LOTE Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Methods 2

Question 1

The Natural Approach to language teaching, developed by Krashen and Terrell, primarily emphasizes:

Accepted Answer

Providing comprehensible input in a low-anxiety environment

Answer

The Natural Approach focuses on providing comprehensible input in a supportive, low-stress environment to facilitate natural acquisition rather than explicit grammar teaching.

Question 2

Total Physical Response (TPR), developed by James Asher, teaches language primarily through:

Accepted Answer

Physical movement in response to spoken commands

Answer

TPR links language input with physical actions, helping learners internalize vocabulary and grammar through kinesthetic response to commands.

Question 3

In Content-Based Instruction (CBI), language skills are developed primarily through:

Accepted Answer

Subject matter content such as science, math, or social studies

Answer

Content-Based Instruction integrates language learning with academic subject matter, so students acquire language skills while engaging with meaningful content in the target language.

Question 4

Which error correction technique involves the teacher reformulating a student's incorrect utterance correctly without explicitly pointing out the error?

Accepted Answer

Recasting

Answer

Recasting involves the teacher naturally restating a learner's incorrect utterance in a correct form, providing implicit corrective feedback without interrupting communication.

Question 5

Which language learning theory views language acquisition as habit formation through imitation, reinforcement, and stimulus-response patterns?

Accepted Answer

Behaviorist theory

Answer

Behaviorist theory, associated with B.F. Skinner, views language learning as the formation of habits through imitation of models and reinforcement of correct responses.

LOTE - Language Other Than English Practice Test

LOTE - Language Other Than English Practice Test

LOTE Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Methods 2