King Saud University
Course title: Approaches to Language Teaching
Teachers’ College
Course code: ENG 381
English Department
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)
1. James Asher is the originator of “………….……. …………… ………………………………..”
(a)-Total Physical method
(b)-Silent Way
(c)-communicative competence
2. 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
3. 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
4. In communicative activities………………… …………………………are emphasized.
(a)-speaking and listening
(b)-all language skills
(c)-reading and writing
5. 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
6. The teacher’s silence in the Silent Way is a tool to foster …………………………………
(a)-his authority
(b)-students’ independence (c)-equality among students
7. The existence of an information gap represents one fundamental principle of ………………………...
(a)-Content-Based Approach
(b)-Desuggestopedia (c)-Communicative Language Teaching
8. The language learning activities that are likely to be convenient for EFL students with apparently
logical/ mathematical intelligence can be ………………………… ………………………….. .
(a)-field trips and outdoor games (b) -mechanical drills
(c)- classifications and categorizations
9. The Total Physical Response (TPR) method is based on relating …………….. to actions.
(a)-written forms
(b)-language rules
(c)-speech
10. The language learning activities that are mostly appreciated by EFL students with apparently bodily/
kinesthetic intelligence can be …………………………. ………………
(a)-puzzles and games
(b)- journal keeping
(c)-field trips and hands-on experiences
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II- Mark each of the following statements as true (√) or false (x) in the box below giving a reason:
(5 marks)
1. In Desuggestopedia, students’ errors are corrected gently not in a direct confrontational way.
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2. The teacher acts as a facilitator in setting up communicative activities
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3. In the Total Physical Response (TPR) method the EFL teacher gives commands in the target language
performing them with the students.
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4. In the Silent Way, the teacher is an authority that students should rely on to develop their own “inner
criteria” for correctness..
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5. The Audio-Lingual method emphasizes speech at the expense of other language skills.
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III-Complete each of the following statements:
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1. The originator of "__________________________________________________" is Georgi Lozanov.
2. According
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3. One advantage of content-based teaching is that __________________________________________
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4. The term “approach” refers to ________________________________________________________
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5. When a long line of a dialogue is giving students trouble, the teacher uses _________________
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help them repeat it.
IV- Describe a drill that is based on the Audio-Lingual Method highlighting the following: (5 marks)
Objective:
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Role of the teacher:
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Role of the learners:
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Procedures (steps of the experience):
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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.
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V- Describe how you can make use of the Direct Method in your own teaching specifying the purpose
of incorporating it in the EFL classroom.
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