Delta Module 1 Practice Test

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• Which term denotes an activity that involves the whole group, including the teacher and all learners?
• Which word is typically used as a linker in discourse to add information or show sequence?
• The process of "squeezing together" the syllables that occur between stressed syllables is called what?
• Which term describes a vowel sound that consists of two vowels in sequence?
• What is the term for the system of principles children are born with that helps language learning?
• In addition to the core modals, there are other verbs which combine with other verbs to express modal meaning and are known as what?
• In pragmatics, what is used to soften the possible negative impact of what has been said?
• A test that provides a basis for determining a candidate's level of knowledge and skills relative to a well-defined domain of content is called...
• Which technique involves a teacher and student discussing a piece of writing during drafting?
• In the sentence 'I know WHAT HE WAS DOING THERE', what type of clause is 'WHAT HE WAS DOING THERE'?
• What do we call a question where the asker does not know the answer in advance?
• Which term refers to language features and vocabulary associated with a particular social group?
• Which term best describes a language analysis that focuses on how language is used in real communication with no fixed right or wrong forms?
• Which ability is about distinguishing language sounds, such as wreath vs reef?
• Which symbol corresponds to the unvoiced labiodental fricative listed first?
• Turn-taking is a type of organization in conversation where participants speak one at a time in alternating turns. What is this called?
• A sound made by restricting the flow of air, which may result in friction is called?
• A course made up of a combination of face-to-face and online elements is known as what?
• An indication to the learner that his/her use of the target language is incorrect is called
• Each individual 'move' in a conversation is called what?
• A word or phrase that links ideas across clauses, such as 'and' or 'however', is called what?
• What term describes self-correction by filling in a detail which should have occurred earlier in speech?
• Which term describes the four subsystems of language: grammar, vocabulary, phonology, and discourse?
• Smaller units added to words to alter their meaning, such as the plural suffix -s, are called what?
• Which term describes small coloured rods used as classroom manipulatives in language teaching?
• Which term describes pairs of words that exhibit reversal of a relationship, as in John sells to Fred and Fred buys from John?
• Gloss notes are typically found where to clarify word meanings?
• In connected speech, a feature where a sound is modified by a neighboring sound is called what?
• What term denotes the practice of offering learners many examples of a language feature within their input?
• Which term describes words sharing the same root with different affixes, as in love, lovely, loving, unloved?
• What term describes the feature of the verb that expresses the speaker's attitude, such as imperative, indicative, or subjunctive?
• Which language teaching method uses both L1 and L2 to help learners communicate real messages?
• Which approach starts with examples and asks learners to derive the rules?
• Which term describes a group of words sharing the same root but with different affixes, such as love, lovely, loving, unloved?
• Which utterance is a typical example of back-channeling in conversation?
• Which syllabus is organized according to general areas of meaning used in most grammars?
• Which term describes a language with roughly equal syllable-length distribution, commonly called syllable-timed language?
• A group of language users who function in speech or writing in the same context of use. Example: sports commentators or writers of medical reports.
• According to the material, is English considered a diglossic language?
• The process by which an item changes word class, such as noun to verb, is called?
• A grammatical unit which precedes a noun phrase and modifies the noun phrase is called a what?
• The term for the process of progressively losing a language, often the L1, due to dominance of another language is what?
• Language used to describe language items or used in class to give instructions is called?
• What term captures the intended, context-defined and culturally sensitive meaning of an utterance?
• Which term refers to a classroom activity in which learners have different information and need to exchange information to complete an activity?
• Which term describes the pause or lack of pause at the boundary between two sounds?
• What term describes an activity in which words are removed from a reading passage at regular intervals, and the reader replaces them?
• Which linking sound occurs between vowels to create the phrase 'a free evening'?
• In language teaching, what is the process of clarifying language system items for learners?
• Which sentence is given as an exponent illustrating a polite request?
• Which term describes a phoneme formed of two vowel sounds joining in a glide, such as /au/?
