Midterms Flashcards
- The following are the concerns of Administrators in materials development EXCEPT:
A. Standardization and conformity
B. Language policies of a government
C. Personalize the learning process
D. Theory of language learning
C
- Which are to consider prior to the writing of the book?
A. Consultation
B. Trial and revision
C. Layout
D. Both A and B ()
D.
- Which is NOT a negative trend in materials development?
A. There is still a far greater prominence given in coursebooks to listening and speaking than to reading and writing.
B. There seems to be an assumption that learners do not want and would not gain from intellectually demanding activities while engaged in language learning.
C. There is a tendency to underestimate learners linguistically, intellectually, and emotionally.
D. There is a considerable increase in the number of institutions that have decided to produce their own locally relevant materials.
D.
- How can materials require and facilitate learners’ self-investment?
A. When they focus on language use
B. When they do not force learners to speak until they are ready
C. When they encourage learners to invest their interests, efforts, and attention
D. All of the choices
C.
- Why should materials provide learners with opportunities to use the target language?
A. To be aware of cultural sensitivities of target learners
B. To achieve communication process
C. To support all learning styles
D. Both A and B
D. Both
- How can materials take into account that learners differ in affective attitudes?
A. By providing different types of text and activities
B. By being aware of cultural sensitivities of target learners
C. By providing a variety of activities
D. Both A and B
D.
Illustrations, layout, audibility, and movement are what kind of materials evaluation criteria?
A. Content-specific
B. Media-specific
C. Local
D. Universal
B. Media
- Which of the given items can be measured for its potential value?
A. Ability of the materials to interest the learners and the teachers
B. Flexibility of the materials
C. Learning principles and cultural perspective
D. Both A and B
D. Both
- If the teacher wants to know the author’s view on language learning and teaching, which type of evaluation will provide information about it?
A. External Evaluation (Pre-use Evaluation)
B. Internal Evaluation (Whilst (In)-Use Evaluation)
C. Overall Evaluation (Post-Use Evaluation)
A. External
. If the teacher wants to know the author’s view on language learning and teaching, which type of evaluation will provide information about it?
A. External Evaluation (Pre-use Evaluation)
B. Internal Evaluation (Whilst (In)-Use Evaluation)
A. External
When are materials flexible?
A. They are culturally specific.
B. They make materials relevant and potentially more effective for learning development.
C. They provide learners with the possibility of choosing the materials to their own learning needs.
C.
E-textbooks, e-workbooks, educational videos, e-tests are examples of what kind of materials?
A. Comprehensive curriculum materials
B. Digital learning materials
B. Digital learning mate
What should be consistently done when using digital technology in the classroom?
A. Allow the students to have the freedom to navigate or use the digital tools by themselves as a way
or owning responsibility in their learning.
B. Regularly monitor screens and have access to individual students during usage time.
B.
Which tool allows teachers to create interactive and artistic books online through a simple and easy to use interface?
A. Storybird
B. Animoto
A.
Which provides the opportunity for teachers to organize a virtual class with their students and create a portfolio where all the work carried out is stored?
A. Animoto
B. Projeqt
C. ClassDojo
D. eduClipper
D.
Language learners can benefit from noticing salient features of the input, is a principle in language acquisition. What principle in materials development is aligned to this one?
A. Use an experiential approach in which the learners are first of all provided with an experience which engages them holistically.
B. Provide many opportunities for the learners to produce language in order to
A.
I. Language learners who achieve positive affect are much more likely to achieve
communicative competence than those who do not.
II. If the learners do not think and feel whilst experiencing the language they are unlikely to acquire
any elements of it.
A. Statements I and II are TRUE
B. Statement I is TRUE while statement II is FALSE
A.
Which is the most applicable idea in adapting material?
A. All learners can learn, but not all learners can learn at the same pace.
B. Texts and tasks should be included with the main purpose of promoting a subjective response.
A.
