英语教学法试题与答案

I. Multiple Choices: (30%)Directions: In this section, you are given 20 questions, beneath each of which are four choices marked A, B,C and D. You are to make the best choice either to complete the incomplete statement or to answer the question. One point five points is given to each correct choice.1. According to the records available, human beings have been involved in the study of language for ___________ years.A. 1,000B. 1,500C. 2,000D. 2,5002. By the mid-_________ the upheaval（剧变/动荡） in linguistics and psycholinguistics created by Chomsky’s transformational-generative grammar had begun to affect language pedagogy（教学法）.A. 1940sB. 1950sC. 1960sD. 1970s3. The Natural Approach（自然教学法）believes that the teaching of_________（口语教学） should be delayed until comprehension skills are established.A. listeningB. speakingC. readingD. writing4. The generative-transformational school of linguistics emerged through the influence of __________ .A. Noam ChomskyB. J. PiagetC. D. Ausubel D. J.B. Bruner5. In foreign language teaching, the target language was interpreted （理解）as a system of rules to be observed in texts and sentences, and to be related to the first language __________ and meaning.A. wordsB. rulesC. sentencesD. context6. In the 19th century, the strategy in language teaching usually adopted by foreign language teachers was the _______ of grammar rules with translation.A. introductionB. interpretationC. comprehensionD. combination7. In the Direct Method, teachers encourage learners to _______ rules of grammar through active use of the target language in the classroom.A. applyB. analyzeC. induceD. paraphrase8. _________can be introduced as a means of consolidation and evaluation in the Direct Method.A. ReadingB. ListeningC. SpeakingD. Writing9. The psychological theory underlying the Grammar-Translation Method was _________ Psychology.A. DevelopmentalB. ChildC. FacultyD. Adult10. In the opinion of Palmer and some other linguists of his time,_________ played one of the most important roles in foreign language learning.A. grammarB. phoneticsC. vocabularyD. rhetoric11. _________ is NOT one of the systematic principles the Oral Approach involves?A. SelectionB. TranslationC. GradationD. Presentation12. In which book did Skinner apply the theory of conditioning to the way humans acquire language?A. Lado English SeriesB. Toward a Theory of InstructionC. Language Teaching AnalysisD. Verbal Behavior13. According to the behaviorist, a _________ is formed when a correct response to a stimulus is consistently rewarded.A. meaningB. wordC. habitD. reaction14. Materials in the Audiolingual Method（听说教学法）are primarily _________.A. instruction-orientedB. student-orientedC. teacher-oriented （教师为中心）D. habit-oriented15. _________ is NOT discussed in the book Foreign Language Teaching Methodology?A. The nature of foreign language teaching methodologyB. The history of foreign language teachingC. Theories of foreign language teaching methodologyD. The history of the English language16. Piaget saw cognitive development as essentially a process of__________ within which genetics and experience interact.A. maturationB. accommodationC. comprehensionD. assimilation17. Georgi Lozanov asserts（声称）that the reason for our inefficiency is that we __________.A. lay too much emphasis on oral performanceB. ignore the needs of learnersC. set up psychological barriers to learningD. give students little room and time to learn18. Krashen believes that acquisition of a language refers to the__________ process leading to the development of competence and is not dependent on the teaching of grammatical rules.A. consciousB. unconsciousC. overconsciousD. subconscious19.Another linguistic theory of communication favored in Communication Language Teaching is _________ functional account of language use.A. Chomsky’sB. Hymes’sC. Candlin’sD. Halliday’s20. With regard to syllabus design（教学大纲）, the Communicative Approach （交际法）lays special emphasis on _________ .A. authentic materialsB. learners’ needsC. meaningful drillsD. teachers’ rolesII. 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. ___Latin__ was a language of communication that people widely studied in the Western world before the 16th century.22. In Malinowski’s opinion, an utterance has no ___meaning__ at all if it is out of the context of situation.23. Behaviorism believes that basic learning processes could be described in terms of stimuli and__response__.24. Some linguists thought that all languages originated from one language and were ruled by a common _grammar__ .25. The combination of structural linguistic theory, aural-oral procedures, and behaviorist psychology led to the __Audiolingual__ Method.26. The formula __ "I + 1" __, advocated by Krashen, means input that contains structures slightly above the learner’s present level.27. In the Direct Method, the target language is used __exclusively__in the language classroom as a means of instruction and communication.28. In a suggestopaedic（提示学习法） course, direct and indirect positive__suggestions__ are made to enhance students’ self-confidence and to convince them that success is attainable（可达到的）.29. Chomsky divides the grammar of a natural language into __core__ grammar and peripheral(次要的) grammar.30. The Direct Method advocates the importance of oral language and believes that language should be learned through direct _association_ of form and meaning.31. The Direct Method believes in the _natural_ process of language learning and in the inductive teaching of grammar.32. The Oral Approach believes in a theory of learning that is based ona type of behaviorist _habit-formation__theory.33. The Cognitive Approach(认知法) lays emphasis on innate organizing principles（天生的/固有的组织原则） in human perception（知觉/感知）and__learning__.34. In a typical Audiolingual lesson the following procedures can be observed: recognition, imitation and repetition, __pattern__ drills（模式训练/句型操练）, and follow-up activities（后续活动）.35. At the level of classroom teaching, the Communicative Approach holds that activities should provide opportunities for learners to __use__ the language.36. The Cognitive Approach holds that learning a language is a process of acquiring __mental___control of the phonological, grammatical and lexical