Directions:Inthissection,youaregiven20questions,beneatheachofwhicharefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youaretomakethebestchoiceeithertocompletetheincompletestatementortoanswerthequestion.Onepointisgiventoeachcorrectchoice.
1.Accordingtotherecordsavailable,humanbeingshavebeeninvolvedinthestudyoflanguagefor___________years.
A.1,000B.1,500
C.2,000D.2,500
2.Bythemid-_________theupheavalinlinguisticsandpsycholinguisticscreatedbyChomsky’stransformational-generativegrammarhadbeguntoaffectlanguagepedagogy.
A.1940sB.1950s
C.1960sD.1970s
3.TheNaturalApproachbelievesthattheteachingof_________shouldbedelayeduntilcomprehensionskillsareestablished.
A.listeningB.speaking
C.readingD.writing
4.Thegenerative-transformationalschooloflinguisticsemergedthroughtheinfluenceof__________.
A.NoamChomskyB.J.Piaget
C.D.AusubelD.J.B.Bruner
5.Inforeignlanguageteaching,thetargetlanguagewasinterpretedasasystemofrulestobeobservedintextsandsentences,andtoberelatedtothefirstlanguage__________andmeaning.
A.wordsB.rules
C.sentencesD.context
6.Inthe19thcentury,thestrategyinlanguageteachingusuallyadoptedbyforeignlanguageteacherswasthe_______ofgrammarruleswithtranslation.
A.introductionB.interpretation
C.comprehensionD.combination
7.IntheDirectMethod,teachersencouragelearnersto_______rulesofgrammarthroughactiveuseofthetargetlanguageintheclassroom.
A.applyB.analyze
C.induceD.paraphrase
8._________canbeintroducedasameansofconsolidationandevaluationintheDirectMethod.
A.ReadingB.Listening
C.SpeakingD.Writing
9.ThepsychologicaltheoryunderlyingtheGrammar-TranslationMethodwas_________Psychology.
A.DevelopmentalB.Child
C.FacultyD.Adult
10.IntheopinionofPalmerandsomeotherlinguistsofhistime,_________playedoneofthemostimportantrolesinforeignlanguagelearning.
A.grammarB.phonetics
C.vocabularyD.rhetoric
11._________isNOToneofthesystematicprinciplestheOralApproachinvolves
A.SelectionB.Translation
C.GradationD.Presentation
12.InwhichbookdidSkinnerapplythetheoryofconditioningtothewayhumansacquirelanguage
A.LadoEnglishSeriesB.TowardaTheoryofInstruction
C.LanguageTeachingAnalysisD.VerbalBehavior
13.Accordingtothebehaviorist,a_________isformedwhenacorrectresponsetoastimulusisconsistentlyrewarded.
A.meaningB.word
C.habitD.reaction
14.MaterialsintheAudiolingualMethodareprimarily_________.
A.instruction-orientedB.student-oriented
C.teacher-orientedD.habit-oriented
15._________isNOTdiscussedinthebookForeignLanguageTeachingMethodology
A.Thenatureofforeignlanguageteachingmethodology
B.Thehistoryofforeignlanguageteaching
C.Theoriesofforeignlanguageteachingmethodology
D.ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage
16.Piagetsawcognitivedevelopmentasessentiallyaprocessof__________withinwhichgeneticsandexperienceinteract.
A.maturationB.accommodation
C.comprehensionD.assimilation
17.GeorgiLozanovassertsthatthereasonforourinefficiencyisthatwe__________.
A.laytoomuchemphasisonoralperformance
B.ignoretheneedsoflearners
C.setuppsychologicalbarrierstolearning
D.givestudentslittleroomandtimetolearn
18.Krashenbelievesthatacquisitionofalanguagereferstothe__________processleadingtothedevelopmentofcompetenceandisnotdependentontheteachingofgrammaticalrules.
A.consciousB.unconscious
C.overconsciousD.subconscious
19.AnotherlinguistictheoryofcommunicationfavoredinCommunicationLanguageTeachingis_________functionalaccountoflanguageuse.
A.Chomsky’sB.Hymes’s
C.Candlin’sD.Halliday’s
20.Withregardtosyllabusdesign,theCommunicativeApproachlaysspecialemphasison_________.
A.authenticmaterialsB.learners’needs
C.meaningfuldrillsD.teachers’roles
II.FillingBlanks:(20%)
Directions:Inthissection,thereare20statementswith20blanks.YouaretofilleachblankwithONEappropriateword.Onepointisgiventoeachblank.
21._________wasalanguageofcommunicationthatpeoplewidelystudiedintheWesternworldbeforethe16thcentury.
22.InMalinowski’sopinion,anutterancehasno_________atallifitisoutofthecontextofsituation.