• What is a consequence of developing an L2 lexicon independently of the L1 lexicon?
• The extent to which the same score could be expected from a candidate taking the same test on different occasions is known as what?
• What is the process of finding information stored in memory called?
• Which knowledge category refers to information about social and cultural aspects of language use?
• Which of the following is an example of cohesion?
• Which theory attributes language ability to innate structure, associated with Chomsky and creativity?
• Which term refers to the teacher’s use of techniques from a range of language teaching approaches and methodologies?
• Which term refers to a conversational pattern where the dialogue alternates as A-B-A-B?
• Which term refers to the criteria for what a learner can do in real-world contexts?
• A noun formed by adding -ing to the verb-stem is known as what?
• Which term pertains to the study of how learners show accurate use of grammatical forms across different structures?
• Which term describes the ability to speak the language idiomatically and accurately, without undue pausing, without an intrusive accent, and in a manner appropriate to the context?
• Varieties of English spoken and written in many countries around the world are described as?
• Under the Affective Filter Hypothesis, what effect would a low affective filter have on language input processing?
• Which term describes the process of applying a learned pattern to new contexts?
• What concept, first proposed by Dell Hymes, encompasses the knowledge needed to communicate effectively and comprises multiple competences?
• Which term refers to the ways in which words are pronounced?
• In semantic relationships, if the body is the superordinate and the face is a hyponym, cheeks, mouth and nose are a _____?
• Decoding of a text, step by step from the smallest elements, for example sounds or letters, gradually building up to larger units of meaning such as sentences. Which term describes this?
• A test that requires markers to evaluate rather than simply follow a rubric is known as?
• Which term relates to the use of tangible classroom objects to aid language teaching?
• What term refers to the speaker's or writer's view of how likely a situation is?
• The individual sounds of a language are called what?
• Which theory views second language acquisition as a conscious and reasoned thinking process that involves deliberate use of learning strategies?
• Which theoretical perspective posits that learning occurs as habits are formed and reinforced with positive feedback?
• In video-based teaching, what is the term for a single activity rather than a sequence?
• Cognates are defined as two words which have the same form and meaning in two languages. Which of the following is a cognate-type description?
• Who is the speaker leading the discussion, typically using more discourse markers and having more to say?
• What does CLT stand for in language teaching?
• Which term refers to the group of language skills that includes speaking, listening, reading and writing?
• In the writing process described, which stage follows drafting?
• Which speaking activity involves forming progressively larger groups and reaching agreement before joining the next group?
• Which cognitive activity changes how information is organized in the brain without adding new information?
• Which term describes the negative impact of testing on teaching, such as encouraging students to focus on practice tests?
• What concept refers to speaking or writing when learners use less than the full quantity of language they know?
• Asked by teachers in order to find out what a learner can say in the target language.
• Which scoring method assigns a single overall score to a writing or speaking sample based on global impression?
• What process describes how a word gains particular associations after repeated encounters?
• Which term describes a group of words sharing the same root with different affixes?
• What term refers to two different words that have the same spelling and the same pronunciation?
• Two words that differ from each other in pronunciation by only one phoneme are called what?
• What theory describes language knowledge as interconnected units activated through exposure to them together?
• Which component of communicative competence focuses on structuring and linking ideas to achieve coherence in discourse?
• A questioning technique that involves asking a question, pausing, and then calling on a student to answer is known as what?
• Which theory suggests that learners have a sensory preference for one input channel over others?
• Which drill is specifically about replacing one element at a time in a pattern with prompts?
• What is the IPA symbol for the voiced palato-alveolar fricative?
• Which term involves inserting one sentence into another sentence, often changing word order?
• Which term describes a bilabial plosive?
• What is the smallest unit of human sound that is recognizable but not classified?
• Which term describes a pair of words that share pronunciation but differ in meaning and spelling?
• Which method avoids teaching grammar rules and uses only the target language in the classroom, with translation avoided?
• Which term denotes the idea that English is owned by a global community rather than by native-speaking countries?
