Module 4 TESOL/TEFL

A phrasal verb consists wholly of a verb and a preposition. True or False?

False

In word stress, we can only stress consonants, not vowels. True or False?

False

The words childish, childlike, and youthful have the same connotative meanings. True or False?

False

A lexical set is a group of words with the same topic, function or form. True or False?

True

Phonological awareness should start with lots and lots of listening games that focus your learners' attention on words. True or False?

True

There are possible repercussions arising from a learner saying words that would be viewed as inappropriate in another culture and society. True or False?

True

In relation to pronunciation, which one of these statements is incorrect? a. When teaching pronunciation, aim for perfection. b. Ensure it's an integral part of communication. c. Languages across the world have phonemic systems. d. A key aim is to develop intelligibility

a.

Regarding form, meaning and use, which of the following statements is correct? a. Form refers only to the visible elements of language. b. There are two aspects to meaning: the literal meaning and the meaning in context. c. Use refers only to how the grammar is used. d. Use has no connection with meaning.

b.

Which of the following statements is untrue? a. Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. b. Synonyms are restricted to certain parts of speech. c. Hyponyms are words that serve as specific examples of a general concept. d. A synonym is word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words.

b.

With regard to lexis, which of the following statements is correct? a. Lexis is exactly the same as vocabulary. b. Lexis links vocabulary and certain areas of grammar together. c. Lexis is studied in separate vocabulary and grammar sessions. d. Lexis focuses on single words only.

b.

When deciding what vocabulary to teach, you should first: a. ask your Head of Department/Director of Studies for ideas b. arrange a session with a teacher who has taught at the relevant level c. find out if there are local standards and a curriculum set down stating the relevant vocabulary that you must teach d. identify the key situations for your learners and include these in your content

c.

Which one of these statements is correct? a. Phonemic awareness relates to the correspondences between letters or groups of letters and the words they represent. b. Phonemic awareness refers to how a person articulates specific sounds. c. Decoding is breaking up a word into sounds. d. Phonemic awareness is an end goal in itself.

c.

With regard to functions and exponents, which of the following statements is incorrect? a. A function is the communicative purpose we have for speaking. b. An exponent is the language we use to express the function. c. In order to choose the right exponent, we need only think about the situation. d. Functions are sometimes called 'situational language'.

c.

In relation to word formation, which of the following statements is correct? a. Compound words are typically formed by combining three lexical items. b. The word postman is a good example of a word using the prefix post, representing after. c. The suffix is that part of a word that comes before the base or stem of the word. d. A morpheme is defined as the smallest linguistic unit that has meaning.

d.

With regard to cultural contextualization, which of the following statements is correct? a. The same speech act in one society's culture is likely to be considered appropriate in another's. b. Cultures do not vary internally and are not changeable. c. Teachers tend to stress the similarities when describing another culture's language. d. Appropriacy of a speech act is measured against sociocultural norms.

d.