TEFL Basics of Teaching 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which teaching method emphasizes learning grammar rules explicitly before practicing them?
- Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
- Task-Based Learning (TBL)
- Grammar-Translation Method (Correct answer)
- Total Physical Response (TPR)
Correct answer: Grammar-Translation Method
The Grammar-Translation Method focuses on explicit rule memorization and translation between L1 and L2.
Question 2: When a learner says 'He go to school yesterday,' which type of error is demonstrated?
- Phonological error
- Pragmatic error
- Morphosyntactic error (Correct answer)
- Discourse error
Correct answer: Morphosyntactic error
Missing past tense marking ('go' instead of 'went') is a morphosyntactic error involving verb form.
Question 3: Which approach uses physical movement to reinforce language, especially effective with young learners?
- Silent Way
- Audiolingual Method
- Total Physical Response (TPR) (Correct answer)
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Correct answer: Total Physical Response (TPR)
TPR, developed by James Asher, links language input to physical actions to aid memory and reduce anxiety.
Question 4: What does 'concept checking' refer to in TEFL methodology?
- Testing students with a written exam
- Using questions to verify students understand meaning, not just form (Correct answer)
- Asking students if they liked the lesson
- Checking that vocabulary is on the board
Correct answer: Using questions to verify students understand meaning, not just form
Concept Checking Questions (CCQs) confirm that students genuinely understand the meaning of new language.
Question 5: A teacher divides the class into groups where each group reads different texts, then members regroup to share information. What is this technique called?
- Round robin
- Jigsaw activity (Correct answer)
- Carousel
- Think-pair-share
Correct answer: Jigsaw activity
In a jigsaw activity, students become 'experts' on one piece of content and then teach others in mixed groups.
Question 6: Which type of speaking task requires students to negotiate and agree on a shared outcome?
- Monologue presentation
- Consensus task / decision-making activity (Correct answer)
- Minimal pair drill
- Read-aloud exercise
Correct answer: Consensus task / decision-making activity
Consensus tasks require discussion, negotiation, and agreement, generating authentic communicative language use.
Question 7: What is 'elicitation' in lesson delivery?
- The teacher lectures students on new grammar
- The teacher draws out language or ideas from students rather than stating them directly (Correct answer)
- Students read a text silently
- A peer correction activity
Correct answer: The teacher draws out language or ideas from students rather than stating them directly
Elicitation encourages active retrieval from students, which strengthens memory and keeps them engaged.
TEFL Basics of Teaching 4
Which teaching method emphasizes learning grammar rules explicitly before practicing them?