• Which technique is used to organize materials so that complexity increases gradually across lessons?
• What describes techniques where students learn from each other or by interacting in groups?
• In the example phrase 'What time do you call this?', the literal meaning is clear but the function is to express which of the following?
• In linguistics, what term describes the alternate pronunciations of the same phoneme, such as the /g/ in goose and the /g/ in geese?
• A task-based syllabus is described as being structured around what?
• In language teaching, practising language that learners have seen previously and recycling it in a different context is called what?
• Which term describes a consonant produced by a complete closure of the vocal tract followed by a release; includes /p/ /b/ /t/ /d/ /k/ /g/?
• A group of words sharing the same root, such as politics, politician, political, belongs to which concept?
• The process of creating connected text in speech or writing through grammatical and lexical means is called?
• Which classroom technique involves the teacher modeling a phrase, students repeating, and then substituting key words to create new sentences?
• Which term describes the phenomenon where words point to other words or phrases, such as a pronoun referring to its antecedent?
• Which of the following best illustrates bottom-up processing?
• Which of the following are features that appear when sounds are connected in speech?
• What is the term for the way a speaker highlights certain words in a sentence to convey meaning?
• Zero or null anaphora is another name for what phenomenon?
• Which term refers to the dictionary meaning of a word, as opposed to its attitudinal or cultural associations?
• In the sentence 'Maria baked a cake. It was delicious.', the pronoun 'It' is an example of which type of reference?
• Acquisition is described as the way we learn our first language, through real communication without formal teaching.
• In the Test-Teach-Test paradigm, what happens in the middle phase?
• What do can-do statements specify in language learning?
• The audiolingualism method uses which type of analysis to guide instruction?
• Which cohesion device involves replacing a noun phrase with a single word to avoid repetition?
• An unanalyzed sound of a language. It is the smallest identifiable unit found in a stream of speech that is able to be transcribed with an IPA symbol.
• What is Richard Schmidt's hypothesis that learners acquire only what they notice in the input?
• Which term describes a text designed to be close to authentic content but adjusted for learner's level?
• Which statement correctly contrasts Willis's and Lewis's positions?
• The task where participants decide if a sentence is grammatical is called what?
• Which term best describes the environment where exposure is limited to focus attention on specific language points?
• A test employing tasks which replicate real-life activities, such as writing a letter of complaint.
• What is the most direct or specific meaning of a word?
• Which term refers to knowledge from context that enables the listener to predict the topic during listening?
• Which classroom approach emphasizes natural communication with minimal prepared materials?
• What term describes the insertion of an extra sound between two words to aid pronunciation?
• Which term would you use to describe two-person discourse as an adjective?
• Sociolect concerns language variation related to?
• Which term refers to the way clauses and sentences are linked by reference, substitution, and ellipsis?
• During a course, which assessment checks progress and tests only material covered so far?
• The morphological process of adding a bound morpheme to the stem of a word to modify its meaning or class is called what?
• Which approach emphasizes starting with language systems and using them later, focusing on shallow-end communication first?
• Prior knowledge of the formal structure of different types of texts which assists readers and listeners in understanding is called what?
• Which term describes a classroom approach that uses techniques from a range of methods rather than relying on a single approach?
• The process of language acquisition through exposure rather than formal instruction is called?
• Which term means avoiding directness in communication to lessen a negative effect?
• Which term describes the spelling system and the written form of a language?
• Which term defines a syllabus that emphasizes the processes learners use to complete language tasks, such as collecting information and drafting?
• What term refers to the description of the allowed combinations of phonemes in a language?
• Which instructional approach, associated with Bill VanPatten, gives learners explicit information about the language features to be learned and focuses practice on the comprehension of sentences or texts?
• ARC is described as evaluating a learner's understanding of what?
• The examples memory stick, brand name, well-respected illustrate which category?
• Which term names a loose collective of teachers focused on learner-centered instruction and critical pedagogy in language teaching?
