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Questão What are the terms prediction, scanning, and skimming associated with ? The weather report. The teaching / studying the reading ability of a language. Learners ´ behaviour at school. Medical terms associated with the epidemic which is going on in our country. The prediction of future difficulties at school. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:46:44 Explicação: The teaching / studying the reading ability of a language. 2 Questão Students work in groups to make five questions about vocabulary from the previous unit. Then, they exchange questions with another group and try to answer the questions. This is an example of: Communicative Language Teaching Grammar Translation Reading Approach Total Physical Response Silent Way Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:47:10 Explicação: Communicative Language Teaching 3 Questão Theoretical positions and beliefs about the nature of language, the nature of language learning, and the applicability of both to pedagogical settings. Can be related to as ________. Approach Techniques Activities Problems Syllabus Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:47:26 Explicação: Approach 4 Questão Read the following and choose the one that is appropriate. The differences between the concepts of approach and method are already useless since they, in fact, deal with the same objetives. There is a difference between approach and method. An approach is a way of dealing with something or somebody. A method is the process used or the steps taken to deal with an issue or a person. A method includes the view of an approach. A method is a way of dealing with something or somebody. AN approach is the process used or the steps taken to deal with an issue or a person. There is no difference between the concepts of approach and method. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:47:47 Explicação: There is a difference between approach and method. An approach is a way of dealing with something or somebody. A method is the process used or the steps taken to deal with an issue or a person. 5 Questão Which techniques should we teach our students as far as reading is concerned? Speed-up techniques and solving-problems ones. Skimming and scanning. Reading and writing. Prediction and classification. Thorough-study techniques and fast-reader one. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:47:56 Explicação: Skimming and scanning. 6 Questão What are Scanning and Skimming associated with ? The study of reading. The study of listening. The study of yhe oral abilities of a language. The study of writing. The study of grammar. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:48:01 Explicação: Scanning and skimming are associated with the study of reading. 7 Questão There are reading techniques which help learners in this process of language aquisition. Which one is associated with reading rapidly in order to get a general overview of the material ? Lesson planning. E-learning. Skimming. Active reading. Scanning. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:48:13 Explicação: Skimming is associated with reading rapidly in order to get a general overview of the material. 8 Questão The following may be characteristics of people who want to learn a foreign language, mainly English, for specific purposes. Choose one is inapropriate ? Surfing the web. Checking the schedules at an airport. Reading academic articles. Reading new recipes for cooking. Learning how to drive a car. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:48:36 Explicação: Learning how to drive a car is not a reason for learning a foreign language. Questão Here are some simple and effective ways to help learners improve their reading ability Which of the following is not appropriate. Annotate and highlight text. Use the technique of skimming. Scan the text. Read the sentences one by one, grasping the meaning of every single Word. Identify the key words in the text. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:49:04 Explicação: When you read a text, you should avoid trying to understand the meaning of every single word it. 2 Questão Which of the reading strategies has as its main focus: ´´ It involves quick but focused reading of a text in order to locate specific information.´´ Skimming. Intensive reading. Scanning. Prediction. Extensive reading. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:49:12 Explicação: Scanning. 3 Questão There are different reading strategies to help learners of English. They are of great help in the process . All of them present certain characteristics. Which one is associated with: ´´ the reader´s use of his/ her previous knowledge to make an informed guess about what they think will happen next in the text they are reading.´´ ? Intensive reading. Skimming. Extensive reading. Prediction. Scanning. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:49:29 Explicação: Prediction. 4 Questão What is one of the most common mistakes students make in reading ? Students are only interested in reading what is available in the computer, mainly the classical literary books. They try to understand each and every word they read. Most of them are avid readers, however there is always a minority who usually go to Google and read a summary of the story they are supposed to. They simply read part of the passage they are supposed to and reach their own conclusions based on this part. They tend to reach conclusions just by what they already know about the topic they are reading. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:49:40 Explicação: It is a widespread opinion among teachers that one of the most common mistakes students make in reading is to try to understand each and every word they read. 5 Questão Which of the following reading strategies would you use to decide which book you want to check out from the library? slow reading extensive reading intensive reading skimming scanning Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:49:49 Explicação: Scanning 6 Questão Which of the following turned out to become very popular in the 1960s e 1970s ? The Communicative approach. The total Physical response. The Grammar translation method. The methods which involved reading techniques like scanning, skimming and prediction. The Direct Method. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:49:58 Explicação: The Communicative Approach was the top one in the 1960s and 1970s since it brought new light into the need for communication. 7 Questão Which of the following reading strategies would you use to decide which book would be adequate to help you in your Ancient History paper ? Extensive reading. Intensive reading. Skimming Prediction. Scanning. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:50:06 Explicação: Scanning because you need to go deeper into the choice you are going to make. 8 Questão In the teaching of a foreign language, it is common for the teacher to use strategies or techniques. Read the following: ´´ This strategy is often used in reading lessons. The teacher may be doing a read aloud with the students and having the students talk about what is happening in the story. After discussing what is happening the teacher would then have the students"turn and talk" about what they think is going to happen next. The teacher will then continue reading and the students will determine if their option came true or not. During the read aloud, the students may modify or change their option using clues in the text to justify. ´´ https://spedellreadingstrategies.weebly.com ) Which strategy or technique is being used? Skimming. Prediction. Scanning. Notetaking. Cause/Effect Questão As we all know, there are different abilities in a language and students usually have difficulty in writing texts.How could we as teachers help them in this process ? By advising students to read a lot in English so as to get acquainted with writing atructures in a text. By telling them to review the grammar classes they have already had. By making them aware of the topics to be developed in each of the paragraphs and what each of these should cover. By making them review verb tenses. By teaching learners spelling rules. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:51:25 Explicação: By making them aware of the topics to be developed in each of the paragraphs and what each of these should cover. 2 Questão Which of the following is an appropriate suggestion for teachers as far as the writing ability is concerned? Assign writing topics as homework. Pay too much attention to what students wrote instead of how they did it. Punish your students for not producing a ¿good¿ essay on the spot. You should try to become process-oriented rather than product-oriented. Ask students to rewrite the mistakes they have made several times. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:51:56 3 Questão Teaching the writing process may not always be an easy task. Which of the following may contribute to its success? Teachers must be very much concerned with phonetics. Teachers ought to assign writing every class as homework. Teachers must establish an environment to stimulate students to think. Teachers should assign composition writing once a week as classwork. Teachers must ask students to follow a model he/she writes on the board. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:52:18 Explicação: Teaching the writing process must become the teacher¿s primary goal. In order to accomplish this, teachers must establish an environment to stimulate students to think and to engage in the steps of writing needed to produce an essay, poem, play, newspaper article, advertisement, or school paper. 4 Questão Which sort of mistakes teachers should avoid making when correcting the students ' writings ? Assigning writing topics as homework . Give the learners a whole class to write a composition. Avoid ending up focusing on the content and the teacher ´s views and opinions about it. To pay attention to what students wrote and correct every single mistake with a red pen. Avoid punishing students for not producing a ¿good¿ essay on the spot. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:52:40 Explicação: The teacher should avoid paying too much attention to what students wrote instead of how they did it. 5 Questão Imagine you need the details of a cook recipe. Which of the following ought to be used? Scanning. Prediction. Publishing draft. Factual techniques. Skimming . Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:53:05 Explicação: In order to find more detailed information about a certain topic, scanning is the best choice. 6 Questão Which are the steps in writing when you are a foreign language student ? Choose a topic, be sophisticated, just use the present perfect or past in the verbs you choose, write with disgust, finish. Writing, correction of grammar mistakes, correction of the order of words in the sentence, checking coherance, end Pre-writing, first draft, revision, editing and publishing. Pre-writing, writing, checking vocabulary correction, review. Be specif in the introduction, choose simple words, choose the active voice to write, Include unnecessary words, if you wish, Conclude with humour. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:53:26 Explicação: Pre-writing, first draft, revision, editing and publishing. 7 Questão Teaching the writing process must become the teacher ' s primary goal. The following are suggestions about how to reach this goal. Choose the one which is inappropriate. Monitor the quality of the students ' work by using encouraging words when correcting their writings. Tell students they must write a composition a week about a given topic. Let students write about what they know and what they care about. Engage in the steps of writing needed to produce an essay, poem, play, newspaper article, advertisement, or school paper. Establish an environment to stimulate students to think. Respondido em 10/10/2021 06:54:14 Explicação: Telling students they must write a composition a week about a given topic may not lead to positive results since learners feel forced to do something they are not used to. 8 Questão Choose the alternatives that CORRECTLY fill the blanks: _______ is used in all forms of writing to create a vivid impression of a person, place, object or event. Exposition Narrative Argumentation Literary text Description Questão The following alternative below can be associated with a narrative text , EXCEPT FOR: groups of nouns used to provide information an adventure a contemporary fictional piece a science fiction piece a traditional tale Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:00:17 Explicação: The descriptive text is characterized by groups of nouns used to provide information. 2 Questão The following chacteristic is typical of a type of text. - entertain or elicit an emotional response by using language to create mental images Which one are we talking about? Literary texts. Public texts. Spontaneous. Factual texts. Monologue. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:00:36 Explicação: Literary texts presente these characteristics. 3 Questão Which of the following is the main character, or hero, in a story? Instigator Antagonizer Protagonist Antagonist Narrator Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:00:47 Explicação: Protagonist 4 Questão Why must we be able to identify and differentiate the many text types and genres in English ? Because of the amount of Literature which is published in English every year. Because the written varieties of a language do not interfere in our communication. Because Latin is the Academic lingua franca. Because the French language is much harder to dominate. Because getting to understand the text types will make us better learners. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:01:09 Explicação: Because of the amount of Literature which is published in English every year. 5 Questão Classifying texts is not an easy task since there is a lot involved. Choose the classification which is not adequate in this group. Dialogues or monologes. Spontaneous or ritual. Spoken or written. Subjective or objective. Personal or long. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:01:26 Explicação: Personal or long is inadequate since this option isn ´t adequate. We might say personal or interpersonal. 