TEFL Course: Unit 1

The name for extra letters added to nouns, verbs and adjectives in their different grammatical forms is:

Inflection

4. Meaning and use:

These will be linked to form

1. Situation/Context

The situations one encounters in life, e.g. meeting a new fired; going to the doctor. A meaningful context is set.

L1

Students first language

T/F: English is a stressed-timed language.

T

PPP

Presentation, Practice, Production

CLT

A set of principles about teaching including where the focus is on meaningful communication, not structure and grammar.

Which of the following is correct?

L1 and L2 learners learn language differently

Communicative Language Teaching is a broad term for:

Learner-centered, authentic language acquisition principles.

Reasons why some L2 learners learn faster:

Learning style, motivation, language proficiency of L1, prior learning, pattern of classroom activity, your behavior gender, female participation, appropriate topics for learning, participation, communication styles,

TEFL

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

TESL

Teaching English as a Second Language

TESOL

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

TEYL

Teaching English to Young Learners

Good reasons to use L1:

1. To clarify meaning 2. To clarify anticipated problems 3. To demonstrate that languages have more similarities than differences. 4. To save time, now and again 5. To carry out disciplinary measures 6. To tell a student how well they have done 7. To show that we care. 8. Key differences between learning L1 and L2

5.Grammar

Always taught in context. It is linked to materials related to conversation, reading, listening and writing. It is NEVER taught in isolation unless absolutely necessary.

CLT stands for:

Communicative Langage Training

CLT

Communicative Language Teaching

6. Notions

Days of the week, dates, months, should be introduced in context

Direct v Indirect Styles

Direct: straightforward talking, no beating around the bush, directness means there is honesty & respect for other person, avoiding ambiguity Indirect: meaning conveyed by subtle means, stories, implication; indirectness means politeness and respect for other person, frequent use of implication

The dominant achievement goal of Communicative Language is to:

Enable students to communicate knowledge and opinions around a topic.

ELT

English Language Teaching

T/F: All students' perceptions of classroom participation are the same as your perception.

F

T/F: English has a predictable correspondence between word sound and word spelling.

F

T/F: English is a tonal language.

F

T/F: Less proficient learners use the same range and number of learning strategies as proficient learners.

F

T/F: Students should always be exposed to fine-tuned input.

F

T/F: L2 is a student's native language.

F: It is the language they are learning; their second language

In the statement, I PUT IT DOWN to experience, the capitalized part is an example of:

Phrasal Verb

The English language's word order is generally:

SVO; subject, verb, object

L2

Second language a student is learning.

3. Form

Socio-linguistic-language used in a social setting, social niceties, social situations, formal v informal expression, etc.

2. Functions

Speech acts that students are likely to face, e.g. seeking advice, requesting information, expressing gratitude, complimenting someone, expression requests, seeking permission, complaining etc.

STT

Student Talking Time

T/F: A learner who has language proficiency in his L1 has a head start in learning an L2, compared to those who have a lesser degree of proficiency in their L1.

T

T/F: Functions are speech acts that students are likely to face, e.g. making it a request.

T

TTT

Teacher Talking Time

Which of the following is an invalid reason for using the L1?

To demonstrate that languages have more differences than similarities

Teenage L2 Learner Group

beginning to sit still for longer times concentration develops beginning to learn in abstract ways beginning to plan and control behavior may worry about what others think commonly uncomfortably aware of themselves/ actions pay attention to meaning and increasingly form developing life experiences

Which of the following is incorrect? a. TESOL & TEFL concepts are generally much the same. b. TEFL & EFL are perhaps the most common terms. c. There should be more TTT (TTT) than Student Talk Time (STT). d. The 'I do, We do, You do' model is the same as Presentation, Practice Production (PPP) model.

c. There should be more TTT than STT.

Adult L2 Learner Group

can keep still for long periods can concentrate " " learn in abstract ways able to control & plan behavior not as willing to make mistakes aware of themselves and actions pay attention to form and meaning in language have life experiences

Children L2 Learner Group

can't sit still short concentration span like to have fun in classroom learn through experience are not able to control or plan behavior are not afraid to make mistakes are unaware of themselves/ actions pay attention to meaning in language have limited life experiences

In the past, those educationalists who were against using the L1 in the classroom often stated that:

non-usage of the L1 resulted in fewer mistakes