Thursday 30 December 2021

TESOL/TEFL Methodology (1) Exam

Assiut University ogo Students: 3rd Year EFL Student Teachers (General & Basic Education)

                                                    2015/16 (1st Semester)

Assiut University,     Time:   2 hours        Total Score: 75 marks

Faculty of Education

Curriculum & Instruction Dept.             Course: TESOL/TEFL Methodology (1)

Students’ name: …………………………..     Seat number: ……………………  

 Treat the following questions as required:

Section I: True or False?  (25 marks: 25 X 1)

For all the 25 items below, please indicate in the provided ANSWER SHEET which one is TRUE (T), and which one is FALSE (F):

1-TESOL is regarded as an umbrella acronym or a blanket term that includes some other relevant English language learning terms.

2-In language learning, an approach is a set of beliefs or assumptions about language and how it is taught and learned.

3-ELT is a learner-centred term that stands for English Language Training.

4-In Egypt, we always use the acronym 'ESL' to describe the status-quo of English language learning and teaching in our country.

5-The language teacher employing the Silent Way must keep silent all the class time.

6-TPR is based on the premise that the human brain has a biological programme for acquiring any natural language in the world.

7-When the human knowledge is obtained through direct, concrete interaction with the physical world, then we say it is subjectively formed.

8-Procedures refer to the detailed means and steps that teachers can easily state in advance in their teaching notes.

9-The Grammar-Translation method was originally developed to teach Greek & Latin.

10-It is assumed that memorization in learning by Suggestopedia seems to be accelerated 25 times over that in learning by conventional methods.

Section II: Which One Is the Correct Choice? (50 marks: 50 X 1)

For all the 50 items below, please indicate in the provided ANSWER SHEET which one of the 4 choices is correct (A, B, C, or D):

1-…………… refers to a trend or approach in English Language teaching/learning that employs computers and any subsequent applications like the web, in the field.

   A. CALL                      B. NLBT                       C. NBLT                        D. ICT

2-The situation in which Arabic speakers travel to the USA and learn English so as to be able to interact with people there is referred to as ……………..

   A. EFL                         B. ELT                           C. ESL                             D. EAL

3- …………involves situations in which English is taught both as a second and a foreign language.

   A. TESL                      B. TESOL                      C. TEFL                           D. TOEFL

4-In this ICT-dominated age, all of these are new varieties of writing EXCEPT ……

   A. online writing B. connective writing C. collaborative writing D. paper-based writing   

5-……is a new ELT approach that marks an extension of CALL to capture the new ICT developments

      A. NBLT                    B. TESOL                  C. TEFL                    D. CLT

6-The main goal of the …….. Method is to acquaint foreign language learners with the target language within a short period of time by developing their reading ability.

     A. Grammar-Translation       B. Reading            C. Audio-Lingual            D. Direct

7-The ……. Method needs excellent and well-prepared teachers to implement it since all communications and activities are done in the target language.

    A. Suggestopaedia               B. Reading             C. Audio-Lingual           D. Direct

8-In the Audio-Lingual Method, …..….. provide a means of contextualizing key structures through introducing real-life situations of the target language.

    A. dialogues                      B. drills                    C. narratives               D. real objects

9-During the Silent Way, the language teacher usually acts as a ……….

    A. reader           B. facilitator           C. knowledge transmitter      D. Sage on the Stage

10-The term …… refers to the theory of knowledge, especially in terms of how it is acquired.

   A. Ontology        B. Methodology           C. Epistemology        D. Technique

11- ...... is a set of beliefs or assumptions about language and how it is taught and learned.

   A. Methodology              B. Method                 C. Approach                D. Procedure

12-Under the …….approach, language learning becomes more meaningful and interactive.

  A. behaviouristic            B. structural                C. standard            D.  communicative

Best wishes!

Dr Mahmoud M. S. Abdallah

Associate Professor of Curriculum & ELT Methodology, Assiut FOE