II. Filling Blanks: (20%)
Directions: In this section, there are 20 statements with 20 blanks. You are to filleach blank with ONE appropriate word. One point is given to each blank.
21._________ was a language of communication that people widely studied in theWestern world before the 16th century.
22.In Malinowski’s opinion, an utterance has no _________ at all if it is out ofthe context of situation.
23.Behaviorism believes that basic learning processes could be described in termsof stimuli and_________.
24.Some linguists thought that all languages originated from one language and wereruled by a common _________ .
25.The combination of structural linguistic theory, aural-oral procedures, andbehaviorist psychology led to the _________ Method.
26.The formula __________, advocated by Krashen, means input that containsstructures slightly above the learner’s present level.
27.In the Direct Method, the target language is used _________in the languageclassroom as a means of instruction and communication.
28.In a suggestopaedic course, direct and indirect positive _________ are made toenhance students’ self-confidence and to convince them that success isattainable.
29.Chomsky divides the grammar of a natural language into __________ grammar andperipheral grammar.
30.The Direct Method advocates the importance of oral language and believes thatlanguage should be learned through direct ______ of form and meaning.
31.The Direct Method believes in the _______ process of language learning and inthe inductive teaching of grammar.
32.The Oral Approach believes in a theory of learning that is based on a type ofbehaviorist _______theory.
33.The Cognitive Approach lays emphasis on innate organizing principles in humanperception and______.
34.In a typical Audiolingual lesson the following procedures can be observed:recognition, imitation and repetition, _______ drills, and follow-upactivities.
35.At the level of classroom teaching, the Communicative Approach holds thatactivities should provide opportunities for learners to __________ thelanguage.
36.The Cognitive Approach holds that learning a language is a process of acquiring__________control of the phonological, grammatical and lexical patterns of asecond language, largely through study and analysis of these patterns as a bodyof knowledge.
37.Krashen sees the learner’s emotional state or attitudes as an adjustable____________ that freely passes or blocks input necessary to acquisition.
38.Gattegno anticipates that using the Silent Way would require most teachers tochange their perception of their _________.
39.Community Language Learning advises teachers to consider their students as“whole persons”; therefore, the method is sometimes cited as an example of a“__________ approach”.
40.British linguists of structuralism believed that _________ in a language wererule-governed.
III. Matching: (10 %)
Directions: This section consists of two groups of pairs listed in two columns, A andB. You are to match the one marked 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in Column A with the onemarked a, b, c, d or e in Column B. One point is given to each pair you matchcorrectly.
41A: advantage or disadvantage associated with the feature
B: main features of the Grammar-Translation Method
1. few demands on teachers
a. priority of literary language
2. language learned unable to meet the
practical needs of learners
b. emphasis on reading and writing
3. better understanding of abstract words
c. native language being the main medium of instruction
4. a good mastery of the grammar system of
the target language helpful for teacher-to-be
students
d. translation being the principal practice technique
5. little attention to speaking or listening
e. emphasis on the teaching of the second language grammar