• Which type of questions cannot be answered with a simple 'yes' or 'no' and often begin with words such as why, where, or who?
• Which term describes a test that evaluates a learner's understanding of a specific course or study programme?
• Which term describes a drilling technique in which the teacher begins with the last sound and gradually builds up to the beginning?
• What is the process speakers go through to reach a clear understanding of each other?
• Which term would you use to classify the consonant sounds /b/, /m/, /p/, and /w/?
• A whole–part relationship such as wheel to car is an example of which term?
• What term refers to the temporary interpersonal support learners receive while their language system is under construction?
• Which term best describes the relationship where a body part like the nose is a part of the face?
• Which term describes the use of more words than necessary to express an idea?
• Which term describes a phonetic variant of a phoneme that does not change meaning and is conditioned by position in a word?
• Inductive approach, also known as guided discovery, is a technique where a teacher provides examples and helps the learners to find the rules themselves. What is this technique called?
• The phenomenon of language variation linked to social groups is called?
• The language produced by a second language learner, which may have features of their first language and shows continual revision of internalised rules, is called what?
• Which term refers to a general word describing classroom practices irrespective of the specific method used?
• An approach focused on vocabulary including collocations and chunks as main focus for syllabus design.
• An adjective made up of two or more elements, such as weather-beaten or shop-soiled, is called what?
• A clause that is used in the same way as a noun or pronoun, as in I know WHAT HE WAS DOING THERE. What is this type of clause called?
• Which theory posits that learning is socially mediated and occurs through dialogue in face-to-face interaction?
• Which term is used for a record of a learner's verbalization of thoughts during a task, such as writing?
• What describes roots with bound morphemes attached at the beginning or end?
• What is the plan that defines the work to be done in the classroom?
• Final consonants and initial vowel linking, as in an + apple becoming 'anapple'.
• A set of words sharing the same root but with different affixes, such as 'care', 'careful', 'carelessness' is called what?
• Which term refers to reading a text quickly to gain a general sense of its meaning?
• Which term describes a consonant made with both lips?
• Children learning their first language go through a long period of listening before producing words. This is known as the?
• An reference that points to something which occurs later in the text is called what?
• Switching between two languages within sentences and phrases to show belonging is called what?
• Characteristic way in which a learner tends to think about a task and process new information; typically comes into play automatically rather than by choice. Which term?
• Which term is defined as teaching language through subject matter rather than language points?
• Which term denotes a distinctive sound of a language that cannot be replaced without changing meaning?
• What term refers to how syllables are stressed in a word?
• A word or phrase that refers back to another word or phrase used earlier in a text.
• Which approach uses concept questions as part of the guided discovery process?
• Which option is a typical example of mode, i.e., the means by which the text is created?
• The vocabulary of a language, i.e., its entire word inventory, is best referred to as which term?
• Which term is used for a text type with formal structure such as letters or emails?
• A classroom activity in which learners need to talk or write to one another to complete the activity is called what?
• Which concept provides a ranking of relative clauses by the grammatical role they play, such as subject, direct object, and genitive?
• Which of the following is given as an example of a text in the material?
• The way in which the implementation of a test can affect the interpretability of test scores; the practical consequences of the introduction of a test.
• Which term describes a verb that has little lexical meaning on its own and must combine with a noun or adjective to have meaning?
• What is the term for a conjunction used to connect two grammatically parallel phrases or clauses?
• A consonant sound in which the air flow is initially stopped, but then released slowly with friction, as in /tʃ/ is called what?
• What term refers to the case where a single word has more than one related meaning?
• Which term refers to a group of words that share the same root and can be inflected into different parts of speech?
• Which term describes a verb form that carries tense and agrees with other words in a sentence?
• Which term describes replacing a full noun phrase by a shorter form such as a pronoun?
• In Scrivener's description, what does 'Clarification and focus of language item' entail?
• What is the term for a noun made up of one or more words, with the final element always being a noun, whose referent is typically a single item?
