TEFL Teaching Methodologies and Approaches 2

Question 1

Which approach treats language learning as acquiring habits through stimulus-response drills?

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Audiolingualism

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Task-Based Learning

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Humanistic Approach

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Notional-Functional Syllabus

Question 2

In the Silent Way method, the teacher's role is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A facilitator who rarely speaks and uses colored rods to prompt learners

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A lecturer who models correct grammar explicitly

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A conversation partner who corrects every error immediately

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A storyteller who narrates lessons in the target language

Question 3

What is the central principle of Suggestopedia as developed by Georgi Lozanov?

Accepted Answer

Removing psychological barriers to learning through relaxation and positive suggestion

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Using only the target language from the first class

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Teaching grammar inductively through texts

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Prioritizing speaking before reading and writing

Question 4

A teacher designs a lesson around a restaurant role-play where students must order food and handle a complaint. This is most characteristic of:

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Communicative Language Teaching

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Grammar-Translation Method

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Total Physical Response

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The Silent Way

Question 5

Which syllabus type organizes content around functions like 'apologizing,' 'requesting,' and 'agreeing'?

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Notional-Functional syllabus

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Structural syllabus

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Lexical syllabus

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Process syllabus

Question 6

In Task-Based Language Teaching, the 'pre-task' phase primarily serves to:

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Activate background knowledge and introduce task vocabulary

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Assess learners' grammar accuracy with a written test

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Provide explicit grammar instruction for the target structure

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Have students present their completed task to the class

Question 7

Which method involves learners sitting in a circle and whispering sentences to their teacher-counselor, who translates and models the target language?

Accepted Answer

Community Language Learning

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Direct Method

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Audiolingualism

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Content-Based Instruction