Applied linguists for a long time have been publishing many books and materials on teaching and learning English
as a second and a foreign language. So, in this question, we provoke some reflections about these studies and
how they could affect practice in our English classes.
Considering language and background to language learning and teaching, match the topic to its definition. ( 1 ) Grammar ( 2 ) Lexis ( 3 ) Phonology ( 4 ) Function ( ) is the study of the sound features used in a language to communicate meaning. ( ) is a reason why we communicate. ( ) describes how we combine, organize and change words and parts of words to
make meaning. ( ) is individual words or sets of words that have a specific meaning. Choose the item with the CORRECT sequence.
“In recent years Content-Based Instruction (CBI) has become increasingly popular as a means of developing
linguistic ability. It has strong connections to project work, task-based learning and a holistic approach to language
instruction and has become particularly popular within the state school secondary (11 - 16 years old) education
sector. It is a kind of approach in which lesson focuses on the topic or subject matter. During the lesson students
are focused on learning about something that interests them, from a serious science subject to their favorite pop
star or even a topical news story or film”. Peachey, N. (2021), disponível em: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/content-based-instruction, accessed on 15h December 2022.
According to Peachey, judge the items as (T) True or (F) False concerning CBI ADVANTAGES.
I. It can make learning a language more interesting and motivating. Students can use the language to fulfill a real
purpose, which can make them both more independent and confident.
II. Taking information from different sources, re-evaluating and restructuring that information can help students
to develop very valuable thinking skills that can then be transferred to other subjects. So students can also
develop a much wider knowledge of the world through CBI, which can feed back into improving and supporting
their general educational needs.
III. CBI is very popular among EAP (English for Academic Purposes) teachers as it helps students to develop
valuable study skills such as note taking, summarizing and extracting key information from texts.
IV. The inclusion of a group work element within the framework given can also help students to develop their
collaborative skills, which can have great social value.
V. Particularly in monolingual classes, the overuse of the students' native language during parts of the lesson can
be a problem. Because the lesson isn't explicitly focused on language practice, students find it much easier
and quicker to use their mother tongue.
VI. It can be hard to find information sources and texts that lower levels can understand. Also the sharing of
information in the target language may cause great difficulties.
Choose the CORRECT sequence.
Teachers in the history of language learning and teaching have faced several methods that have been employed
to the course of language teaching and learning, among them, we have faced Communicative Language Teaching
(CLT).
Choose the CORRECT item that points the basic premises of this approach.
In teachers’ training programs, many methods and approaches are presented, among them, the audio-lingual
method that grew into prominence in the 1950s in the USA. During the Second World War, US officials felt the
need for translators and interpreters who were fluent in major foreign languages. In 1942, a special training
program was organized to train fluent foreign speakers in a short time which is why this method is also referred
to as the Army Method. According to the discouraged audio-lingual method, it is NOT CORRECT to say that:
“Reading comprehension strategies are intentional plans and procedures that proficient readers apply to
comprehend the text (MAINE, 2013). Readers should equip themselves with multiple reading strategies to
comprehend a text effectively (SOHAIL, 2016). The complexity of the reading process is often associated with
grasping the intended meaning of the text (YAPP et al., 2021). In addition, the process often involves “internal
thinking” (PARIS & FLUKES, 2005). Reading strategies are thus employed by the readers who deliberately attempt
to monitor and alter their initiatives in decoding the text, comprehending words, and understanding the meaning
of the text (AFFLERBACH et al., 2008, apud PERTANIKA, 2022).
After reading the extract from Pertanika J. (2022) about reading, choose the CORRECT item that best summarizes
the main ideas about reading strategies.