• Which theory claims that every speaker knows universal principles and language-specific parameters vary within limits?
• Knowing how to use different kinds of strategies. Example: miming, to express something when language resources are lacking is called what?
• Which term is used to describe the process of signaling that the listener is following the speaker’s message, commonly heard in phone conversations?
• An activity where learners read different texts/parts of texts and then exchange information.
• Which of the following is a core tenet of the Silent Way?
• Which feature of conversation helps manage turn-taking and shows stance, without necessarily adding propositional content?
• The term for moment-by-moment decisions about the organization of the classroom and activities is?
• Which activity is given as an example of restricted output?
• An adverbial clause tells us more about what?
• Which approach was developed by Lozanov and uses dialogues, situations, translation, and music?
• Which term denotes an error produced when a learner is tired and knows the rule but fails to apply it?
• What describes how language points to spatial, temporal, and personal features of the context, as in 'you' and 'here'?
• Which term focuses on the skills and processes involved in learning language, such as collecting information and organizing ideas?
• A verb that connects the subject to the complement, often called a linking verb, is known as?
• Selecting techniques, activities, procedures for classroom use from a range of different methodologies is known as what?
• What term describes referring back to something already said in the conversation?
• Which term refers to the referential meaning that depends on context to identify the referent of words like 'I' and 'here'?
• Which terms describe speaking and writing because learners need to produce language?
• Which phrase demonstrates a de-lexicalised verb?
• Which approach is described as the best-known current approach to language teaching?
• What term is used for an error that occurs after the student has been explicitly exposed to the rule?
• Which describes a morpheme that cannot stand alone as a word?
• Which term refers to language varieties across many countries, recognizing multiple accents and usages?
• Which term describes lexical chunks that have slots for insertion of different words, used to express requests or instructions?
• What is the term for providing the necessary resources, information, and support to enable learners to complete a task?
• Which term describes the use of real-world text samples to derive rules that govern a language?
• Which competence concerns how we organize texts and conversations so they hang together?
• Which item is not commonly listed as a language system alongside grammar, lexis, phonology, function and discourse?
• Which term describes the avoidance of language use due to difficulty or recall issues?
• Which term denotes words and phrases considered inappropriate in some contexts?
• Which term describes knowledge that enables fluent language use without conscious thought?
• Which approach emphasizes informal acquisition of language rules and tolerance of errors with natural communication?
• Which example best illustrates English for Specific Purposes?
• What term describes words formed by copying the sound of the first word in the second, as in 'mish-mash'?
• What term refers to a phrase that contains a verb and normally a subject, and can stand as a sentence or be part of one?
• Total Physical Response is an example of an approach that seeks to develop which kind of intelligence?
• Which term best describes the process by which learners notice and internalise language from exposure?
• Which device involves leaving out words that are recoverable from context to avoid repetition?
• Faulty language output caused by affective factors (tiredness) or environmental factors (responding to partly heard messages) is known as what?
• Which process involves linking final consonants with following vowels across word boundaries?
• The ability to use language in ways appropriate to contexts of use, role relationships and communicative purposes is called what?
• Which term refers to the psychological barrier that affects input processing, where a low filter aids comprehension?
• Which term describes the negative influence of one language while learning another?
• In spoken English, which concept describes the portion of the utterance not vital for communication?
• Which term is the standard abbreviation for English for Speakers of Other Languages?
• What describes input that is deliberately altered to emphasize linguistic forms?
• What term denotes the usually deliberate choice of a particular way of saying or writing something, often ranging from formal to informal and affecting grammar and vocabulary?
• Which approach emphasizes analyzing the structure of texts and teaching learners to reproduce those structures?
• Using a native speaker in a role-play is an example of which concept?
• What type of test has right or wrong answers and can be marked objectively?
• Language-Related Episodes are moments when learners talk about language forms and engage in self- and peer-correction. Which term describes this phenomenon?
• A language program organized around communicative functions rather than grammar is a?
