A) none of the other answers is correct. B) to establish the amount of points that the activity will score. C) to determine the limitations of learner abilities. D) to set objectives, prepare resources, and design assessment pertinently.
A) chants, drills, memorization of songs, audio-lingual methods B) free speech, singing songs, chained stories, debates, communicative activities C) error correction, pronunciation drills, fill in the blanks, etc. D) None of the other options.
A) rather choose activities for free expression and not focus in errors. B) rather choose to implement productive skills activities with controlled topics aiming to practice particular language items. C) rather integrate the four skills in the same activity. D) rather do nothing but fun things in the classroom to keep learners motivated.
A) are afraid of making mistakes. B) are not afraid of making mistakes. C) are always participating accurately. D) are usually introverts.
A) They have nothing to do with teaching practices and remain in the teacher´s psyche. B) They influence the design of the activities, the process to implement them and the feedback practices. C) They make people believe in the power of education. D) They refer to religion and the way teacher´s faith influences the life of their students.
A) No. They are natural processes in language acquisition. B) Yes, with teaching processes and learning strategies. C) Only writing can be taught but speaking is a natural process.
A) It depends on the purpose. B) No, it is an action that takes place without planning or process. C) No, it is a matter of creativity and gut feeling. D) Yes, a five-step process.
A) Because whoever assesses has to judge the ideas of the writer and the way he or she expresses them to see if they comply with what the evaluator expects. B) Because it is difficult to provide a score on one written piece that contains so many elements. C) Because it is a task that involves paying attention to all types of errors within a written piece, errors such as language, structure, and thinking. D) Because it implies not only language use element judgement but also the ability to evaluate the thinking process and the communicative intention with the complexities of critical thinking.
A) Because the objective is to take the learner to his/her ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT or "can do with help". B) Because all writing techniques are difficult and the learner needs help. C) Because each generation is less competent and teachers now need to do more. D) Because students are dumb and they need help to do everything.
A) inform, entertain, analyze, persuade, convince. B) warn, exemplify, provide details, conclude C) narrate, improvise, speculate, anticipate D) interrogate, question, analyze, criticize
A) It has no difference at all. B) It has more points. C) It is longer. D) It has been designed according to particular standards.
A) competence B) performance C) fluency D) error correction
A) neither accuracy nor fluency are important because they do not contribute to the production of language. B) fluency is more important because it promotes the freedom of communication. C) accuracy is more important because is guarantees correctness. D) accuracy and fluency are equally important
A) with discipline and intensity; they interfere with the communication process. B) none of the options is correct. C) carelessly, they are always part of the process and tend to disappear with practice. D) it all depends on the purpose of feedback and assessment.
A) Never, they are part of the process and learners will self-correct eventually. B) Only when fluency is being practice and assessed. C) When the teacher considers it pertinent. D) All the time they happen, no matter the feelings of the learner. |