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1. The stages of acquisition through which a learner passes in acquiring specific grammatical features such as negatives or interrogatives are referred to as
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2. Which of the following is likely to appear first in the acquisition of L1 English negatives?
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A *There no squirrel
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B *Not a teddy bear
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C *I not crying
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D *No one didn’t come
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3. Which of the following morphemes is likely to appear last in the acquisition of L1 English?
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A Articles (a/the)
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B Past irregular (went)
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C Possessive (-‘s)
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D Past regular (-ed)
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4. Which of the following morphemes is most likely to appear first in the ‘natural order’ proposed by Krashen for L2 acquisition of English?
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A Articles (a/the)
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B Past irregular (went)
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C Possessive (-‘s)
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D Past regular (-ed)
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5. According to the Critical Period Hypothesis L2 competence can only be achieved if learning
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A commences before puberty
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B is focused on communication
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C takes place in the L2 setting
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D is reinforced by formal instruction
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6. Corder (1974) distinguishes three types of error according to their systematicity. Systematic errors occur when the learner
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A is unaware of a rule in L2
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B has discovered a wrong rule
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C knows the correct L2 rule but uses it inconsistently
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D knows the correct L2 rule but uses it consistently
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7. One of the psycholinguistic sources of performance errors, which leads to mistakes, can be
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8. According to Richards (1971) developmental errors occur when the learner
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A uses elements from L1 in using L2
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B faces processing problems
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C has problems with complete application of rules
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D attempts to build up hypotheses about the L2
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9. Krashen (1981) claims that ‘acquired knowledge’ can only be developed when the learner
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A is involved in formal pracctising in L2
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B focuses on message conveyance
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C is involved in functional practicing in L2
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D monitors the output
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10. According to most studies of learners’ errors, which of the following statements is true?
(1) Transfer errors are more common in adult learners than in child learners
(2) Transfer errors are more common at the lexical level of L2 than at the grammatical level.
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A (1)
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B (2)
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C (1) and (2)
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D neither (1) nor (2)
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11. Selinker (1972) identified five principal cognitive processes responsible for L2 acquisition. Which of the following is not one of those mental processes?
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A language transfer
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B overgeneralisation
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C transfer of training
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D simplification
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12. Which theory of SLA focuses mainly on relationship between input and L2 knowledge?
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A The Competition Model
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B Operating Principles Model
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C The Variable Competence Model
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D The Multidimentional Model
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13. According to Bialystok’s view of L2 learning implicit knowledge is developed through exposure to communicative language use and is facilitated by the strategy of
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A formal practicing
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B inferencing
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C functional practicing
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D monitoring
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14. Central to this model is the idea of form-function mapping. Any one form (e.g. word order) may realize a number of functions (e.g. agent). The learner’s task is to discover the particularmappings that characterize the target language. The theory is referred to as
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A The Competition Model
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B Operating Principles Model
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C The Variable Competence Model
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D The Multidimensional Model
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15. Conscious application of rules in order to understand or produce the second language is described as the strategy of
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A deduction
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B induciton
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C inferencing
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D resourcing
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16. ”The Boeing 747 or jumbo, as it is called, is a very large jet, manufactured or made by an American company, a firm in USA.” This sentence illustrates the process of foreigner talk
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A expansion
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B simplification
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C elaboration
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D regularization
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17. English is primarily a right-branching language (i.e. nouns are post-modified) while Chinese is left-branching. Which of the following hypotheses is true (according to Schachter 1974)?
(1) Chinese learners of L2 English may avoid using relative clauses.
(2) Chinese learners of L2 English may overproduce simple sentences.
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A (1)
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B (2)
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C (1) and (2)
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D neither (1) nor (2)
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18. In the hierarchy of learning difficulties (Stockwell et al. 1965) the greatest difficulty is predicted to arise in case of which forms in L1 and L2?
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A new (o - - o)
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B coalesced (x_y --> x)
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C absent (x - - o)
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D split (x --> x_y)
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19. Formal instruction can only promote language acquisition if the interlanguage is close to the point when the structure to be taught is acquired in the natural setting, when the learner is ‘ready’ to acquire it. This is the conclusion proposed by which theory?
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A The teachability hypothesis
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B The variability hypothesis
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C The interference hypothesis
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D The selective attention hypothesis
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20. According to which theory instruction does not enable learners to fully acquire what is taught when it is taught, but prepares the way for its subsequent acquisition?