• What is the smallest unit of language that has meaning?
• What term describes the effect where a seemingly neutral word can have positive or negative associations due to frequent collocations?
• What is the term for the process by which a learner notices a language feature and forms a mental note about it?
• What is the name of a test in which a response is required purely receptively by selecting one or more items from a list of possibilities?
• What term describes the sound-related features that apply to the whole utterance, including word boundaries?
• Which term covers language in its situational context, including knowledge and beliefs of the speaker and the relationship between speaker and listener?
• Which term describes the process of asking for clarification to reach mutual understanding?
• Which term best describes the study of the sound changes such as assimilation, elision, liaison, and juncture?
• A complete unit of talk, bounded by the speaker's silence.
• Which term describes a drill where multiple elements of a pattern may be prompted and still maintain coherence?
• The person being addressed in a conversation is called the?
• Which pair of word classes are open according to the material?
• Which term refers to the repetition of similar words for emphasis or effect?
• In transcripts, which is indicated by (2.0) and (.) to show pauses?
• According to the cognitive-code example, how frequently were authentic materials used?
• What does the acronym ESA stand for in Harmer's framework?
• Which term describes a language variety unique to an individual, manifested by patterns of vocabulary or idiom selection, grammar, or pronunciation?
• Which of the following is an example of a cohesive device used to link ideas?
• In which activity do learners ask and answer questions to uncover missing information, sometimes illustrated by a task like 'spot the differences'?
• Which term describes selecting techniques for classroom use from a range of different methods?
• A syllabus primarily organized around language functions and notions such as apologising and time duration is called what?
• In a language learning context, which term describes a unit that exemplifies a particular function, such as giving advice?
• What term describes the written instructions and scoring criteria for a writing task in proficiency exams?
• Which term means a word having several related meanings?
• What term describes mistakes made by a learner due to not knowing something, as in producing 'I buyed a new book'?
• Which term denotes the aim of a lesson or sequence of lessons?
• What term describes restricted exposure to language designed to draw attention to language points?
• An error correction technique that involves students passing corrections to each other across the classroom is called what?
• Which term describes a roundabout, indirect, or lengthy way of expressing something; the use of more words than necessary?
• What is the term for the manner in which orderly conversation normally takes place?
• Which concept refers to a set of rules about language based on how it is actually used, with no right or wrong language?
• Which term refers to knowledge of language that learners understand but cannot produce?
• The approach to developing learners' writing skills that emphasizes imitating a model is called what?
• Which suffix marks the present participle in English?
• Which term is described as one of the five possible elements in a clause or sentence that provides circumstantial information?
• Which term best captures the study of how words in a sequence contribute to the meaning of a text, including collocations?
• What term describes grouping words together with a pause, or a change in pitch, or a lengthening of a syllable to signal the end of a chunk?
• Which item is NOT typically listed as a step in the process approach to writing?
• A test that attempts to measure knowledge of a single aspect of language use.
• Which memory component is described as relatively permanent and used for long-term storage of information?
• What term refers to possible ideas about language rules that learners form and test through use, changing as new information is received?
• Which concept states that most function words are unstressed, with content words bearing stress only for contrast or emphasis?
• Which term is used for the study of how utterances function in social interaction to achieve interactional goals?
• Which type of intelligence is associated with physical activities and making things?
• Cognitive Theory views second language acquisition as which kind of process?
• What term describes a scale used to map frequency adverbs from never to always?
• Which language teaching method emphasizes speaking and listening, discourages the mother tongue use, and uses dialogues and drills?
• What term is defined as a word that points to the time, place, or situation in which the speaker is speaking?
• What does connotative meaning refer to?
• If learners are asked to speak in a group or write, this activity falls under which category?
• What term describes a learning task that native speakers would perform in everyday life, imposing real communicative demands on the learners?
• The practice of using a mix of languages within sentences to signal belonging is called what?
• Which description matches the Silent Way method?
• What term describes the extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest?