6 Questão Which of the following topics learners usually have more difficulty in dealing with?Articles. Text genres and text types. Plural form. Possessive adjectives. Comparative and superlative form of adjectives. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:01:42 Explicação: Text genres and text types are still a topic learners present difficulty in dealing with. 7 Questão Which of the following elements of a narrative text refers to when and where the story takes place? Plot Dialogue Setting Character Theme Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:01:53 Explicação: Setting 8 Questão Which has become the predominant language of international academic publication, regardless of the mother language of the authors ? Latin, German. Chinese. English. French. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:02:02 Explicação: English. Choose the alternative that CORRECTLY complets the statement below: As far as language learning is concerned, __________. Students who present difficulty in learning should not take part in role-play activities. Students who misbehave in class ought to be asked to leave the school. Teachers need to be always open to new ideas that can facilitate the whole classroom language learning. Teachers ought to control the students¿ attitudes in class even if it is necessary to use body punishment. Writing assignments and exercises are not necessary to provide good learning. Explicação: Regardless of the method or approach being used, teachers ought to be always open to new ideas that can facilitate the whole classroom language learning. 2. In the last forty to fifty years, most of the books which are used to teach English at schools and private English courses come with a teacher ´s edition, a kind of manual which intends to provide the guide lines for the use of a given book. What do well-known scholars think about it? That it is much easier for teachers to follow the instructions they find in the manuals. That good books work fine just by themselves so the teacher ´s attitude towards the way of teaching is not so relevant. That students are responsible for their own learning. That teachers already spend a lot of their time in correcting exercises and tests so why shouldn ´t they follow the criteria already established by the author of the book ? That good English teachers should make their own language theories of how EFL and ESL acquisition occur in their classes so they do not necessarily need to follow all the instructions they find in these manuals. Explicação: That good English teachers should make their own language theories of how EFL and ESL acquisition occur in their classes so they do not necessarily need to follow all the instructions they find in these manuals. 3. What do students learn in class to help support the writing production to be developed? Choose the option which does not belong to the group ? Grammar. Discourse. Attitudes. Vocabulary. Reading. Explicação: Attitude does not give the necessary support for a student to produce writing effectively. 4. Proficiency tests were created in order to avoid confusion and misrepresentation of an individual´s linguistic capabilities. Can we say for sure that they are 100% trustworthy ? No, regardless of the area of knowledge, proficiency tests do not prove anything. No, it should be noted that they are by no means concrete. One of the things which may the taken into account is the fact that some students become very nervous when they are exposed to tests. For sure. Proficiency in a given language may be tested in Profiency examinations. Yes, prociency tests are not the best way of proving that a sudent lacks enough knowledge to suceed in his career. Yes, that is why in so many private English courses there are special classes to provide students with even more information about the language itself. Explicação: No, it should be noted that they are by no means concrete. One of the things which may the taken into account is the fact that some students become very nervous when they are exposed to tests. 5. Choose the item which DOES NOT fit in the comment. Students are encouraged to use the language independently through text types, with activities intended to count numbers. narrate. express feelings and attitudes. describe. count numbers question. Explicação: In order to add numbers you do not , necessarily , need to use language. The numbers are enough. 6. What garantees half of any successful class? Choose the inappropriate answer. Topics which are of the learner ´s interest. Well-planned classes. Well-structured classes. Dealing with topics which are mainly of the teacher ´s interest. Well-developed activities. Explicação: Dealing with topics which are mainly of the teacher ´s interest and not the student ´s may make it hard for the teacher to make learners feel their relevance. 7. During the classroom teaching process in class, a teacher should: tell students who present too many inaccuracies that they ought to seek help outside the classroom. do what is most appropriate for the group of students he/she is teaching. allow classmates to correct one another ´s speaking inaccuracies. write down the students ´ speaking inaccuracies during their oral exercises so as to take them into account in their examinations. correct students ´ speaking inaccuracies on the spot. Explicação: do what is most appropriate for the group of students he/she is teaching. 8. ¿Learners are going to listen to a presentation about a journey through Africa. They predict what vocabulary they might hear, and also what kind of emotions the speaker might have felt. They listen to confirm their ideas.¿ (https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article) The example above is related to Grammar Translation Prediction The process approach Natural response Communicative Learning Explicação: Prediction Questão How is deductive approach also known ? Deductive approach is also known by the name of rule-driven, bottom up approach. Deductive approach is also reffered to as rule-driven or top-down approaches. Deductive approach is also known as bottom-up, top-down approach. Deductive approach is also called top-up, bottom down approach. Deductive approach is also referred to as top-up, rule-down approach. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:06:18 Explicação: Deductive approach is also reffered to as rule-driven or top-down approaches. 2 Questão Which characteristics involve the inductive method ? The inductive method is often thought of as an old-fashioned way of teaching. Inductive method has been said to be better suited for more advanced learners as it activates schematta, involves students, and prepares them for autonomy. It has been tried out in different levels and has proved to be more efficient with beginners. They are a bit tiresome for advanced students. It has been proved that even though intermediate students appreciate the method, there has been no proof that they benifit from the inductive method. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:06:47 Explicação: Inductive method has been said to be better suited for more advanced learners as it activates schematta, involves students, and prepares them for autonomy. 