ESL ESL Reading & Writing Instruction 2

Question 1

What is the main purpose of 'genre-based writing instruction' in ESL?

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To teach students the conventions and social purposes of specific text types like reports or letters

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To help students write in any style freely

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To focus exclusively on grammatical correctness

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To have students translate literary texts

Question 2

Which type of feedback focuses on global issues such as organization and content rather than surface errors?

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Holistic feedback

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Error correction feedback

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Peer spelling review

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Grammatical markup

Question 3

What is a 'thesis statement' in academic writing instruction for ESL learners?

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A sentence that states the main argument or central claim of an essay

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A topic sentence that opens a body paragraph

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A transitional phrase between paragraphs

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A concluding restatement of the introduction

Question 4

What reading comprehension strategy is a student using when they form a mental image of what they are reading?

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Visualizing

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Summarizing

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Predicting

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Questioning

Question 5

In a process writing classroom, what is the main purpose of a 'writing conference' between teacher and student?

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To provide individualized feedback and guidance during the writing process

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To grade the final draft immediately

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To test grammar knowledge verbally

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To assign new writing topics

Question 6

What does 'text structure' refer to in reading instruction?

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The organizational pattern an author uses to present information, such as cause-effect or compare-contrast

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Font and layout choices in a document

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The vocabulary difficulty level of a text

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The genre classification of a written work