• A sequence of two related utterances by two different speakers. The first utterance leads to a set of expectations about the response.
• Which term describes learners being fully immersed in the target language, with degrees such as full and partial immersion?
• Which term denotes the grammatical category used to indicate time by verb form (e.g., walked vs walks)?
• Which term describes strings of words added to a declarative sentence to turn it into a question?
• Which term denotes a word with multiple related meanings?
• Which term describes the stressed syllable before the tonic syllable, as in She LIVES in LONDON?
• Which term refers to how a teacher or learner uses resources to meet learning aims, such as using a native speaker in a role-play?
• Which term describes words that function primarily as connectors for other words?
• What term refers to the process of influencing how a statement is perceived by using cautious language?
• Which term describes a word that connects two or more clauses or phrases of equal syntactic value?
• A verb that expresses an action directed toward a person, place, thing, or idea is called a?
• Which place of articulation uses the lower lip and upper teeth, as in /f/ and /v/?
• Which language is given as an example of a stress-timed language?
• Which term refers to language items used to indicate some kind of change of direction in the discourse, or to engage the listener?
• Which symbol is listed for the voiced alveolar fricative as described in the material?
• Which type of strategies are used by learners to plan, regulate and monitor their learning? Example: highlighting important information.
• What does the acronym VAK stand for in learning styles?
• Which term refers to a word class used before a noun to indicate quantity, identity or significance?
• Which term describes the stress, rhythm, and intonation along with tempo, loudness and voice quality of speech?
• Which term describes two words that have the same form and meaning in two different languages?
• What term describes words placed before nouns to show quantity?
• A speaker begins to say something but then stops or restarts; this is known as what?
• What is the abstract term for the relationship where one word denotes a more general category than another, as in 'car' and 'vehicle'?
• What term refers to a unit of language often perceived as a single unit, such as 'thank you' or 'ice cream cone'?
• What is the awareness of one's own use of language, such as defining a word?
• Which term describes an umbrella item of lexis that includes a range of more specific items, such as fruit?
• What term describes the effect where a word-final consonant is strongly articulated before a following vowel, making it seem to begin the next word?
• Which description best defines 'deductive learning'?
• This occurs when a learner avoids using language, which is difficult or poorly remembered. Which term describes this?
• Which term is used for words formed by attaching bound morphemes to a base, such as deformed or de-form-ed?
• What term refers to features that can be learned at any time in the learner's development, such as vocabulary?
• A word which is opposite in meaning to another one, such as big-small or arrive-leave, is called what?
• Which term describes the influence of a learner's first language knowledge on the second language?
• Which concept encompasses rhythm and intonation patterns of speech?
• The acronym VAK represents Visual, Auditory, and Kinaesthetic channels. What does VAK describe?
• What does the term authentic output refer to in language learning?
• Which description matches the genre-based approach to writing?
• Which term refers to sensitive periods when conditions are optimal for integrating prior knowledge and the accomplishment of new developmental tasks with assistance?
• What term denotes the order in which language features are acquired?
• Which drill starts with a question and progresses in a chain as each learner answers?
• Which concept focuses on language functioning within social contexts such as advertising?
• Two or more words that co-occur in a language more often than would be expected by chance.
• What term refers to the meaning of a word in relation to the objects, events, states or concepts it refers to, also known as referential meaning?
• Which term describes the process of forming new words by copying the sound of the first word in the second?
• Which term covers strategies used to avoid direct language and soften a point?
• What symbol is listed as the voiced alveolar fricative?
• Aspects of a language which develop in a particular sequence, regardless of input variation, learner motivation, or instructional intervention are called
• What are single morphemes that cannot be further subdivided?
• Which term denotes the existence of intermediate terms between two opposite adjectives such as hot and cold?
• Universal Grammar is a theory in linguistics that proposes which idea?
• Which syntactic arrangement places clauses or phrases one after another without explicit connectors?
• Strategies used by learners to obtain practice in using the language. Example: starting up conversations.
