ОӘО мәжілісімен бекітілген __.02.2013ж. №__ хаттама

ОӘО мәжілісімен бекітілген __.02.2013ж. №__ хаттама

Факультет: Филология[ FACULTY OF PHILOLOGY]

Кафедра: «Шетел тілдері

[Department of Foreign Languages]

Пәннің аталуы: TFL 305 - CONTEMPORARY METHODS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

(RETAKE COURSE)

FINAL EXAM [B]

QUESTIONS 1 TO 37: CHOOSE THE BEST ALTERNATIVE.

1. There are three main approaches (conceptions) to teaching as a profession, which represent different views about what teaching is. Which conception describes the job of the teacher as follows?

[The teacher treats each teaching situation as unique, and tries out different teaching strategies to develop his / her personal approaches to teaching.]

A)

B) Art craft…..

C)

D)

2. Which of the following alternatives is less likely to be one of the objectives of the contemporary TEFL methodology course?

A)

B)

C) to learn ….lexical

D)

3. Which alternative refers to the description below?

A)

B)

C)

D)

4. Which of the following is NOT considered to be among the scientific disciplines that directly contributed to the development of foreign language teaching methodology?

A) Psychology

B) Linguistics

C) Educational Psychology

D) Psycholinguitical

5. Which of the following disciplines studies the subjects below?

Discourse analysis - Concept of language universals – Grammar & Lexicon - Surface vs. deep structure of language

A) linguistics

B)

C)

D)

C)

6. What is the main cognitivist argument against behaviorism?

A)

B)

C)

D)

7. Which of the following methods is generated from ‘the comprehension approach’?

A)

B) TPR or NA

C)

D)

8. Which method of foreign language teaching uses ‘commands’ to direct behavior?

A)

B) TPR

C)

D)

9. Which explains the reason for the use of authentic materials in Communicative Language Teaching?

A)

B) to develop strategies for understanding language as it is actually used

C)

D)

10. The teacher does not demand students to speak until they are ready. S/he makes the meaning clear through actions and visuals.

A)

B) Hatural Approach

C) TPR

D)

11. The teacher uses information gap activities, games, role plays in order to provide students with an opportunity to practice certain language structures and functions.

A)

B) CLT

C)

D)

12. Which of the following does NOT influence the method of foreign language teaching?

A) Inside into the target language

B)

C)

D)

13. The Natural Order of Acquisition Hypothesis says that

A) People acquire ling terms in predictable order

B)

C)

D)

14. According to Krashen, language learners have a(n) _________ that keeps language input from getting in.

A) affective filter

B)

C)

D)

15. Krashen and Terrell …

A)

B) Natural approach

C)

D)

16. Asher believed that …

A)

B) S2 is learned in the same way as the F1

C)

D)

17. What is the main psychological theory behind the Audio-lingual Method?

C) Behaviorism

D)

18. Which best describes the principle of ‘the teacher’s silence’ in the Silent Way?

A)

B) teachers should give to students more opportunity to talk by keeping silent and monitoring

19. Which is Georgi Lozanov’s methodology that tries to use full mental power of the students?

C) de suggestopedia

D)

20. Which method (or approach) of foreign language teaching are the following statements about?

[Conditioning and habit-formation models of learning put forward by behaviouristic phychologists were married with the pattern practices of this method.]

A)

B) audio lingual

C)

D)

21. Which method (or approach) of foreign language teaching are the following statements about?

[The basic tenet of this method was that second language learning is similar to first language learning. In this light, there should be lots of oral interaction, spontaneous use of the language, no translation, and little if any analysis of grammatical rules and syntactic structures.]

A)

B) natural approach

C)

D)

22. Which method is the following classroom activity (technique) based on?

[Students are asked to replace the parts of speech with given cues and expected to produce their own example pattern in turn.]

A)

B) ALM

C)

D)

23. Which is NOT true for the DIRECT METHOD?

A)

B)

C)

D)

24. Which is NOT true for the SILENT WAY?

A)

B) not having translation

C)

D)

25. Which is NOT true for the (De) Suggestopedia?

A) errors are corrected…..

B)

C)

D)

26. Which is NOT true for the COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING?

A)

B) learning to use language

C)

27. Which is NOT true for the COMMUNITY LANGUAGE LEARNING?

A)

B)

C)

D)

28. Which method (or approach) of foreign language teaching are the following statements about?

[The teacher keeps his/her language use at minimum level in order to emphasize that learning is more important than teaching and s/he tries to keep students alert and attentive.]