3 Questão In this method,the teacher is a facilitator who creates a classroom climate conducive to language learning and provides opportunities for students to use and practice the language. Which method is this? Natural Approach Grammar-Translation Audio-lingual Silent Way Communicative Language Teaching (CLTA) Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:06:58 Explicação: Communicative Language Teaching (CLTA) 4 Questão In order to organize written ideas: students should focus on the audience, genre, purpose and tone of the text. deduction shoul not be used. . a good written piece should always display as many abbreviated forms as possible. a good written piece should always display the most formal language style. a good written piece should always display as many idioms as the writer has learned. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:07:33 Explicação: In order to organize written ideas students should focus on the audience, genre, purpose and tone of the text. 5 Questão What do teachers do in the attempt to reach all the students in a class ? The teacher just gives attention to the gifted ones. The teacher selects some good students to try to help him in dealing with all the students. Teachers need to use a variety of strategies in their attempt to reach all students in the most effective manner. Teachers prepare different exercises for each of the groups and tries to correct them all together during the classes. The teacher only pays attention to the ones who barely say : good morning| Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:07:53 Explicação: Students have different ways of learning, and that it is common in an EFL class to have students in different levels as well. That is why we teachers need to use a variety of strategies in our attempt to reach all students in the most effective manner. 6 Questão Deduction is an argument in which the conclusion is said to follow necessarily from the premise. Which of the following is not associated with deduction? All premises must be true. New ideas are welcomed in the conclusion. The first idea of the major premise must reappear in some form as the second idea in the specific case. No valid deductive argument can have two negative premises. All expressions used in the premises must be clearly and consistently defined. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:08:26 Explicação: No new idea can be introduced in the conclusion. 7 Questão Observe the following example and choose the correct approach which was used in the situation below: ´´ A teacher writes on the board a few examples of simple present and simple past sentences. The teacher then asks the students what differences they notice in the sentences. The students discuss the differences and maybe even try converting some simple sentences from present to past on their own. Finally, the teacher explains the rule for converting sentences from past to present.´´ (tefl.com.mx) Inductive approach. Neither deduction nor injunction were used.. Deductive approach. None of the provided answers is adequate. Not only deduction but also induction were used. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:08:48 Explicação: Deductive approach. 8 Questão The inductive approach is centered on language productive skills. is ideal for beginners. is centered on language receptive skills. involves getting learners to discover rules and how they are applied by looking at examples. depends on the students ´ humour. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:08:58 Explicação: An inductive approach involves getting learners to discover rules and how they are applied by looking at examples. Questão The following are characteristics of explicitness in teaching, EXCEPT FOR:. Explicit teaching involves directing student attention toward a specific learning objective in a highly structured environment. Explicit teaching begins very student-centered with little teacher responsibility It involves modeling thinking patterns, i.e., a teacher thinking out loud while working through a ¿problem¿ to help students understand how they should think about accomplishing a task. Topics are taught in a logical order directed by the teacher through demonstration, explanation and practice The attention of students is very important since explicit teaching is very teacher-centered. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:09:26 Explicação: Explicit teaching begins very teacher-centered with little student responsibility and ends with a goal of complete student independency with very little teacher involvement. 2 Questão Learners are given opportunities to use the target language within a real-life communicative context and the language used is not totally predictable. What method is being referred here? Silent Way Audio-lingual Grammar-translation Communicative Language Teaching (CLTA) Natural Approach Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:09:41 Explicação: Communicative Language Teaching (CLTA) 3 Questão What kind of knowledge presents the following characteristics? It is acquired relatively directly from the environment and requires substantially less mental effort during the learning process. implicit indirect explicit accurate direct Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:09:56 Explicação: In broad terms, implicit knowledge is acquired relatively directly from the environment and requires substantially less mental effort during the learning process than explicit learning. For example: you might learn about the geography of an area simply by driving to a different city, even without having an intention to learn. 4 Questão Complete the following idea: Explicit knowledge should focus on grammar issues only. plays a major role in the ability to communicate to others than it was once known. should be the first skill to be taught to foreign language students. can be developed through increasingly difficult steps. is a great contribution to the development of the language skills only for children. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:10:19 Explicação: Explicit knowledge is a great contribution to the development of the language skills only for children. 5 Questão Fill in the blanks with the missing words. Explicit learning is .......... lenient towards .......... because people typically try to form simple .............. that explain a particular .............. not - language - sentences - problem less - error - hypotheses - phenomenon. much - mistakes - hypotheses - environment too - error - impressions - phenomenon more - error - deductions - idea Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:11:07 Explicação: Explicit learning is less lenient towards error because people typically try to form simple hypotheses that explain a particular phenomenon. 6 Questão Many researchers have adopted as their definition of implicit learning the capacity to learn by means of grammar rules and vocabulary acquisition. the capacity to learn by using the Direct method. the capacity to learn without awareness of the products of learning. the capacity to learn by using the reading strategies. the capacity to learn with awareness of the products of learning. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:11:26 Explicação: Many researchers have adopted as their definition of implicit learningas the capacity to learn without awareness of the products of learning. 