applied linguistics ch 1-3 Flashcards
what is “concerned with solving
or at least ameliorating social problems involving language.”
Applied linguistics
the theoretical and empirical investigation of real-world problems in which language is a central issue
Applied linguistics
true or false :
applied linguistic is using what we know about (the language) , how it is learned and how it is used to solve a problem or achieve some purpose in the real world
true
true or false :
the primary concerns of Applied Linguistics have
been first language acquisition theory, second language
pedagogy and the interface between the two, and it is these areas
which this volume will cover”
false
choose :
concerns of applied linguistics:
a) second language acquisition
b) second language pedagogy
c) grammatical function
d) all of the above
e) a and b
e
true or false:
Grabe‟s definition is
not far away: “the focus of applied linguistics is on trying to resolve
content-based problems that people encounter in the real world
false -language
true or false :
the distinction between
real and non-real in “applied linguistics” is a clear line .
false - flaky
true or false :
Kaplan proposed that applied linguistics is
simply not in the business of developing new theories. Its concern is with
new data.
t
t or f:
linguistics is concerned with new data
f: new theories
t or f :
the linguistics that will
be of most use to the upcoming applied linguistics will be analytic
linguistics
f- descriptive
t or f :
applied linguistics is more of a subject than a discipline
t-
t or f :
it may be appropriate for
linguistics to study scientific texts does not mean that science is part of linguistics.
t
who said : “by nature we retain best
what is learned in our tenderest years.”
a) me
b) a guy from the roman rhetorician Quintilian.
c) another guy from the 17th century
b
in the belief that
“free curiosity has a more positive effect on learning than necessity and
fear.”
intrinsic motivation
wo supported the belief that “free curiosity has a more positive effect on learning than necessity and
fear.”
Around 400 ad, St Augustine
advocated an inductive approach to learning?
St Augustine
“secondlanguage” refer only to the language a person learns after his first one.
t or f
f - any langauge “second or third
what the different between a “second language” and a “foreign language”
between a “second” language,
which has societal functions in the community where it is learnt (e.g.,
English in India or English as learnt by an immigrant to the USA), and a
“foreign” language, which is learnt for contact outside the community
(e.g., French as learnt in the UK).
In the early days of second language
learning studies, this goal was conceived primarily in terms of communicative competence
f - grammar and vocabulary
discourse competence have been traditional focus of second language learning
t or f
f - linguistic competence
pragmatic competence, which enables speakers to engage by linking ideas in longer written texts,
maintaining longer spoken turns, participating in interaction, opening
conversations and closing them;
t or f
f- discourse competence
sociocultural competence involves knowing the suitable degree of formality and directness
t or f
f - sociolinguistic
sociocultural competence includes awareness of the
background knowledge and cultural assumptions which affect
meanings
t or f
true
transfer is how student relate what they learn with what they previously know about the language.
t or f
false - generalization
generalization is relation what we learn in second language with our mother tongue.
true of false
false- transfer
generalization is not only a hindrance to learning but also a major cause of error.
true or false ?
false- transfer
appropriate transfer from French to English is:
a) over using the present perfect
b) omitting the articles
c) understanding relative clauses
c
transfer from French into English that lead to error is the logical object that becomes a grammatical subject in the passive form.
true or false
false- appropriate transfer
transfer between two close languages can make learning easier
true or false
true
……………. the ability to go beyond the information given.
generalization
generalization can be seen the clearist when student are forming correctly.
t or f
f- when we see it in errors
overgeneralization can only happen in linguistic competence.
t or f
f - also higher levels of discourse
the phrase “what’s the matter “ is linguistic overgeneralization.
true
or false
false- they are over used from what is wrong ? to when asking for help
when a German speaker says “ I would have it done!” instead of “ I would have done it “ is a n example of
a) transfer
b) generalization
c) both
both
the Italian error “ i think to go to Spain” is …..
overgeneralization and transfer
simplification happens in the later stages of learning a new language.
t or f
f
” tea there !” is a example of …………
a) generalization
b) simplification
c) transfer
d) both transfer and simplication
d
formulaic speech is an example of simplification.
true or false
false- imitation
formulaic speech can only happen if you master the grammar point +.
true or false
false
when a teacher highlights the form that is a use of imitation.
true or false
false- generalization
the communicative methods where introduced in the 1960s and 1970s.
true or false
false 1970s -1980s
their was a greater focus on competence in language testing in the 1980s.
true or false
false- performance
what are the rules for a practical test.
a) knowledge of the grammar
b)control of language under real time.
c) talk within the context given
d) b and c
b and c
language testing is more of a sun genre of language teaching and doesn’t represent a core area in AL.
true or false
false - there are in fact grounds
for the view that language testing represents one of the core areas of
applied linguistics.
language tests control access to international
education by students studying through the medium of a second
language.
true or false
true
the importance of language tests is a function of the
social and financial roles they play.
true or false
false - social and political
the idea of formal language tests occurred in japan. where they
were used for the selection of individuals who would go on to be
trained to be the ruling elite.
true or false
false- china
language tests control the transition between school and higher education in some countries.
t or f
true