A) communication primarily among primates and mammals. B) a systematic means ofcommunicating ideas or feelings by the use of conventional signs, sounds, gestures, or marks having understood meanings. C) a sequence of vocal symbols intended to share thoughts and ideas. D) a sequence of actions that humans carry out to learn from others. E) a process trough which people understand things.
A) innate ability to communicate. B) Preparing fun activities that Ss like. C) Assisting the learner in the process of learning. D) the transfer of information from one individual to another to preserve the species. E) difficulty in the process of developing a skill.
A) obtaining data from other humans through language. B) discovering the many things one can select in life. C) internalizing the sense of life and philosophy. D) Grasping, getting, obtaining or developing knowledge/skill/attitude. E) questioning, doubting, criticizing, investigating data and abilities.
A) the process with which we learn our mother tongue. B) the natural way of learning a second language. C) any sound uttered by human offspring. D) the complicated vocal symbols acquired by babies without sense. E) the process of acquiring a foreign language through classes.
A) the process of learning our first language for the second time with more detail to higher vocabulary and structure. B) grasping and internalizing the culture of another country whose language is different to ours. C) the process of learning a language other than our native one. D) the second chance we have to learn a language in school or outside. E) the second language rules, skills, and processes.
A) Noah Chomsky B) Carl Rogers C) Frederick Skinner D) Jean Piaget E) Howard Gardner
A) nativist B) cognitive C) mediation D) meaningful E) behavioristic
A) affective, social B) cognitive, thoughts C) stimulus, response D) relationship, webs E) repetition, practice
A) the brain has little or no role in the language learning process but that the social and affective factors have a determinant role. B) the human brain can code, decode, combine, and relate different patterns with hundreds of pieces of language. C) brains, social, affective, cultural, and psychological issues all play a role in the language learning process. D) humans are a "tabula rasa" that can be filled with any information and taught any skill, language included. E) humans learn better when they relate known information to new information, building webs of data.
A) experiential B) operant conditioning C) nativist D) cognitive E) constructivistic
A) help learners learn B) design and carry out many activities. C) assign homework and carefully check it. D) share anecdotes and personal information to illustrate topics. E) make learners happy
A) EFL B) LAD C) ELT D) ESL E) CEFR
A) generative linguistics B) communicative teaching C) universal grammar D) first language acquisition E) second language acquisition
A) Behavioristic Approach to ELT B) Functional Approach to ELT C) Constructivistic Approach D) Meaningful Learning Approach E) Nativist Approach to ELT
A) performance B) discourse C) input D) competence E) production |