7 Questão Choose a characteristic of explicit teaching . It involves knowledge of foreign language¿s punctuation. It is based on a linguistic unit. It is student-centered. Explicit teaching is very teacher-centered. It is a unit of related ideas. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:11:39 Explicação: Explicit teaching is very teacher-centered. 8 Questão Implicit learning aims at: developing students ´ specific knowledge of the language. renewing the teaching of grammar. acquiring language with less mental effort during the learning process than explicit learning. meeting the linguistic needs of children. teaching students some translation skills. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:11:47 Explicação: Implicit learning aims at acquiring language with less mental effort during the learning process than explicit learning. Questão One of the factors that supports the study of English from an ESP (English for specific purposes) perspective in Brazilian schools is the fact that English does not have a Latin origin. It meets the linguistic needs of children. ESP bases its approach in developing students ´ specific knowledge of the language . English is more objective than Portuguese. the number of false cognates in English and Portuguese is relatively low. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:12:14 Explicação: One of the factors that supports the study of English from an ESP (English for specific purposes) perspective in Brazilian schools is the fact that ESP bases its approach in developing students ´ specific knowledge of the language . 2 Questão Brazilian foreign Language teachers should rely completely on word processing programs to organize their foreign language classes. should take advantage of the benefits computer editing programs offer. should not use video resources on the internet in their classes. should not allow computer use in their classes. should not allow students to use online dictionaries. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:12:36 Explicação: Brazilian foreign language teachers should take advantage of the benefits computer editing programs offer. 3 Questão Why do Brazilian adults study English? Because mastering the English language helps Brazilians to advance in their careers Most of Brazilian adults study English in order to travel to English speaking countries. Because they believe that by mastering the English language, they Will be given good Jobs outside our country. Because it is important if you want to communicate with other people in Facebook. Because since English is a global language, it is fashionable to study it. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:12:57 Explicação: Besides being one of the most spoken languages in the world, English helps Brazilians to advance in their careers, studies, and social status. 4 Questão What can be said about foreign language teaching in Brazilian public schools ? It is not as efficient as it was expected to be because the Direct Method seems not to be as perfect as it was expected to. The grammar translation method does not sound like a perfect one for our reality. The average Brazilian students do not appreciate the Audio lingual method followed by the teachers at schools. It is a great success. It has undergone very timid transformational initiatives in the past decades. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:13:44 Explicação: It has undergone very timid transformational initiatives in the past decades. 5 Questão How is English teaching and learning regarded in our country ? It is considered insufficient in our regular schools (most public, but some private too). As a great chance of giving students the opportunity of traveling to an English speaking country. It is regarded as a great opportunity for children and teenagers to have a better life in future. It seems to be getting better and better. As a form of interacting Brazilian learners and American ones. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:13:55 Explicação: English teaching and learning is regarded as insufficient in our regular schools (most public, but some private too). 6 Questão How is the English teaching and learning seen all over our country? The following are appropriate answers, EXCEPT FOR: Foreign language teaching in Brazilian public schools has undergone very timid transformational initiatives in the past decades. Initiatives proposed the change and improvement of foreign language teaching following proposals established by the National Education Guidelines and Framework Law, as well as the National Curricular Parameters for Primary Education , however not much has been done. English teaching and learning (though disseminated all over the country) are still considered insufficient in our regular schools (most public, but some private too). Even though compulsory education in a foreign language starts in grade five (i.e., when children are around 10 years old), students finish `ensino fundamental¿ with very little knowledge about the language. Recent solutions to the problem of teaching English in our schools have brought positive results. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:14:23 Explicação: So far no solution has been given to the problem of teaching English at schools. 7 Questão How do most Brazilians learn English? Most people study by themselves at home. They travel to English speaking countries. They watch Educational TV programmes. In unions and associations. Most people go to private English schools. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:14:47 Explicação: Most people Who learn English in our country GO to private English schools. 8 Questão Learning a foreign language in Brazilian schools is a great pleasure for learners. will never have anything to do with learning how to write in that language. will depend on learning how to use formal language. facilitates oral and written interaction. In a globalized world, the job market requires a competent command of the English language. will just depend on learning how to read in that language. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:15:12 Explicação: Learning a foreign language in Brazilian schools facilitates oral and written interaction. In a globalized world, the job market requires a competent command of the English language. Questão The empiricist (behaviorist, environmentalist) perspective claims that _____. language acquisition ought to be associated with mental capacity. human beings have an innate capacity for the development of language, and that our genes are naturally programmed to develop our linguistic system in a certain way. it involves the assumption that there exists a special inborn capacity for language. the parents are responsible for language acquisition of their sons and daughters. it is the learner¿s experience that is solely responsible for language learning and is more important than any specific innate capacity. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:15:27 Explicação: The empiricist (behaviorist, environmentalist) perspective claims that it is the learner¿s experience that is solely responsible for language learning and is more important than any specific innate capacity. 