patterns（词汇模式） of a second language, largely through study and analysis of these patterns as a body of knowledge.37. Krashen sees the learner’s emotional state or attitudes as an adjustable ___filter__（过滤器）_ that freely passes or blocks input necessary to acquisition.38. Gattegno anticipates（预见） that using the Silent Way（默教法）would require most teachers to change their perception of their __role__.39. Community Language Learning （交际式语言学习）advises teachers to consider their studen ts as “whole persons”; therefore, the method is sometimes cited as an example of a “__humanistic__ approach”（人文主义教学方法）.40. British linguists of structuralism（构造主义） believed that__elements__ in a language were rule-governed.III. Questions for Long Answers: (50%)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.41. What advantages can be found in the Direct Method? (20%)(1) It makes the learning of English interesting and lively by establishing direct bond between a word and its meaning.(2) It is an activity method facilitating alertness and participation of the pupils.(3) According to Macnee, "It is the quickest way of getting started". Ina few months over 500 of the commonest English words can be learnt and used in sentences. This serves as a strong foundation of further learning.(4) Due to application of the Direct Method, students are able to understand what they learn, think about it and then express their own ideas in correct English about what they have read and learnt.(5) Psychologically it is a sound method as it proceeds from the concrete to the abstract.(6) This method can be usefully employed from the lowest to the highest class.(7) Through this method, fluency of speech, good pronunciation and power of expression are properly developed.42. What are the main features of the Communicative Approach?(30%)1. David Nunan offers five points to characterize the Communicative Approach:①According to the CA, an emphasis on learning to communicate through interaction in the target language. ②The introduction of authentic texts into the learning situation. ③The provision of opportunities for learners to focus, not only on language but also on the learning process itself. ④An enhancement of the learner’s own personal experiences as important contributing elements to classroom learning.⑤An attempt to link classroom language learning with language activation outside the classroom.2. The most obvious characteristics of the CA is that almost everything that is done with a Communicative intent. The teacher is concerned with the learners themselves, their feelings and ideas. The classroom activities are learner-centered.3. Students use the language a great deal through communicative activities such as games,role-plays, and problem-solving tasks. In this process, the focus is on meaning, rather than on language form.4. For learners who are studying in a non-English-speaking setting, it is very important to experience real communicative situations in which they learn to express their own views and attitudes, and in which they are taken seriously as people.5. Another characteristic of the teaching / learning process of the CA is the use of authentic materials.6. The degree of learner-centered activity depends, among other things, on the type of material they are working on. Unlike some contemporary methodologies such as Community Language Learning, practitioners of Communicative Approach view materials as a way of influencing the quality of classroom interaction and language use. Materials thus have the primary role of promoting communicative language use.7. There are three kinds of materials currently used in the Communicative Approach will be introduced and they are labeled “ text-based”, “task-based”, and “realia”.(1). Text-based materials(2). Task-based materials(3). Realia-------Many proponents of the Communicative Approach have advocated the use of “authentic” materials in the classroom. These might include language-based realia, such as signs, magazines, advertisements, and newspapers or graphic and visual sources around which communicative activities can be built.8. Learner-centred activities provide opportunities for learners to focus, not only on language, but also on the learning process itself. This type of activities involve students in doing and making things. This practice agrees with one of the basic assumptions of the Communicative Approach” students will be more motivated to learn a foreign language if they feel they are learning to do something with the language.9. The role of the teacher:① a facilitator of students’ learning; ②a manager of classroom activities;③ an advisor of students’ questions;④ a co-communicator in the communicative activity.10. The teacher’s level of proficiency in the target language and her stamina have some bearing on the effectiveness of a given teaching strategy.11. The teacher has to possess a very high level of language competence, because she is the main source of input, at least in the beginning stage and, especially, in the foreign language context.12. In a Communicative Approach classroom, lessons tend to be less predictable; the teacher has to be ready to what the learners say and not just how they say it, and to interact with them in as “natural” a way as possible; she has to use a wider range of management skills than in the traditional teacher-dominated classroom. 13. The role of the learner: a negotiator; a communicator; a contributor; an independent learner.14. Truly communicative have three features: information gap, choice of form and content and feedback. An information gap exists when one person in the exchange knows something that the other person doesn’t know and he wants to know. Feedback refers to any information which provides a report on the result of communication which takes place not only between the listener and the speaker.15. Activities in the Communicative Approach are often carried out by students in small groups.16. Grammatical structure does not require explicit analysis or attention, and by the necessary grammatical structure are automatically provided in the input. 17. Classroom environment in the Communication Approach:①cooperation and empathy;② learner-centred; ③tolerance of errors; ④working in small groups.。