英语教学法教程试题库
Unit 1
Part I Read the following statements or questions and choose the best answer for each statement or question.
1. Much of human behavior is influenced by their_____ _____
A. experiences B. wisdom C. knowledge D. parents
2. What is the basis for syllabus design, teaching methodology, teaching and assessment procedures in the classroom?
A. teaching attitude B. definitions of language C. structural view of language D. functional view
3. What does the structural view of language see language?
A. a system of categories based on the communicative needs of the learner
B. a communicative tool to build up and maintain social relations between people C. a linguistic system made up of various subsystems D. a linguistic system and a means for doing things
4. What does the functional view of language see language?
A. a system of categories based on the communicative needs of the learner
B. a communicative tool to build up and maintain social relations between people C. a linguistic system made up of various subsystems D. a linguistic system and a means for doing things
5. What does the interactional view of language see language?
A. a system of categories based on the communicative needs of the learner
B. a communicative tool to build up and maintain social relations between people C. a linguistic system made up of various subsystems D. a linguistic system and a means for doing things
6. Which of the following teaching method is based on the behaviorist theory? B A. Grammar translation B. Audio-lingual
C. Task-based teaching and learning D. Communicative teaching 7. What are the characteristics of audio-lingual method?
A. Language is learned by constant repetition and the the reinforcement of the teacher B. Mistakes were immediately corrected, and correct utterances were immediately praised.
C. Students should be allowed to create their own sentences based on their understanding of certain rules. D. Both A and B.
8. Which three groups can summarize all the elements of the qualities of a good teacher? A. Ethic devotion, professional qualities and personal styles B. Ethic devotion, professional qualities and individual freedom C. Individual freedom, professional qualities and personal styles D. Ethic devotion, personal styles and individual freedom
9. What are the purposeful preparation that a language teacher normally receives before he starts the practice of teaching?
A. Learning from other’s experiences B. Learning the received knowledge
C. Learning from one’s own experiences as a teacher
D. All of the above
10. What qualities are considered good qualities of a good teacher? D A. Kind, humorous, well informed B. Hard working, disciplined
C. Well prepared, dynamic and patient D. All of the above
Part 2 Answer the following questions.
1. A good teacher should possess many good qualities. List three qualities you think are the most important and explain reasons.
Unit 2
1. What is the ultimate goal of foreign language teaching? A. Enable SS to use the foreign language in work or life.
B. Enable SS to achieve accuracy of English language structure. C. Enable SS to achieve fluency of English language structure. D. Enable SS to speak standard English.
2. What is the possible solution to bridge the gap between classroom language teaching and real-life language use?
A. Task-based teaching and learning B. Communicative language teaching C. Presentation, practice and production D. Engage---study---activate 3. What is linguistic competence concerned with? A. Appropriate use of the language in social context
B. Ability to create coherent written text or conversation and the ability to understand them C. Strategies one employs when there is communication breakdown due to lack of resources D. Knowledge of language itself, its form and meaning 4. What is pragmatic competence concerned with? A. Appropriate use of the language in social context
B. Ability to create coherent written text or conversation and the ability to understand them C. Strategies one employs when there is communication breakdown due to lack of resources D. Knowledge of language itself, its form and meaning 5. What is discourse competence concerned with? A. Appropriate use of the language in social context
B. Ability to create coherent written text or conversation and the ability to understand them C. Strategies one employs when there is communication breakdown due to lack of resources D. Knowledge of language itself, its form and meaning 6. What is strategic competence concerned with? A. Appropriate use of the language in social context
B. Ability to create coherent written text or conversation and the ability to understand them C. Strategies one employs when there is communication breakdown due to lack of resources D. Knowledge of language itself, its form and meaning 7. What is fluency competence concerned with? A. Appropriate use of the language in social context
B. Ability to link units of speech together with facility and without strain or inappropriate
slowness or undue hesitation
C. Strategies one employs when there is communication breakdown due to lack of resources D. Knowledge of language itself, its form and meaning
8. What are the principles of communicative language teaching? A. Communication principle, task principle and meaningful principle B. Communication principle, accuracy principle and meaningful principle C. Communication principle, fluency principle and meaningful principle D. Communication principle, task principle and purpose principle
9. What are the listening and speaking activities in traditional pedagogy?
A. Listen to texts either read by the teacher or pre-recorded on the tape; repeat what is heard. B. Answer the questions according to what is heard; produce responses based on given clues C. Retell what is heard D. All of the above
10. What are the five components of communicative competence?
A. Linguistic competence, pragmatic competence, discourse competence, strategetic competence and fluency
B. Linguistic competence, pragmatic competence, discourse competence, strategetic competence and accuracy
C. grammar competence, pragmatic competence, discourse competence, strategetic competence and fluency
D. grammar competence, pragmatic competence, discourse competence, strategetic competence and accuracy
Part 2 answer the following questions
1. What are the differences between language used in real life and language learned in the classroom under the traditional pedagogy?
