diverse socio- linguistic contexts.

50) What is the relevance of using print media in the classroom context?

51) Describe the roles of a constructivist teacher in the changing scenario.

 

Answer any one question. The question carries 10 marks.

1)     A successful teacher has to play multiple roles in English as Second Language Classrooms. Substantiate.

2)     Discuss the difficulties in teaching English as Second Language at secondary level classrooms in Indian context. Suggest remedial programmes for any five major difficulties

3)     Bring out the salient features of constructivism in language teaching.

4)     Discuss the importance of the theory of Multiple Intelligences in English Language classrooms.

5)     Explain the importance of: a) English as a global language b ) English as a link language c) English as a skill subject

6)     Discuss Noam Chomsky’s contributions to – English language teaching-learning?

7)     Examine the perceptible difference between the behaviorist and the constructivist approach of language teaching?

8)     List language teaching techniques and observe how they can be updated?

9)     Explain the theory of multiple Intelligence in relation to English teaching?

10) Explain the salient features of direct method in language teaching. How will you use it to develop the communicative skills of your students?

11) Substantiate the influence of the mother-tongue in the learning of English based on prevailing conditions in our classrooms.

12) Many successful modern methods of teaching languages are both learner centred and experience focused.  Illustrate with suitable examples.

13) To many Constructivists, “Behavourism is outdated and dead”. Do you agree with this view.  Justify your view by citing examples of the effectiveness of teaching strategies employed in English classrooms following the Behaviourist/Constructivist mode.