A)

B) silent way

C)

29. Which method (or approach) of foreign language teaching are the following statements about?

[ The teacher does a contrastive analysis of the target language and the students’ first language in order to locate the places where s/he anticipates that the students will have trouble. This is because it is believed that the major challenge of foreign language teaching is getting students to overcome the habits of their native language. ]

A) Audio lingual method B)

30. Which method (or approach) of foreign language teaching are the following statements about?

[The teacher asks students in their first language (ie Russian) if they have any questions. If a student asks a question, the teacher answers it in Russian. For example, students learn that English ‘-ion’ corresponds to '-ция’ in Russian. This indicates that the ability to communicate in the target language is not a goal of language instruction; and similarities between target language and the native language facilitate learning. ]

A) Grammar translational method B) C) D)

31. Which method (or approach) of foreign language teaching are the following statements about?

[ The teacher works with gestures, and sometimes instructions in the students’ first language, to help the students produce the target language sounds as a²€ately as possible. In other words, the teacher works with the students while the students work on the language.]

A) Silent way

32. Which method (or approach) of foreign language teaching are the following statements about?

[ The teacher translates what the students want to say in chunks. This is a sign of the teacher’s sensitivity to students’ level of confidence and his / her attempts to give them just what they need in order to be successful. ]

A CLL

33. Which method (or approach) of foreign language teaching are the following statements about?

[ The teacher may use native language translations in class when necessary, especially to make the meaning clear. Often the teacher gives the students the impression that learning the target language is easy and enjoyable. This is the teacher’s attempt to help learners overcome psychological barriers that they bring to the learning situation. ]

A De suggestopedia

34. Which method (or approach) of foreign language teaching are the following statements about?

[ The teacher uses demonstration, real objects and the target language to help learners think in the target language as soon as possible. Rather than memorizing the word lists, students are asked to use the target vocabulary in full sentences.]

A) Direct method

35. Which method (or approach) of foreign language teaching are the following statements about?

[The teacher ‘counsels’ the students without offering advice, but rather shows them that he is really listening to them and understands what they are saying, and encourages their initiative and independence. ]

A) CLL B) C) D)

36. Which method (or approach) of foreign language teaching are the following statements about?

[The teacher uses fine arts and music in order to facilitate learning which, he believes, takes place in a pleasant comfortable environment, because such an environment helps students overcome psychological barriers for language learning.]

A) De suggestopedia D)

37. Which method (or approach) of foreign language teaching are the following statements about?

[The teacher conducts oral/aural drills and pattern practice through a lot of ‘listen and repeat’ activities and corrects student errors immediately to prevent bad habit formation.]

A) audio lingual B) C)

QUESTION 38. Name one of the recent and current trends in foreign language teaching methods and explain it shortly.

_____________________________________________

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FOR QUESTIONS 1- 6: Look at the following stages and aims from a lesson plan about complaining. Two of the aims in each stage (A-C) are appropriate. One of the aims is NOT appropriate.

Mark the aim (A, B or C) which is NOT appropriate.

Stage 1 – Lead in (Warm up)

• The teacher asks the students when they last went on holiday and what problems they can have when travelling.

• The teacher elicits ideas about the problems and writes them on the board

A) B) C)

Stage 2 - Listening

• Students listen to a customer complaining in a travel agent’s.

• Students identify the problems mentioned on the tape.

• Students compare answers in pairs

A) B) C)

Stage 3 – Language Focus

• The teacher hands out the tapescript.

• Students. identify the language of complaining and apologizing in the tape script

A) B) C)

Stage 4 – Restricted practice

• The teacher shows the target language on an OHT.

• Students try to say the phrases.

• The teacher gives feedback, correcting and drilling where necessary.

A) B) C)

Stage 5 – Preparation for freer practice

• Students study their role-cards:

Student A is the complaining customer

Student B is the travel agent.

A) B) C)

Stage 6 – Freer practice

• Students act out the situation in pairs.

A) B) C)

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Оқытушы

Yusuf YAYLACI

Кафедра меңгерушісі Candidate of Pedagodical Sciences,

Kanat SYZDYKOV

Кафедра мәжілісінің хаттамасы № __ __ / __ / 2013 ж

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