The history and development of ELT

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Structural linguistics ...
1. is a theory of how language can be understood.
2. is the same as functional linguistics.
3. is a theory of how language can be learned.
4. is a theory developed to help the US army in WW2.
In behaviourist theory what can happen to a response?
1. It can form a habit.
2. It takes the biscuit.
3. It stimulates the organism that produces it.
4. It can be negatively or positively reinforced.
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. Bloomfield
2. Skinner
3. Richards and Rogers
4. Chomsky
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. Henry Sweet
2. Dell Hymes
3. Maximilian Berlitz
4. Noam Chomsky
What does 'response strength is variable' mean?
1. The truth of the response varies.
2. The response is not to form but content.
3. Responses are unpredictable.
4. The volume and enthusiasm of the response varies.
Which method is now a registered trade mark?
1. The Berlitz Method
2. The Direct Method
3. Audio-lingualism
4. The Natural Method
When did Guy Miège publish 'Nouvelle méthode pour apprendre l'Anglais'?
1. 1785
2. 1885
3. 1985
4. 1685
"Visiting aunts can be boring" is a famous example of ...
1. rules of use.
2. ambiguity.
3. structural grammar.
4. innovation.
The grammar translation approach is characterised by ...
1. 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
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. 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
4. memorising of grammatical rules, focusing on words and pronunciation, translating in and out of the target language, using the target language's literature
Complete the citation: "The language a person originates ... is always expressed __________________. (Frisby and Halliday)
1. grammatically
2. naturally
3. for a purpose
4. to communicate

The history and development of ELT

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