期末作业考核
《英语教学法》
满分100分
I. Fill in the blanks.（每题1分，共38分）
1. For both native speakers and non-native speakers, fluency includes _accuracy _ (1), _fluency_ (2), __appropriacy_ (3) and _aesthetics__ (4). Fluency is a general term for good speaking __ability _ (5). 2. For different level accuracy means different things which go from _grammar_ (6) _correctness_ (7) to _pragmatic_ (8) _appropriateness_ (9).
3. In studying the relation between fluency and accuracy, there is one point to be sure, that is, fluency does not _neglect_ (10) accuracy at all.
4. Humans acquire language by understanding messages or by receiving _comprehensible_ (11) _input_(12) in the _interactive__ (13) process.
5. Engaging learners in meaningful_ (14) interaction in the second or foreign language classroom is essential and involves the processes of both _acquiring_ (15) and conscious_ (16) _studying._ (17).
6. In Krashen’s theory, adults have two distinctive ways of developing competence in second or foreign language learning, that is, _acquisition (18) and _learning _ (19).
7. Anderson’s theory is that of the acquisition of cognitive skills, on simple interpretation, ranging from _controlled (20) _practice_ (21) to_automatic _ (22) _process_ (23) .
8. Teachers should provide _good (24) input_ (25) to prepare the learners with their storage of language information and _interactive_ (26) process _ (27) for learners to communicate and to control their production. Teachers’ role is not limited as an imparter; instead teachers should be __communicator_ (28) with learners too.
9. Between input and output, there is, usually, a period of _silence (29) .
10. Learning by doing encourages students to experience (30) the language, which is a process of
_acquisition _ (31) that leads to high level of proficiency.
11. There are two ways to improve students’oral production. One is to practice speaking based on _structure
(32) and the other is based on _ topic __ (33) and _function__ (34).
12. There are two kinds of speaking activities. One is _factual (35)_information_ (36) exchange; the other is personal_ (37) __ idea _ (38) exchange.
II. Explain the following terms。（每题5分，共30分） 1. Grammar Translation Method
Grammar Translation Method is a language teaching method in which translation and grammar studies are the main teaching and learning activities. The approach came from the traditional way of how Latin and Greek being taught in Europe before 19th century, which continued to be used in modern languages teaching such as French, German and English in the 19th century and is still used in many countries today in modified forms.
2. Intonation
Intonation means the rise and fall in voice tones like musical notes, from high to low, or from low to high. Such upward and downward movement of the voice creates the melody of the language.
3. Systematic teaching and unplanned teaching
Unplanned teaching are the moments when a student asks about a word or phrase or when the teacher feels a word or phrases deserves some attention. Such moments are called impromptu moments that are valuable and can be extended in teaching.
4. Background information
Background information includes cultural information, factual information and previous experience.
5. Organization and style
Some students’ writing is messy. They mention more than one main idea in one paragraph, or they mention the same idea again in other paragraphs. Also, they fail to give a topic sentence with supporting examples. Such students are also poor in structure accuracy. To be clear in formulation and organization is a weak point for many learners.
Written is different from speech. Some learners write a composition as if they were chatting with friends or acquaintances. Their writing is like a transcript of their talking. Even for writing, there are formal and informal styles.
6. Validity and reliability
Validity refers to “the degree to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure or can be used successfully for purpose for which it is intended”
Reliability is “a measure of the degree to which a test gives consistent results. A test is said to be reliable if it gives the same results when it is given on different occasions or when it is used by different people”
III. Open questions.（共32分，第1小题10分、第2、第3小题每题11分）
1. What errors do Chinese learners often make in their speaking and writing? How can you as a teacher deal with learner errors?
2. Design a 40-minutes grammar class using inductive approach
3. What problems are there in teaching writing? How can teachers deal with the problems in teaching writing? Teaching wiring is not an easy job. There are many issues in the process of writing improvements, which need to be discussed.
(1).Errors (2) knowledge and skills (3) ideas (4) organization and style (5) motivation and discipline (6) workload (7) testing
2014年秋季《英语教学法(高起专 )》期末考核
