TKT - Teaching Knowledge Background to Language Teaching Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following teaching approaches prioritises developing learners' ability to communicate in real-life situations over grammatical accuracy?

Accepted Answer

Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

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Grammar-Translation Method

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Audiolingualism

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The Silent Way

Question 2

A teacher organises the classroom, sets up a role-play activity, and gives clear instructions on how long students have to complete it. During the activity, the teacher steps back and observes. Which primary teacher role is being demonstrated while setting up the activity?

Accepted Answer

Manager

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Assessor

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Language Resource

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Facilitator

Question 3

The idea that humans are born with an innate ability to learn language, often referred to as a 'Language Acquisition Device' (LAD), is a central concept of which theory of language acquisition?

Accepted Answer

Nativist Theory

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Cognitive Theory

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Behaviorism

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Interactionist Theory

Question 4

A teacher is planning a lesson for a beginner class. The lesson starts with the teacher presenting the new vocabulary for 'daily routines', followed by a choral drill, and then a gap-fill worksheet. This lesson structure is a classic example of:

Accepted Answer

Presentation, Practice, and Production (PPP)

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Test-Teach-Test (TTT)

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Task-Based Learning (TBL)

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Guided Discovery

Question 5

In the Grammar-Translation Method, which of the following activities would be most prominent in the classroom?

Accepted Answer

Translating literary passages into the learners' native language

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Engaging in spontaneous conversations

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Performing role-plays based on everyday situations

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Completing information-gap activities in pairs

Question 6

Which of the following is considered a key principle of the Audiolingual Method?

Accepted Answer

Language learning is a process of habit formation through drills and repetition.

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Language is learned through meaningful communication tasks.

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Errors are a natural part of the learning process and should not be immediately corrected.

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Learners should use their cognitive abilities to deduce grammatical rules from examples.