24. Teaching practices have a lasting……… *a) effect on pupils ability and willingness to read; b) effect on pupils reading achievement test scores; c) effect on pupils writing ability; d) All answers are true.
25. The third largest country in the world with a population of more than 300 million people… *a) America b) England c) Canada d) Scotland.
26. What is the meaning of Anticlockwise? *a) the opposite direction to the movement of the hands of a clock.
b) the study of second and foreign language acquisition and learning the study of language and linguistics in relation to practical problems, such as lexicography, translation or speech pathology.
c) The measurement of the ability of a person or the quality or success of a teaching course, etc. Assessment may be by test, interview, questionnaire, observation and so on.
d) A task which replicates or resembles a real-life task, e.g. scanning an article for particular information; this may be contrasted with a task which is specifically designed for, and only relevant in, the classroom.
27. What is the meaning of applied linguistics? *a) the study of second and foreign language acquisition and learning the study of language and linguistics in relation to practical problems, such as lexicography, translation or speech pathology.
b) The measurement of the ability of a person or the quality or success of a teaching course, etc. Assessment may be by test, interview, questionnaire, observation and so on.
c) A task which replicates or resembles a real-life task, e.g. scanning an article for particular information; this may be contrasted with a task which is specifically designed for, and only relevant in, the classroom.
d) Texts which are taken from newspapers, magazines, etc., and tapes of natural speech taken from ordinary radio or television programmes, etc. When a teacher prepares texts or tapes for use in the classroom, he/she often has to use simplified texts as opposed to authentic texts.
