非选择题部分
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II. Filling Blanks: (20%)
Directions: In this section, there are 20 statements with 20 blanks. You are to fill each blank with ONE appropriate word. One point is given to each blank.
21.______ refers to any information that learners receive from the teacher or others concerning their communication.
22. In a Total Physical Response classroom, the students listen attentively and respond ______ to commands given by the teacher.
23. Most of the teaching activities in a Grammar-translation classroom serve the purpose of mastering ______ rules.
24. Suggestopaedia, the application of the study of ______ to pedagogy, has been developed to help students eliminate the feeling that they cannot be successful and, thus to help them overcome the barriers to learning.
25. Although the teaching of all the four language skills is advocated by most Direct Methodologists, ______ communication skills are regarded as basic.
26. The structural linguists believe that the primary medium of language is ______.
27. Krashen and Terrell believe that language skills acquired through ______ transfer to other skills.
28. The learning of a foreign language was viewed by the Direct Methodologists as analogous to the language ______ , and the learning processes involved were often interpreted in terms of an associationist psychology.
29. The Cognitive Approach holds that learning a language is a process of acquiring ______ control of the phonological, grammatical and lexical patterns of a second language, largely through study and analysis of these patterns as a body of knowledge.
30. In his research of the theory of systemic linguistics, Halliday made outstanding achievements in the study of ______.
31. The affective filter hypothesis identifies self-confidence, ______ and anxiety as the three affective variables related to second language acquisition.
32. When teaching grammar in the Oral Approach, the teacher usually helps the students to learn some grammatical points over a relatively long time instead of giving them a heavy indigestible dose of ______.
33. The Natural Approach holds that learned language knowledge has primarily a ______ function.
34. One impetus for the procedures of grammar analysis and translation in teaching Latin was brought about by the ______ needs of European countries.
35. The Notional-functional syllabus focuses on ______ as the organizing elements of English curricula, whereas the structural syllabus regards grammatical structures as the organizers.
36. According to behaviorists, learning consists of stimulus-response ______ , and is described as the formation of association between responses.
37. ______activities require the learners to take part in communication which involves personal experience and emotions.
38. According to Piaget, thought or thinking has its origin in actions physically performed and then ______.
39. A group of German psychologists used the word Gestalt, which is approximately in the meaning of “_______ shape” to name their school of psychology.
40. The cognitive theory suggests that language acquisition involves constant practice until ______is achieved.
III. Matching: (10%)
Directions: This section consists of two groups of pairs listed in two columns, A and B. You are to match the one marked ①, ②, ③, ④ or ⑤ in Column A with the one marked a, b, c, d or e in Column B. One point is given to each pair you match correctly.
41.
A.Foreign Language Teaching Method |
B.Objective |
①The Grammar-translation Method |
a.To help learners to get a practical command of the four basic skills of 1anguage |
②The Direct Method |
b.To enable the learners to use the target language communicatively |
③The Oral Approach |
c. To foster the learners’ ability to communicate in the target language |
④The Audiolingual Method |
d.To enable the learners to read and translate the literature of the target language |
⑤The Cognitive Approach |
e.To develop in the learners the same type of abilities possessed by the native speakers |
42.
A.Historical Events |
B.Occurrence Time |
① The Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) was established |
a.in 1957. |
② The National Defense Education Act was passed in the U.S.A. |
b.by the mid-1950s. |
③ The former Soviet Union launched its first satellite of the earth |
c.towards the end of 1950s. |
④ The American approach to teaching English as a second language became Audiolingualism |
d.in 1958. |
⑤ The increased attention began to be given to foreign language teaching in the U.S.A. |
e.in 1942. |
IV. Questions for Brief Answers: (30%)
Directions: This section has six questions. You are to answer them briefly. Five points are given to each question.
43. How is the Natural Approach towards the learners’error?
44. What is the role of the teacher in the Total Physical Response?
45. According to Morrow, what are the features of real communicative activities?
46. What are the objectives of the Direct Method?
47. For what purposes does a Grammar-translation teacher employ translation in teaching a foreign language?
48. In the Oral Approach, what is the teacher required to be? And how does he or she help the students to build up correct language habits?
V. Questions for Long Answers: (20%)
Directions: The two questions in this section are to be answered on the basis of your own teaching experience as well as the theoretical knowledge you’ve learned. Ten points are given to each question.
49. In Chomsky’s idea, a native speaker of a language is said to be equipped with linguistic competence. So what is he supposed to be able to do?
50. By the end of the 1960s, the Audiolingual Method became the target of criticism from all sides. However, its contributions to language teaching must not be ignored. Please briefly write out
the 5 aspects of its contributions.