King Saud University
Teachers’ College
English Department
Course title: Approaches to Language Teaching
Course code: ENG 381
Total score: 30
Sample test Time: 45 minutes
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I- Write (A), (B) or (C) that best completes each of the following statements in the box below: (5 marks)
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EFL students should be of ………………… proficiency levels in collaborative learning activities.
(a)-the same (b)- different (c)- high
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According to the Audio-Lingual Method, ………… …………….. sometimes helps students to develop positive language habits.
(a)-error analysis (b)- tolerance with errors (c)- negative reinforcement
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The ………………….. advocates believe that EFL curriculum should not a pre-determined product, but a result of an ongoing context-specific problem- posing process in which students can take part.
(a)-Direct Method (b)- Grammar Translation Method (c)-Participatory Approach
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In the Total Physical Response (TPR) method, after EFL learners internalize an extensive map of how the target language works they find themselves capable of ………………… spontaneously
(a)-reading (b)- speaking (c)-writing
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According to the Audio-Lingual Method, the EFL teacher should be …………………………….…… in the classroom.
(a)-silent (b)- like an orchestra leader controlling students’ behavior (c)-a guide
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James Asher is the originator of “………….……. …………… ………………………………..”
(a)-Total Physical method (b)-Silent Way (c)-communicative competence
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In cooperative learning activities EFL teachers teach not only the target language, but
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(a)-social skills (b)-aural-oral skills (c)-pragmatic competence
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The language learning activities that best suit EFL students with apparently linguistic intelligence can be the ones that inculcate ……………………………………...
(a)-mathematical problems (b)- word games and debates (c)- hands-on experiences
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In communicative activities………………… …………………………are emphasized.
(a)-speaking and listening (b)-all language skills (c)-reading and writing
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The language learning activities needed for EFL students with apparently visual/spatial intelligence can be …………………………………………………………
(a)-story-telling and retelling (b)-group brainstorming (c)-movies and graphic organizers
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II- Mark each of the following statements as true (√) or false (x) in the box below giving a reason:
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The grammar translation method teaches students about target language not how to use it.
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A Task-Based approach aims at using the subject matter content for language teaching purposes.
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According to Communicative Language Teaching, the social context of the communicative event is not essential in giving meaning to the utterances
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In the Audio-Lingual method language learning is looked upon as a process of rule formation.
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Prabhu does not list opinion-gap activities as a task-based type.
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III-Complete each of the following statements: (5 marks)
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The term “method” refers to ________________________________________________________
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The originator of "__________________________________________________" is James Asher.
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According to the Audio Lingual Method, the teacher should ________________________________
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One advantage of Desuggestopedia is that __________________________________________
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The teacher uses the backward building-up technique to ____________________________________
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IV- Describe a drill that is based on the Silent Way highlighting the following: (5 marks)
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IV- Write a description of a communicative activity that you can introduce to your intermediate stage students in an EFL classroom. (5 marks)
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V- Describe how you can make use of the Total Physical Response Method in your own teaching specifying the purpose of incorporating it in the EFL classroom. (5 marks)
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