Unit 4
Part 1 Read the following statements or questions and choose the best answer for each statement or question.
1. What should be included in a lesson plan? A. Aims to be achieved B. Materials to be covered C. Activities to be organized D. All of the above
2. What are the principles for good lesson planning? A. Aim, variety, flexibility, learnability and linkage B. Aim, preparation flexibility and linkage
C. Aim, micro-planning, macro-planning and flexibility D. Aim, micro-planning, macro-planning and variety
3. What are the guidelines for writing teaching aims in a lesson plan? A. Clear, brief
B. Specific, students-oriented C. Specific, teacher-oriented D. Both A and B
3. What are language contents?
A. Structures, vocabulary, functions and topics B. Pictures, vocabulary, communication and topics C. PPT, structures, aims and summary D. Structures, aims, functions and topics
4. What are very commonly used teaching procedures and stages? A. Presentation, practice and production
B. Pre-reading, while-reading and post-reading C. Mechanical practice and meaningful practice D. Both A and B
4. What is the function of optional activities?
A. Backups in case the lesson goes too fast and there are a few minutes left. B. Prepared for good students C. Prepared for bad students D. Used for emergency
5. Which part is to be finished after a lesson in a lesson plan? A. Teaching aids B. End of a lesson summary
C. Optional activities and assignments D. After lesson reflection Part 2 answer the following questions
1. What benefits can language teachers get from planning a lesson? 2. Explain five principles for good lesson planning in detail. 3. What does macro planning involve? 4. What are components of a lesson plan?
unit 5
Part 1 Read the following statements or questions and choose the best answer for each statement or question.
1. What are the possible roles of a teacher?
A. Controller, assessor B. Organizer, prompter
C. Participant, resource-provider D. All of the above 2. What role does a teacher play in the following activity?
The teacher gives students 2 minutes to skim a text, and when time is up, he asks students to stop and answer some questions.
A. Controller B. Assessor C. Organizer D. Prompter
3. What role does a teacher play in the following activity?
T: do you have any hobbies? S: yes, I like singing and dancing. T: Uhm, and...? S: I also collect coins.
T: Oh, really, how many...have you already...collected?
A. Controller B. Assessor C. Organizer D. Prompter 4. What role does a teacher play in the following activity?
The teacher writes one of five numbers (1-5) on a number of cards (the same number as the students). Each student draws one card. Those who have drawn number 1 will
form group, and those who have drawn number 2 will form group 2. Thus the students are put into five groups in a random way.
A. Controller B. Assessor C. Organizer D. Prompter 5. What role does a teacher play in the following activity?
When a student has made a sentence with borrow, “I borrowed a paper to write a letter”, the teacher says, “Well, we don’t say a paper, we say a piece of paper.”
A. Controller B. Assessor C. Organizer D. Prompter
6. What role does a teacher play in the following activity?
While doing a writing task either individually or in groups, the students need to use a particular word they don’t know. So they ask the teacher.
A. Controller B. Assessor C. participant D. Resource-provider 7. What role does a teacher play in the following activity?
The teacher asks a student a question “Have you ever bought clothes with problems?” If the student doesn’t seem to be ready, the teacher says “for example, a shirt without...” and points to the buttons on his own shirt or jacket.
A. Controller B. Assessor C. Organizer D. Prompter
8. What role does a teacher play in the following activity?
When the students have in groups decided where to go for an spring outing, the teacher asks each group to tell the others why they have made such a choice.
A. Controller B. Assessor C. Organizer D. Prompter
9. What role does a teacher play in the following activity?
When students are doing a group-work task, the teacher joins one or two groups for a short period of time.
A. Controller B. Assessor C. participant D. Resource-provider
10. What role does a teacher play in the following activity?
the teacher asks students to produce conversations (either orally or in writing) by using particular patterns or expressions they have just learned.
A. Controller B. Assessor C. Organizer D. Prompter
11. What role does a teacher play in the following activity?
The teacher has a word in his mind and asks students to guess by asking only Yes/No questions until they make the correct guess.
A. Controller B. Assessor C. participant D. Resource-provider
12. When is appropriate for the teacher to give classroom instructions to students? A. Give directions to tasks or activities, checking comprehension, giving feedback B. Providing explanations to a concept or language structure, drawing attention C. Setting requirements, checking comprehension, assigning homework D. All of the above
13. Why do novice teacher often have problems giving clear instructions?