The history and development of ELT

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The grammar translation approach is characterised by ...
1. avoidance of grammatical rule teaching, focusing on the sentence as the unit of study, translating in and out of the target language, using the target language's literature
2. memorising of grammatical rules and lexis, focusing on the sentence as the unit of study, translating in and out of the target language, using natural social situations to contextualise language
3. memorising of grammatical rules, focusing on words and pronunciation, translating in and out of the target language, using the target language's literature
4. memorising of grammatical rules and lexis, focusing on the sentence as the unit of study, translating in and out of the target language, using the target language's literature
When did Guy Miège publish 'Nouvelle méthode pour apprendre l'Anglais'?
1. 1685
2. 1985
3. 1885
4. 1785
In behaviourist theory what can happen to a response?
1. It stimulates the organism that produces it.
2. It can be negatively or positively reinforced.
3. It can form a habit.
4. It takes the biscuit.
What does 'response strength is variable' mean?
1. Responses are unpredictable.
2. The truth of the response varies.
3. The volume and enthusiasm of the response varies.
4. The response is not to form but content.
"Visiting aunts can be boring" is a famous example of ...
1. structural grammar.
2. rules of use.
3. ambiguity.
4. innovation.
Who said: "We have no reason to assume ... that verbal behaviour differs in any fundamental respect from non-verbal behaviour, or that any new principles must be invoked to account for it."?
1. Richards and Rogers
2. Chomsky
3. Skinner
4. Bloomfield
Structural linguistics ...
1. is a theory developed to help the US army in WW2.
2. is a theory of how language can be learned.
3. is a theory of how language can be understood.
4. is the same as functional linguistics.
Which method is now a registered trade mark?
1. The Direct Method
2. Audio-lingualism
3. The Natural Method
4. The Berlitz Method
Who said "the primacy of speech, the centrality of the connected text as the kernel of the teaching-learning process, and the absolute priority of an oral methodology in the classroom"?
1. Noam Chomsky
2. Maximilian Berlitz
3. Dell Hymes
4. Henry Sweet
Complete the citation: "The language a person originates ... is always expressed __________________. (Frisby and Halliday)
1. naturally
2. grammatically
3. to communicate
4. for a purpose

The history and development of ELT

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