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A The teachability hypothesis
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B The variability hypothesis
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C The interface hypothesis
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D The selective attention hypothesis
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21. The use of a rule belonging to an earlier stage of development is referred to as
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A avoidance
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B formulaic speech
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C backsliding
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D discourse repair
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22. Chunks of language that are stored as complete or partially analysed units are called
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A formulas
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B developmental patterns
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C prototypes
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D vertical constructions
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23. The process by which learners utilise discourse to help them construct structures that lie outside their competence is described as
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A backsliding
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B restructuring
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C scaffolding
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D hypothesis-testing
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24. Which theory of language acquisition accepts the notion of ‘poverty of stimulus’?
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A Behaviourist
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B Mentalist
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C Contrastive Analysis
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D Neurofunctional
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25. Consciousness-raising is a type of formal instruction designed to make a learner aware of
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A the culture of the L2 speech group
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B conscious learning strategies use
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C specific linguistic features
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D the process of controlled memorisation
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26. Hypothesis formation consists basically of the two procedures:
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A transfer and overgeneralisation
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B receptive and prooductive processing
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C formal and functional practice
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D simplification and inferencing
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27. Which theory explains SLA in terms of the degree of social and psychological distance between a learner and the target language group?
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28. Studies of variability in interlanguage are based on
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29. Studies of systematic variability in interlanguage are focused on the role of
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30. The term interlanguage is also described as
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A communicative competence
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B transitional competence
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C idiosyncratic competence
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D approximative competence
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31. In this process learners replace their native language with L2, fail to develop full competence in L1 or lose what they have acquired in L1. This type of bilingualism is called
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A monolingualism
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B additive
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C semilingualism
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D subtractive
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32. The process by which speakers make their speech similar to their interlocutors’ speech is referred to as
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A accumultration
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B assimilation
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C accommodation
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D convergence
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33. Which of the following distinctions refers to the two kinds of learning ability?
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34. According to Oller (1978) the general factor of language proficiency is identical with
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35. Errors that arise in learner language due to the nature of formal instruction are called
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A global errors
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B induced errors
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C overt errors
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D intralingual errors
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36. Learners use communication strategies in order to
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A form L2 hypothesis
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B internalise L2 knowledge
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C employ existing L2 knowledge
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D compensate for inadequate L2 knowledge
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37. The process of carrying over previous knowledge or performance to subsequent learning situations is described as
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A transfer
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B matrix reactivation
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C interference
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D parallel distribution
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38. The vernacular is the style in which
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A learner uses the most complex linguistic forms
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B the learner uses the least complex linguistic forms
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C maximum attention is given to monitoring speech
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D minimum attention is given to monitoring speech
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39. Language used by native speakers while communicating with L2 learners is referred to as
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A caretaker talk
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B foreigner talk
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C modified discourse
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D native style
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40. Language used by non-native speakers while communicating with other L2 learners in a FL classroom is referred to as
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A classroom interaction
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B idiosyncratic dialect
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C interlanguage
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D peer talk
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41. Formulaic speech utterances that are partly unanalysed and have open slots are called
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A indicatiors
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B scripts
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C patterns
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D variants
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42. Learners who feel disconnected from their own speech group and the L2 group experience
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A anomie
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B divergence
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C anxiety
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D inhibition
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43. The core grammar of every language consists of rules that
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A are constrained by Universal Grammar
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B have been taken from other languages
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C are not constrained by Universal Grammar
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D are derived from the history of the language
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44. Learners who rely on other people, need the teacher’s directions and explanations, like structured learning environment (Willing 1987) are said to prefer
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A concrete learning style
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B authority-oriented learning style
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C analytic learnng style
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D commmunicative learning
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45. Learners who prefer FL teaching methods based on active experience, e.g. hands-on learning as in building models (Willing 1987), are said to be
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A extroverted learners
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B kinaestetic learners
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C emphatetic learners
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D tactile learner
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46. Motivation that derives from the learner’s inherent interest in the learning task is called
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A integrative
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B intrinsic
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C instrumental
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D resultative
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47. In the study of individual learner differences ‘a permanent predisposition to be anxious’ (Scovel 1978) is defined as
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48. Ellis (1994:612), claims that learner-centred formal instruction concentrates mainly on
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A learner-instruction matching
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B strategy learning
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C selected aspects of language (e.g. grammar)
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D developing communicative competence
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49. Focus on forms refers to instruction that
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A aims at teaching integrated skills
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B is basedon communicative syllabus
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C isolates linguistic forms to teach them one at a time
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D combines a focus on form and a focus on meaning
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50. The ‘zero option’ advocates
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A providing learners with adequate input containging examples from which they can infer the rule
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B providing learners with linguistic rules, but in isolation from the context in which they are used
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C teaching the language, not about the language (no difficult grammatical terms or definitions)
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D abandoning any type formal teaching presented in a deductive, inductive, or functional way