Mock 4 – ELT: Methods & Language Teaching

The Grammar Translation Method in English language teaching stresses:

The functional–communicative approach in English language teaching is in opposition to:

Which of the following are correct about the Direct Method of teaching English?

1. A. There is no interference from the mother tongue.
2. B. Learners connect directly with English, thinking and expressing themselves in it.
3. C. Teaching and learning are carried out in English.
4. D. It is useful in overcrowded classrooms.
5. E. It is based on the principle of 'doing by learning'.

Which of the following are true about corpus linguistics?

1. A. It works on a collection of naturally occurring spoken and written texts.
2. B. It has ensured the supremacy of speech over writing.
3. C. It concerns the teaching of linguistics at school level.
4. D. It is a methodology of computer-based empirical analysis of language use.
5. E. It is purely based on Chomskyan linguistics.

Who argued that children learn language through behaviourist reinforcement, associating words with meanings?

Which is the oldest method of teaching English?

Assertion (A): In extensive reading the teacher plays the main role. Reason (R): Extensive reading aims to broaden learners' knowledge.

What is a second language?

Assertion (A): In the same classroom some learners progress quickly while others progress very slowly. Reason (R): Some learners never achieve native-like command of a second language.

The process by which a learner's interlanguage freezes at a more or less deviant stage is called:

According to the English Subject Centre report, which skills are needed for postgraduate work in English?

1. A. Library searching skills
2. B. Editorial skills
3. C. Bibliographic skills
4. D. Peer-management skills
5. E. IT skills

Statement I: Teaching non-native literature to ELT students is arid. Statement II: Negative responses in the ELT classroom can create an interesting classroom situation.

Arrange the following stages of first-language acquisition in sequence:

1. A. Holophrastic (one-word) stage
2. B. Babbling
3. C. Telegraphic speech
4. D. Cooing

Statement I: Linguists, interested in the scientific study of language, approach it dispassionately. Statement II: Linguists are necessarily polyglots who bring their own biases.

Assertion (A): English is now a subject that makes learners subtle, tough-minded readers. Reason (R): Students study the historical and ontological status of texts.