TKT Background to Language Learning 2

Question 1

What does the term 'interlanguage' refer to in second language acquisition?

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The learner's developing language system that differs from both L1 and target language

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A language used between two native-speaker groups

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A simplified form of English used internationally

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The learner's mother tongue influencing the target language

Question 2

Which learning strategy involves a learner deliberately paying attention to how a word is spelled or pronounced in order to remember it?

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Memory strategy

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Affective strategy

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Compensation strategy

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Social strategy

Question 3

What is 'fossilisation' in the context of second language acquisition?

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A learner's tendency to stop making progress and keep using incorrect forms permanently

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The process of memorising vocabulary lists

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A method of error correction used by teachers

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The stage when a learner first starts to produce the target language

Question 4

Which type of learner motivation involves studying a language because it is useful for getting a job or passing an exam?

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Instrumental motivation

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Intrinsic motivation

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Integrative motivation

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Extrinsic motivation

Question 5

What does 'transfer' mean in second language acquisition?

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The influence of a learner's first language on the target language

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Moving students from one class to another

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The process of teaching grammar rules explicitly

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Translating texts from L2 to L1

Question 6

Which term describes a learner's instinctive awareness of how language works, developed through exposure rather than formal study?

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Implicit knowledge

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Declarative knowledge

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Language awareness

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Metalinguistic knowledge