2 Questão What does the empiricist perspective claim ? Theempiricist (behaviorist, environmentalist) perspective claims that it is the learner¿s experience that is solely responsible for language learning and is more important than any specific innate capacity. Empirism and behaviorim are not in fashion anymore. The empiricist position to language learning assumes that human beings do not have an innate capacity for the development of language, and that our genes are not naturally programmed to develop our linguistic system in a certain way. The empiricist position to language learning assumes that human beings have an innate capacity for the development of language, and that our genes are naturally programmed to develop our linguistic system in a certain way. The empiricist (behaviorist, environmentalist) perspective claims that it is not the learner´ s experience that is solely responsible for language learning and is less important than any specific innate capacity. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:15:32 Explicação: The empiricist (behaviorist, environmentalist) perspective claims that it is the learner¿s experience that is solely responsible for language learning and is more important than any specific innate capacity. 3 Questão What did the American applied linguist Edward M. Anthony propose ? According to him, approach is the level of methods, theory is the plan of language teaching consistent with these , and techniques are the procedures to implement the method. According to him, theory is the level of approaches, method is the plan of language teaching consistent with these theories, and techniques are the procedures to implement the method. According to him, method is the level of theories, approach is the plan of language teaching consistent with these theories, and techniques are the procedures to implement the method. According to him, approach is not the level of teaching , method is the plan of language teaching consistent with these theories, and techniques are the procedures to implement the method. According to him, approach is the level of theories, method is the plan of language teaching consistent with these theories, and techniques are the procedures to implement the method. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:15:36 Explicação: According to him, approach is the level of theories, method is the plan of language teaching consistent with these theories, and techniques are the procedures to implement the method. 4 Questão We ought to clear out the concepts of approach and method because while method refers to the way a teacher considers content while deciding how to teach it, approach refers to the way a teacher ultimately decides to teach it (for example, as a lecture, an activity, a discussion, etc.).(www.enotes.com) as they are not of great importance for the teaching and learning of English. because methods are not used anymore. so as to clarify doubts learners or even teachers may have about them. since these are topics which may be pretty interesting. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:15:43 Explicação: The correct answer is: We ought to clear out the concepts of approach, method, and technique so as to clarify doubts learners or even teachers may have about them. Anyway, it is a good idea to explain that: While approach refers to the way a teacher considers content while deciding how to teach it, method refers to the way a teacher ultimately decides to teach it (for example, as a lecture, an activity, a discussion, etc.). (www.enotes.com) 5 Questão Which of the following are true and which are false ? Teachers are always encouraged to develop their own techniques. An approach is usually understood as the body of linguistic, psychological and pedagogical theories which inspire the teaching practice. A method is a procedural plan for presenting and teaching the language. the communicative approach has been influential in foreign language teaching. The first one is true and the other 3 are false Numbers 1 and 3 are true. All of them are TRUE. Numbers two and three are false. All of them are false. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:15:51 Explicação: All the senteces are true. 6 Questão Since the 1970's, the communicative approach has been influential in foreign language teaching. The main objective is to have students become competent i.e., able to use the language appropriate to a social context. Choose the item which is not a characteristic of the communicative approach? Real communication takes place outside and inside the classroom. A characteristic of this approach is the fact that we don't need to use authentic materials. Foreign language teaching must be concerned with reality. Students need to use the target language forms, meanings, and functions in negotiating meaning. The learning atmosphere must be supportive and must promote opportunities for expression. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:15:55 Explicação: Another characteristic of this approach is the use of authentic materials in order to give students an opportunity to develop strategies for understanding language as it is actually used. 7 Questão Communicative approach makes use of ... psychological and pedagogical theories . authentic materials. written cards. top-down activities. recipes to prove its own values. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:16:05 Explicação: Communicative approach makes use of authentic materials. 8 Questão Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words: environment - things - learning - nature - procedures - processes Techniques, which are also called ..............., are at the implementation phase of teaching by .............. , what means they are the ´´ ..............´´ that do take place in the classroom during the ............... of language teaching or ................ All activities that take place in a classroom .................. are considered as techniques. Techniques, which are also called nature, are at the implementation phase of teaching by learning, what means they are the ´´procedures´´ that do take place in the classroom during the environment of language teaching or learning. All activities that take place in a classroom environment are considered as techniques. Techniques, which are also called procedures, are at the implementation phase of teaching by learning, what means they are the ´´environment´´ that do take place in the classroom during the things of language teaching or nature. All activities that take place in a classroom environment are considered as techniques. Techniques, which are also called processes, are at the implementation phase of teaching by procedures, what means they are the ´´nature´´ that do take place in the classroom during the environment of language teaching or learning. All activities that take place in a classroom environment are considered as techniques. Techniques, which are also called processes, are at the implementation phase of teaching by environment, what means they are the ´´things´´ that do take place in the classroom during the procedures of language teaching or learning. All activities that take place in a classroom environment are considered as techniques. Techniques, which are also called procedures, are at the implementation phase of teaching by nature, what means they are the ´´things´´ that do take place in the classroom during the processes of language teaching or learning. All activities that take place in a classroom environment are considered as techniques. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:16:59 Explicação: Techniques, which are also called procedures, are at the implementation phase of teaching by nature, whatmeans they are the ¿things¿ that do take place in the classroom during the processes of language teaching or learning. All activities that take place in a classroom environment are considered as techniques. Questão Complete the blank with the APPROPIATE alternative: _________ is an English teaching method that dates back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Direct Method Grammar - Translation Communicative Language Teaching (CLTA) Audio-Lingual Total Physical Response Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:17:15 Explicação: Grammar - Translation 2 Questão Both the evaluation and development of textbooks and class materials constitute a relatively young phenomenon in the field of second/ foreign language teaching/ acquisition. In practical terms, what does this phenomenon include? Choose the inappropriate item. the production. the price. anything that can be used in the classroom to facilitate the language learning process. evaluation. adaptation of all materials. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:17:35 Explicação: In practical terms, this phenomenon includes the production, evaluation and adaptation of all materials, anything that can be used in the classroom to facilitate the language learning process. 3 Questão Who is responsible for the teaching/learning of English in our country? Private English schools. Public schools. The government. Federal Universities. Public associations. Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 Fill in the blanks with the missing words. Choose the appropriate ones. ........................................... was born out of the need to go back to the fundamental reason for language, why we want to learn a second or third language by means of using cooperacy, drilling, meaning and that is to be able to communicate. The Silent way Grammar Translation The Total physical response The Communicative Approach Skimming and Scanning Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:18:52 Explicação: The Comminicative Approach. 2a Questão Acerto: 0,0 / 1,0 Which of the following reading strategies would you use to figure out what time your favorite program is on television from the TV guide? intensive reading planning skimming scanning extensive reading Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:18:58 Explicação: Scanning 3a Questão Acerto: 0,0 / 1,0 Which is the right order of the steps which should be used to be able to write a composition appropriately? First draft, Pre -writing, editing, revision and publishing. First-draft, pre-writing, editing, publishing, reviewing Revision, editing, pre-writing, first draft and publishing. First draft, editing, pre-writing, publishing and editing. Pre- writing, first draft, revision, editing and publishing. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:19:11 Explicação: The right order is : Pre- writing, first draft, revision, editing and publishing. 4a Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 Which of the following topics learners usually have more difficulty in dealing with? Text genres and text types. Comparative and superlative form of adjectives. Plural form. Possessive adjectives. Articles. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:19:16 Explicação: Text genres and text types are still a topic learners present difficulty in dealing with. 5a Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 Language teaching ... should focus mainly on each student ' s interest. should focus mainly on a regional linguistic variety of the foreign language. should focus on the use of slang expressions in the foreign language. should focus mainly on the types of communication students will need in the foreign language. should focus mainly on the most formal way of speaking in the foreign language. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:19:35 Explicação: Language teaching should focus mainly on the types of communication students will need in the foreign language. 6a Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 How would you define inductive approach? An inductive approach starts by giving learners rules, then examples, then practice. The inductive approach deals with the emotions learners bring with them when they come to the classroom. The inductive approach is mainly concerned with its aims of achieving success in their teaching process. An inductive approach to teaching language starts with examples and asks learners to find rules. The inductive approach promotes affective strategies to reach its goal of teaching a language. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:19:56 Explicação: An inductive approach to teaching language starts with examples and asks learners to find rules. 7a Questão Acerto: 0,0 / 1,0 What is implicity in learning ? Implicity in learning depends on the student ´s age, educational background, learning purpose and learning environment. Implicit learning is a goal oriented and non-verbal type of instruction which is associated with acquiring unconcious knowledge. Implicit learning will always depend on students ´ proficiency in the foreign language. It will only be effective if students internalize the foreign language ´s phonological system and its contrasts with the mother language ´s related phonemes before they actually start taking foreign language classes. Implicit learning focus mainly on the most formal ways of communication in a foreign language. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:20:12 Explicação: Implicit learning is a goal oriented and non-verbal type of instruction which is associated with acquiring unconcious knowledge. 8a Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 How is the English teaching and learning seen all over our country? The following are appropriate answers, EXCEPT FOR: Even though compulsory education in a foreign language starts in grade five (i.e., when children are around 10 years old), students finish `ensino fundamental¿ with very little knowledge about the language. English teaching and learning (though disseminated all over the country) are still considered insufficient in our regular schools (most public, but some private too). Recent solutions to the problem of teaching English in our schools have brought positive results. Initiatives proposed the change and improvement of foreign language teaching following proposals established by the National Education Guidelines and Framework Law, as well as the National Curricular Parameters for Primary Education , however not much has been done. Foreign language teaching in Brazilian public schools has undergone very timid transformational initiatives in the past decades. Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:20:42 Explicação: So far no solution has been given to the problem of teaching English at schools. 9a Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 Complete the blank with the APPROPIATE alternative: This method places emphasis on the social nature of learning. Learning is not an individual private activity but a social one that depends upon interaction with others. The previous statement has to do with _____. Grammar-translation Total Physical Response Audio-lingual Direct Method Communicative Language Teaching (CLTA) Respondido em 10/10/2021 07:21:00 10a Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 Complete the blank with the APPROPIATE alternative: _________ is an English teaching method that dates back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Grammar - Translation Direct MethodTotal Physical Response Communicative Language Teaching (CLTA) Audio-Lingual Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 Read the following and choose the one that is appropriate. The differences between the concepts of approach and method are already useless since they, in fact, deal with the same objetives. A method includes the view of an approach. A method is a way of dealing with something or somebody. AN approach is the process used or the steps taken to deal with an issue or a person. There is no difference between the concepts of approach and method. There is a difference between approach and method. An approach is a way of dealing with something or somebody. A method is the process used or the steps taken to deal with an issue or a person. Respondido em 19/10/2021 17:26:51 Explicação: There is a difference between approach and method. An approach is a way of dealing with something or somebody. A method is the process used or the steps taken to deal with an issue or a person. 2a Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 Which of the following turned out to become very popular in the 1960s e 1970s ? The total Physical response. The Direct Method. The Grammar translation method. The methods which involved reading techniques like scanning, skimming and prediction. The Communicative approach. Respondido em 19/10/2021 17:31:38 Explicação: The Communicative Approach was the top one in the 1960s and 1970s since it brought new light into the need for communication. 3a Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 Teaching the writing process may not always be an easy task. Which of the following may contribute to its success? Teachers must be very much concerned with phonetics. Teachers must establish an environment to stimulate students to think. Teachers must ask students to follow a model he/she writes on the board. Teachers should assign composition writing once a week as classwork. Teachers ought to assign writing every class as homework. Respondido em 19/10/2021 17:32:21 Explicação: Teaching the writing process must become the teacher¿s primary goal. In order to accomplish this, teachers must establish an environment to stimulate students to think and to engage in the steps of writing needed to produce an essay, poem, play, newspaper article, advertisement, or school paper. 4a Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 The following alternative below can be associated with a narrative text , EXCEPT FOR: a traditional tale an adventure a science fiction piece a contemporary fictional piece groups of nouns used to provide information Respondido em 19/10/2021 17:32:31 Explicação: The descriptive text is characterized by groups of nouns used to provide information. 5a Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 What garantees half of any successful class? Choose the inappropriate answer. Topics which are of the learner ´s interest. Well-structured classes. Well-planned classes. Well-developed activities. Dealing with topics which are mainly of the teacher ´s interest. Respondido em 19/10/2021 17:32:43 Explicação: Dealing with topics which are mainly of the teacher ´s interest and not the student ´s may make it hard for the teacher to make learners feel their relevance. 6a Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 How would you define inductive approach? An inductive approach starts by giving learners rules, then examples, then practice. The inductive approach promotes affective strategies to reach its goal of teaching a language. The inductive approach deals with the emotions learners bring with them when they come to the classroom. The inductive approach is mainly concerned with its aims of achieving success in their teaching process. An inductive approach to teaching language starts with examples and asks learners to find rules. Respondido em 19/10/2021 17:33:28 Explicação: An inductive approach to teaching language starts with examples and asks learners to find rules. 7a Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 The following are characteristics of explicitness in teaching, EXCEPT FOR:. It involves modeling thinking patterns, i.e., a teacher thinking out loud while working through a ¿problem¿ to help students understand how they should think about accomplishing a task. Topics are taught in a logical order directed by the teacher through demonstration, explanation and practice Explicit teaching involves directing student attention toward a specific learning objective in a highly structured environment. Explicit teaching begins very student-centered with little teacher responsibility The attention of students is very important since explicit teaching is very teacher-centered. Respondido em 19/10/2021 17:33:51 Explicação: Explicit teaching begins very teacher-centered with little student responsibility and ends with a goal of complete student independency with very little teacher involvement. 8a Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 Learning a foreign language in Brazilian schools is a great pleasure for learners. will just depend on learning how to read in that language. will never have anything to do with learning how to write in that language. will depend on learning how to use formal language. facilitates oral and written interaction. In a globalized world, the job market requires a competent command of the English language. Respondido em 19/10/2021 17:34:00 Explicação: Learning a foreign language in Brazilian schools facilitates oral and written interaction. In a globalized world, the job market requires a competent command of the English language. 9a Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 Complete the blank with the APPROPIATE alternative: This method places emphasis on the social nature of learning. Learning is not an individual private activity but a social one that depends upon interaction with others. The previous statement has to do with _____. Communicative Language Teaching (CLTA) Grammar-translation Total Physical Response Audio-lingual Direct Method Respondido em 19/10/2021 17:35:40 10a Questão Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 Who is responsible for the teaching/learning of English in our country? Public associations. Public schools. The government. Federal Universities. Private English schools. Respondido em 19/10/2021 17:36:06 Explicação: Private English schools are responsible for the teaching/learning of the English language in our country.