全国2011年1月高等教育自学考试外语教学法试题
I. Multiple Choices: (20%)
Directions: In this section, you are given 20 questions, beneath each of which are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You are to make the best choice either to complete the incomplete statement or to answer the question. One point is given to each correct choice.
1. The Grammar-Translation Method came into being in the ______ century.
A. 16th B. 17th
C. 18th D. 19th
2. The generative-transformational school of linguistics emerged through the influence of ______.
A. J.B.Bruner B. N.Chomsky
C. D.Ausubel D. G.Kelly
3. In a ______ classroom, meaningful learning and meaningful practice are emphasized during the entire learning process.
A. Cognitive Approach B. Direct Method
C. Audiolingual Method D. Natural Approach
4. According to the records available, we believe that human beings have been involved in the study of language for at least ______ centuries.
A. 10 B. 15
C. 20 D. 25
5. Before the 16th century ______ was a language of communication, the world’s most widely studied foreign language in the Western world.
A. Latin B. German
C. French D. Spanish
6. According to Halliday, which of the following should NOT be accounted for in terms of linguistic events?
A. Form. B. Context.
C. Substance. D. Culture.
7. The structural linguists believed that the primary medium of language is ______.
A. written expression B. sign language
C. oral speech D. body pose
8. Students with the Grammar-Translation Method are expected to memorize grammatical rules and ______.
A. sentence patterns B. principles for translation
C. structures D. bilingual word lists
9. In an Audiolingual classroom, a dialogue is usually presented and memorized before specific ______ are picked out from it and later become the focus of drill exercises.
A. expressions B. phrases
C. grammatical patterns D. idioms
10. Features of communicative activities in a CLT classroom usually involve information gap, choice of form and content, and ______.
A. presentation B. discussion
C. conversation D. feedback
