Unit 3

Question 1

What are the four language skills?

Answer 1

Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing

Question 2

Which language skills are productive? Why?

Answer 2

• Speaking
• Writing

Because they involve producing words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs. Moreover, they can be directly and empirically
observed.

Question 3

Which language skills are receptive? Why?

Answer 3

• Listening
• Reading

Because they involve receiving information. Moreover, we cannot observe the actual act (process) of listening or reading, nor can we see or hear an actual product!

Question 4

Does language activation take place when reading and listening?

Answer 4

Yes, reading and listening demand considerable language activation on the part of the reader or listener. To access meaning, our brain must be fully engaged with the texts we are interacting with. We have to think to understand what we are seeing or listening to.
*activation associated to language comprehension.

Question 5

What are the stages of listening?

Answer 5

1. Receiving
2. Understanding
3. Evaluating
4. Remembering
5. Responding

Question 6

What are the basic types of listening?

Answer 6

1. Intensive
2. Responsive
3. Selective
4. Extensive

Question 7

What are the basic types of speaking?

Answer 7

1. Imitative
2. Intensive
3. Responsive

Question 8

In integrated skills, many learning sequences are more like… (Mention the model and explain why)

Answer 8

The Patchwork model because it replicates the natural processes of skill-mixing.
*The Patchwork model may follow a variety of sequences of ESA (engage, study, activate)

Question 9

Mention the difference between top-down and bottom-up

Answer 9

Deductive reasoning is a top-down approach, in which we make inferences by going from general premises to specific conclusions. Inductive reasoning is a bottom-up approach, in which you we go from the specific to the general.

Question 10

Mention listening activities

Answer 10

1. No overt response:
   - Stories
   - Songs
   - Entertainment
2. Short responses
   - Obeying instructions
   - True/false
   -Detecting mistakes
3. Longer responses
   - Answering questions
   - Note-taking
   - Summarizing
4. Extended responses
   - Problem-solving
   - Interpretation
   - Dicto-gloss

Question 11

Mention speaking activities

Answer 11

• Dialogues
• Describing pictures
• Picture differences
• Things in common
• Role play
• Solving a problem

Question 12

Mention reading activities

Answer 12

• Letters in words
• Cognates
• Phrases and short sentences
• Reading aloud
• Find the synonym
• True or false

Question 13

Mention writing activities

Answer 13

• Copying
• Dictation
• Writing a story
• Writing directions
• Letter or email
• A review
• A recommendation