23.Behaviorismbelievesthatbasiclearningprocessescouldbedescribedintermsofstimuliand_________.
24.Somelinguiststhoughtthatalllanguagesoriginatedfromonelanguageandwereruledbyacommon_________.
25.Thecombinationofstructurallinguistictheory,aural-oralprocedures,andbehavioristpsychologyledtothe_________Method.
26.Theformula__________,advocatedbyKrashen,meansinputthatcontainsstructuresslightlyabovethelearner’spresentlevel.
27.IntheDirectMethod,thetargetlanguageisused_________inthelanguageclassroomasameansofinstructionandcommunication.
28.Inasuggestopaediccourse,directandindirectpositive_________aremadetoenhancestudents’self-confidenceandtoconvincethemthatsuccessisattainable.
29.Chomskydividesthegrammarofanaturallanguageinto__________grammarandperipheralgrammar.
30.TheDirectMethodadvocatestheimportanceoforallanguageandbelievesthatlanguageshouldbelearnedthroughdirect______offormandmeaning.
31.TheDirectMethodbelievesinthe_______processoflanguagelearningandintheinductiveteachingofgrammar.
32.TheOralApproachbelievesinatheoryoflearningthatisbasedonatypeofbehaviorist_______theory.
33.TheCognitiveApproachlaysemphasisoninnateorganizingprinciplesinhumanperceptionand______.
34.InatypicalAudiolinguallessonthefollowingprocedurescanbeobserved:recognition,imitationandrepetition,_______drills,andfollow-upactivities.
35.Atthelevelofclassroomteaching,theCommunicativeApproachholdsthatactivitiesshouldprovideopportunitiesforlearnersto__________thelanguage.
36.TheCognitiveApproachholdsthatlearningalanguageisaprocessofacquiring__________controlofthephonological,grammaticalandlexicalpatternsofasecondlanguage,largelythroughstudyandanalysisofthesepatternsasabodyofknowledge.
37.Krashenseesthelearner’semotionalstateorattitudesasanadjustable____________thatfreelypassesorblocksinputnecessarytoacquisition.
38.GattegnoanticipatesthatusingtheSilentWaywouldrequiremostteacherstochangetheirperceptionoftheir_________.
39.CommunityLanguageLearningadvisesteacherstoconsidertheirstudentsas“wholepersons”;therefore,themethodissometimescitedasanexampleofa“__________approach”.
40.Britishlinguistsofstructuralismbelievedthat_________inalanguagewererule-governed.
III.Matching:(10%)
Directions:Thissectionconsistsoftwogroupsofpairslistedintwocolumns,AandB.Youaretomatchtheonemarked1,2,3,4or5inColumnAwiththeonemarkeda,b,c,doreinColumnB.Onepointisgiventoeachpairyoumatchcorrectly.
41A:advantageordisadvantageassociatedwiththefeature
B:mainfeaturesoftheGrammar-TranslationMethod
1.fewdemandsonteachers
a.priorityofliterarylanguage
2.languagelearnedunabletomeetthe
practicalneedsoflearners
b.emphasisonreadingandwriting
3.betterunderstandingofabstractwords
c.nativelanguagebeingthemainmediumofinstruction
4.agoodmasteryofthegrammarsystemof
thetargetlanguagehelpfulforteacher-to-be
students
d.translationbeingtheprincipalpracticetechnique
5.littleattentiontospeakingorlistening
e.emphasisontheteachingofthesecondlanguagegrammar
42.TheCognitiveApproach
A
B
1.theoryoflanguag
a.recognitionofthedecisiveroleofthelearnerinforeignlanguagelearning
2.theoryoflearning
b.thelearner’scontrolofthelanguageinallitsmanifestationasacoherentandmeaningfulsystem
3.oneoftheobjectives
c.cognitivepsychology
4.oneofthetechniques
d.physicalresponse
5.oneofthemainfeatures
e.transformationalgrammar
IV.QuestionsforBriefAnswers:(30%)
Directions:Thissectionhassixquestions.Youaretoanswerthembriefly.Fivepointsaregiventoeachquestion.
43.GiveatleastfivetechniquesaGrammar-Translationteacherusuallyusestohelprealizethecourseobjectives.
44.WhatarethefourpointssummarizedbyTangLixingonthemethodologicaldevelopmentbeforethe1980sinChina
45.Whatarethefivehypothesesofthemonitortheory
46.WhyistheOralApproachsometimesreferredtoastheSituationalApproach
47.WhyisalanguagelabconsideredessentialinanAudiolingualclassroom
48.WhatshouldaNaturalApproachteacherdowhenthelearnerisreadytostarttalkinginthetargetlanguage