[…] information technology is an indivisible part of education in the twenty-first century. When used correctly in
the classroom, technology can allow students to experience situations and circumstances that the students of
20 years ago could only dream about. Through technology, books and figures can suddenly become alive and
applicable to the real world. In addition, information technology provides an even greater avenue for interaction
between teacher and students. At the English lessons different videos, exercises, games, listening drills may be
done. Information technology makes learning English available to a wider range of learners as well. (RODINADZE,
& ZARBAZOIA, 2012, p. 274)
According to Rodinadze, S., & Zarbazoia, K., 2012, judge the items below as (T) True or (F) False regarding the
ADVANTAGES of information technology in teaching the English language. I. Information technology helps students as well as teachers in studying the course material easily because of
fast access. Studying the subjects with the help of online libraries and dictionaries has made grasping and
increasing knowledge easy for the students.
II. Information technology may facilitate learning or serve as the actual educational structure allowing learning
to occur. It benefits both traditional education institutions and online educational models in fundamental
ways. For example, multimedia presentations, knowledge-management softwares, apps, mobile devices such
as tablets, personal digital assistants (PDAs), lap tops, video conferencing, cloud computing, and collaborative
document editing are notable information technology services benefiting education that can provide teachers
with an endless choice to create more exciting and interactive lessons.
III. Students and educators utilizing cloud computing to store their homework can also modify the documents
access settings to allow multiple editors and contributors to participate in an assignment. This empowers
educators to design work assignments for teams of students working together and, in so doing, cultivate a teamwork ethos preparing them for the workplace. Now information technology has made it easy to study as
well as teach in groups or in clusters. At the English lessons with online resources they can be united together
to do the desired task.
IV. Teachers can enter grades and assignment updates online, rather than in a paper grade-book. Libraries with
a digital database in place of a traditional card catalog make their resources available for students to search
anywhere with an Internet connection. Staff members can find and send transcript information and other
records quickly by accessing a digital filing system, saving time and paper.
V. Information and communication technology opens the doors for better distance learning programs, allowing
those in disadvantaged areas to have access to the same education as the privileged. Because this technology
makes information accessible from nearly any location with a mobile device or laptop, courses can be more
flexible; meaning those with full schedules who may not have the time or opportunity to further their education
can choose to enroll in courses online and complete assignments on their own time.
VI. Interactive audio and video allow real time communication using phones and computers at the English lessons.
Voice over Internet Protocol enables a person's voice to be transmitted through an Internet connection. Voice
and multimedia presentations can also be delivered to a dispersed class with questions and answers taking
place in real time.
Choose theCORRECT sequence.
“The most important difference lies in the learners and their purposes for learning English. ESP students are usually
adults who already have some acquaintance with English and are learning the language in order to communicate
a set of professional skills and to perform particular job-related functions. An ESP program is therefore built on an
assessment of purposes and needs and the functions for which English is required. […] The ESP focal point is that
English is not taught as a subject separated from the students' real world (or wishes); instead, it is integrated into
a subject matter area important to the learners”. (FIORITO, 2005) Disponível em: https://www.usingenglish.com/
teachers/articles/teaching-english-for-specific-purposes-esp.html, accessed on 15th December 2022.
According to Fiorito (2005), what is INCORRECT to say about English for Specific Purposes (ESP)?
Read the quote and choose the CORRECT statement that completes the given sentence.
“Throughout this paper I have been arguing that we have to go further than finding ways of improving
techniques to create “real life” situations in the classroom. Teachers as decision-makers and agents need to
consider the identities that are being (re)constructed by their pedagogical practices and choices. Considering
that those identities are being shaped anyway, it is important that teachers become aware of the effects
of their actions. One of the possible identities is that of a global citizen: not someone who knows many
languages but someone who deals with the conflicts inherent in communicative events made possible by a
language that has acquired a global dimension” (GIMENEZ, 2007, p. 27).
According to Gimenez, globalization and the spread of English around the world have posed new challenges to
language teachers because:
Rose, D. & Martin, J. (2012) have contributed to what is known as a genre approach to literacy development. According
to them, genres are generic categories of written forms. The term is commonly used in literary circles to refer to the
major genres of poetry, prose and drama. In relation to literacy studies, genres are broadened substantially, so as
to include such generic forms as narratives, descriptions, information reports and procedural texts.
According to the authors, it is CORRECT to point that: