: Linguistics and Pedagogy

7-___________ is a feature in human language that allows for the making and interpretation of an infinite number of messages.
a) Arbitrariness
b) Creativity
c) Interchange
d) Displacement

8- The Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis is associated with _________ . 
a) the cognitive theory
b) the behaviorist theory
c) the native theory
d) none of the above

9 ___________ validity refers to the correlation between test scores and a trustworthy external criterion.
a) empirical
b) content
c) face
d) rational

10- In constructing language tests, items are said to be satisfactory if _____________ .
a) they are at suitable level of difficulty
b) they discriminate among students 
c) they improve students� proficiency
d) A & B

11- Transformational grammar _________.
a) ignores the relationship between sentences with the same meaning
b) generates only the grammatical sentences of a language
c) tries to modify the learner�s linguistic behavior
d) is none of the above

12- ___________ suffixes do not usually change the grammatical class of the words to which they are attached.
a) Inflectional
b) Derivational
c) Morphological
d) Functional


13- A native speaker can in most cases _________.
a) give an account of the rules of his language.
b) list all the possible sentences of his language.
c) A & B
d) None of the above.

14-  The Critical Period Hypothesis presents strong evidence for the ___________ theory of language acquisition.
a) cognitive
b) behaviorist
c) nativist
d) situational

15- In the production of ___________ the passage of the air stream is relatively unobstructed.
a) vowels
b) nasals
c) sibilant
d) fricatives

16- In the grammar translation method, __________ .
a) elaborate explanations of the intricacies of grammar are given 
b) grammar is taught inductively 
c) there is little explanations
d) grammar is postponed to a later stage

17- Within the cognitive approach, language acquisition is seen as ___________ .
a) rule formation
b) habit formation
c) skill formation
d) function formation

18- The eclectic method of foreign language teaching necessitates that the ******** __________ .
a) apply the easiest from the various methods 
b) choose the best from the various methods
c) apply one method in each class period
d) apply at lest two methods in each class period

19- The best course design is the one that __________ .
a) promotes a positive social climate in the classroom
b) enhances student motivation
c) makes teaching enjoyable for the teacher
d) all of the above.

20- ___________ is such a natural and normal human activity that few aspects of it really need much overt instruction.
a) Listening
b) Speaking
c) Reading
d) B & C

21- For students learning to read in a new language some previous ____________ ability is necessary.
a) written language
b) simple language
c) oral language
d) real language

22- Teaching productive skills means teaching ___________ .
a) speaking and listening
b) listening and reading
c) speaking and reading
d) writing and speaking

23- The technique of __________ is an activity where a student needs information from others to complete a particular task.
a) filling in a blank
b) information gap
c) critical reading
d) matching

24- The primary objective in teaching speaking is the development of ________ ability.
a) oral communication
b) phonological
c) pronunciation
d) good English


25- Grammar teaching is the explicit teaching of language ________ .
a) forms 
b) words
c) function
d) meaning

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