TEFL Grammar and Vocabulary Teaching

Question 1

What is the difference between deductive and inductive grammar teaching?

Accepted Answer

Deductive presents rules then examples; inductive lets students discover rules from examples

Answer

Deductive teaching explicitly presents grammar rules first, while inductive teaching guides students to discover rules through exposure to examples.

Question 2

What is a timeline diagram used for in TEFL?

Accepted Answer

To visually represent verb tenses and their relationship to past, present, and future

Answer

Timeline diagrams visually show when actions occur relative to the present, helping students understand tense usage and meaning.

Question 3

What are collocations and why are they important?

Accepted Answer

Words that frequently occur together (e.g., make a decision, heavy rain); they help learners sound natural

Answer

Learning collocations helps students produce natural-sounding language because native speakers use these word combinations automatically.

Question 4

What is the difference between meaning, form, and pronunciation in language teaching?

Accepted Answer

Meaning is what a word/structure conveys; form is its grammatical structure; pronunciation is how it sounds

Answer

Effective teaching addresses all three aspects: what the language means, how it is structured, and how it sounds.

Question 5

What is a substitution drill?

Accepted Answer

A controlled practice activity where students replace one element in a sentence pattern

Answer

Substitution drills practice accuracy by having students replace specific parts of a sentence while maintaining the overall structure.

(TEFL) Teaching English as a Foreign Language Practice Test