05202006 - Quiz
  • 1. What is the official language of Indonesia?
A) Sundanese
B) Balinese
C) Indonesian
D) Javanese
  • 2. Local languages in Indonesia are:
A) Banned in education
B) Rarely used formally in government schools
C) Used officially
D) Used only for religious
  • 3. In Indonesia, local languages are more widely used in:
A) News broadcasting
B) Non-formal education
C) Government reports
D) University Education
  • 4. Approximately how many languages are spoken in Malaysia?
A) 40
B) 39
C) 80
D) 140
  • 5. The official national language of Malaysia is:
A) English
B) Mandarin
C) Malay
D) Tamil
  • 6. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a medium of instruction in Malaysia?
A) Thai
B) Tamil
C) Other indian languages
D) Mandarin
  • 7. Are education programs using local languages in Malaysia considered bilingual?
A) No, they are not officially used
B) Only in secondary schools
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D) Yes yes yow
  • 8. How many languages are spoken in Singapore?
A) 10
B) 5
C) More than 20
D) Over 50
  • 9. The sole medium of instruction in Singapore is:
A) Tamil
B) Mandarin
C) Malay
D) English
  • 10. Which of the following is NOT one of Singapore's mother tongues?
A) Hindi
B) Hindi tayo pwede
C) Malay
D) Malay ko
  • 11. Which of these is NOT emphasized in Singapore's language policy?
A) Bilingualism for instruction
B) English for instruction
C) Bilingual programs in private schools only
  • 12. How many languages are spoken in China?
A) 300
B) More than 200
C) 400
D) 100
  • 13. What is the official language of China?
A) Tibetan
B) Hakka
C) Cantonese
D) Mandarin Chinese
  • 14. Where is there most commitment to local languages use in china?
A) Areas where students start with mother tongue
B) Coastal cities
C) Tourist Zones
D) Northern cities
  • 15. In china, local languagess are often;
A) Taught only in universities
B) Not allowed in education
C) Used as mediums of instruction then shift to Mandarin
  • 16. How many indigenous languages are spoken in Japan?
A) Two (japanese and Ainu)
B) One
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D) Five
  • 17. What is the national language of Japan?
A) Ainu
B) Japanese
C) Korean
D) Japanese-Ryukyuan
  • 18. Which group makes up 1.4% of Japan's population?
A) School teachers
B) Registered aliens (foreigners)
C) Ainu speakers
  • 19. What policies are issued to help children of immigrants?
A) Improve japanese as a second language
B) Eliminate dialects
C) Ban native language use
  • 20. How many languages are spoken in Bangladesh?
A) 39
B) Around 40
C) 41
D) 30
  • 21. What is the official and national language of Bangladeshm
A) English
B) Bangla
C) Urdu
D) Hindi
E) Desh
  • 22. What is official used for in Bangladesh?
A) Language inflation
B) Too many dialects
C) Religious restrictions
D) Loss of mother tongue literacy
  • 23. How many languagess are spoken in the Philippines?
A) Around 170
B) 60
C) 250
D) 100
  • 24. What are the official languages of the Philippines?
A) English and Filipino
B) Tagalog and English
C) Ilocano and tagalog
D) Visayan and English
  • 25. Local languages are mostly used in;
A) Early primary education
B) Business and governments
C) Tertiary level
  • 26. Who usually runs education projects using local languages in the Philippines?
A) Private schools
B) NGOs and the community
C) Universities
D) Government
  • 27. What percentage of the world's population is considered bilingual?
A) 30%
B) 40%
C) 20%
D) 75%
  • 28. Which of the following is NOT a common method of bilingual education?
A) Teaching in student's home language
B) Teaching only grammar in native language
C) Using foreign language for all subjects
  • 29. Bilingual education is strongly connected with:
A) Sports
B) International travel
C) Minority rights and cultural identity
  • 30. A key characteristics of bilingual education is;
A) It ignored native identity
B) It is bicultural
C) It is mono-cultural
D) It avoids cukture
  • 31. According to baker (2001), bilingual education aims can be;
A) Varying and conflicting
B) Clearly defined only
C) Focused on literature
D) Always unified
  • 32. One aim of bilingual education is;
A) To help individuals integrate into mainstream society
B) To teach only English
C) To promote a single global language
  • 33. Bilingual education also aims to;
A) Prevent multiculturalism
B) Encourage isolation
C) Enhance economic adaptability
D) Reduce job opportunities
  • 34. Which is NOT an aim of bilingual education?
A) Limit language diversity
B) Develop students identities
C) Promote language durvival
  • 35. Bilingual education can support:
A) Communication across political and linguistic communicaties
B) Cultural homogeneity
C) Government censorhip
D) Elimination of regional dialects
  • 36. An example of formal bilingual education is:
A) Military training
B) Trade unions
C) Entertainment
D) Minority and disadvantaged students
  • 37. The use of native languages in bilingual education contributes to;
A) Instruction using two languages across curriculum
B) Informal language instruction
C) Education in english only
D) Private tutoring only
  • 38. What is the most effective approach in bilingual programs according to the document?
A) Continued investment inL1 learning
B) Early transition to L2
C) Teaching L2 first and L1 learning
  • 39. What enables students to use skills learned in one language in another?
A) Translation
B) Transfer
C) Repetition
D) Memorization
  • 40. Who emphasized the essential components of multilingual education in 2005?
A) Stephen Krashen
B) Jim Cummins
C) Noam Chomsku
D) Susan Malone
  • 41. What is crucial for the sustainability of MLE programs?
A) Funding
B) Supportive language and education policies
C) More teachers
D) Classroom technology
  • 42. MLE programs require cooperation among:
A) To design uniforms
B) For grading students
C) To train teachers
D) To asses learner progress and identify strengths/weaknesses
  • 43. What is the purpose of preliminary research in MLE?
A) To find L2 learner
B) To gather data on language and resources
C) To eleminate weak languages to promote English
  • 44. Orthographies must be acceptable to:
A) Government only
B) Mother-tongu speakers and authorities
C) Teachers onlu
D) Researchers only
  • 45. Instructional material in MLE should:
A) Focus on L2
B) Ignore culture
C) Build on learners existing knowledge and language
D) Be in English
  • 46. Graded reading materials should help learners
A) Build reading confidence and competence
B) Memorize words
C) Learn grammar
D) Speak fluently only
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