TEFL Basics of Teaching 5

Question 1

Which assessment type is used to evaluate learning at the end of a unit or course?

Accepted Answer

Summative assessment

Answer

Summative assessment measures what students have learned after instruction is complete, often through tests or projects.

Question 2

What is a 'recast' in corrective feedback?

Accepted Answer

The teacher reformulates the student's incorrect utterance correctly without stopping the interaction

Answer

A recast is an implicit correction where the teacher smoothly provides the correct form embedded in natural conversation.

Question 3

Which learner variable most directly affects how quickly adults acquire pronunciation in a second language?

Accepted Answer

Age of acquisition

Answer

The Critical Period Hypothesis suggests that early learners acquire native-like pronunciation more easily than adults.

Question 4

In lesson planning, what is the purpose of stating a 'main aim'?

Accepted Answer

To identify the primary language or skill students will practice by the lesson's end

Answer

The main aim focuses the lesson on one clear learning outcome, keeping planning and delivery coherent.

Question 5

Which technique helps students predict content before reading or listening, activating schema?

Accepted Answer

Pre-reading/listening prediction tasks

Answer

Prediction activities activate students' existing knowledge (schema), making new input easier to process and understand.

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