MCQ Bank
The factors related to the personality of the learner of a second language are called ________ factors.
- A) internal
- B) external
- C) national
- D) domestic
Researchers argue that it is easy for the children as compared to adult learners to learn a second language. This factor is related to _______ .
- A) age
- B) motivation
- C) experience
- D) personality
Which of the following medium oriented strategies should not only be allowed but actively encouraged to ensure real communicative competence?
- A) Bilingual
- B) Audio-lingual
- C) Unilingual
- D) Multi-lingual
In defense of the use of first language, ______ (1999) says that it is not really possible to stop the flow of the first language in the learner’s mind.
- A) James
- B) Atkinson
- C) Hawkin
- D) Stern
The domain which creates awareness of the way language can be used to imply meaning is termed as _________ domain.
- A) cognitive
- B) effective
- C) social
- D) power
In early development stages, the learners have to resort to ________ language, the only available resource to organize and process new information.
- A) first
- B) written
- C) second
- D) symbolic
First language maintains the vital ________ relationship between speech and thought.
- A) pidgin
- B) dialect
- C) creole
- D) speech
L1 as Semiotic Budget is an inevitable resource in learning L2.
- A) True
- B) False
- C)
- D)
Language awareness pedagogical theory is suggested as complementary to _______ language teaching for its unique stance between L1 and L2.
- A) psychological
- B) communicative
- C) sociological
- D) educative
In communicative language teaching, as the sole focus is on meaning processing, learners often fail to notice the difference in form, leading to ______ of errors.
- A) formalization
- B) finalization
- C) fossilization
- D) fossilizing
Language awareness sees integral links between L1 and L2 and strongly stresses the _______ role of L1 in L2 learning.
- A) neutral
- B) partial
- C) positive
- D) negative
According to sociocultural theory, ____ speech is the third fundamental tool in learning conceptualized
- A) External
- B) Outer
- C) Inner
- D) Extrovert
Language awareness believes that explicit instruction and focus on __________ leads to L2 acquisition.
- A) pronunciation
- B) vocabulary
- C) spelling
- D) form
The only tool that remains available is ______ as the learners struggle to learn L2.
- A) L2
- B) L4
- C) L1
- D) L3
Use of L1 in L2 classrooms enables the learners to make learning more _______.
- A) challenging
- B) vague
- C) difficult
- D) manageable
Humans interact through signs which are _______ & historically determined.
- A) psychologically
- B) culturally
- C) physically
- D) biologically
Learners’ ‘agency’ is embedded in their _______ histories.
- A) domestic
- B) emotional
- C) personal
- D) objective
Sociocultural theory emphasizes that there is a crucial link between ________ processes and sociocultural settings.
- A) physical
- B) mental
- C) emotional
- D) psychological
Drawing on L1, Language Awareness focuses on forms & functions of ________ language by exploiting a methodology that is reflexive, inductive, interactive & investigational.
- A) symbolic
- B) second
- C) national
- D) first
Language awareness empowers the learners to consolidate & systemize knowledge of L2 and become conscious of the relationship between _______ languages.
- A) same
- B) different
- C) symbolic
- D) written