• What term describes language understood by a learner because it is adjusted to their level or supported by gestures and context?
• Which statement describes a non-defining relative clause?
• Affective factors are emotional factors which influence learning.
• A process through which an error has become a permanent feature of a learner's language use and is believed to be resistant to correction.
• Which activity involves learners placing events from a short text in chronological order?
• Which statement best represents Willis's view of words and grammar?
• Cued Articulation (CA) is a system that uses hand cues to show where and how speech sounds are made. What does CA stand for?
• In the word 'disinterested', which part is a free morpheme?
• What is the concept that suggests a period when learners are not expected to actively produce language, based on listening input in infants?
• The term for the omission of words in speech or writing when they are not needed to convey meaning is called...
• Which full name corresponds to the abbreviation CLIL?
• What is the term for repeating a learner's incorrect utterance and changing it to a correct form?
• What term describes the speaker's view of an event expressed by the verb, indicating whether the event has duration, is completed, or is repetitive, independent of the actual time of the event?
• Which type of speaking activity involves learners speaking for longer periods in freer form and practicing all communication skills?
• What do we call words or phrases created to describe new things or to give a new name to an old idea?
• What is the term for the musical pattern of speech?
• What term refers to the intuitive knowledge about a language that enables use?
• In connected speech, weak forms are often pronounced as which sound?
• Which describes rules for best usage, often based on the grammarian's view?
• Which approach focuses on explicit grammar rules and translation within language teaching?
• Which phoneme is the alveolar nasal?
• Which term best describes the process of introducing key vocabulary before reading or listening activities?
• Which field studies the actual use of language in relation to context, user, and topic?
• The sounds of a language that involve melody and rhythm rather than individual phonemes are called what?
• In the example 'meaningful', which component is a free morpheme?
• The symbol /ʊ/ represents which vowel quality?
• Stephen Krashen proposed the existence of which construct that controls the amount and quality of input learners receive?
• What is the term for knowledge of the language system?
• Two words which have the same (or similar) form and meaning in two different languages are called what?
• A dialogue situation in which two speakers talk at the same time is described as?
• The class of auxiliary verbs that express mood or attitude and include must, can, could, will, would, may, might, shall, and should is called?
• Which term describes a sound produced by closing both lips and releasing air, as in /p/ or /b/?
• Which term describes a speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same place of articulation?
• Which theory asserts language knowledge consists of universal principles with language-specific parameters across languages?
• A verb that does not take an object is called an...
• What term describes a continuous piece of spoken or written language with a recognizable beginning and ending?
• Which term is exemplified by UNO, formed from the initial letters of United Nations Organisation?
• Which symbol among the given is a vowel?
• Which term covers the words and phrases used to signpost discourse and manage conversation?
• What term describes the contents of a language course and the order in which they are taught?
• Which term describes a consonant sound made by a sudden release of air from between the tongue and the alveolar / tooth ridge?
• Which term best describes a fixed expression that cannot be understood by analyzing its parts alone?
• What term refers to a word or phrase signaling the function of the information that will follow?
• This occurs when a learner compensates for language deficiency by using a communication strategy. Which term describes it?
• The sound /ʒ/ is best described as which type of sound?
• Which drill requires learners to substitute one element of a pattern with the prompt and adjust as needed?
• Which term is the ability to use language in a contextually appropriate fashion?
• Revision of larger textual units, such as overall argument flow, is an example of which concept?
• An element or characteristic that can be measured or defined; for example, the amount of time a person has been learning.
• Which knowledge refers to the information from the listening situation itself that helps predict content?
• In the example 'baNAna', on which syllable is the stress placed?
• A verb that requires an object to be grammatical is called what?
• A feature of connected speech when a sound changes to another sound because of a neighboring sound, e.g. in ten boys /n/ followed by /b/ changes to /m/ as in /tembɔɪz/ is called what?
• Which verbs are used to support another verb and convey grammatical information such as tense and mood?
• Which field studies memory and problem-solving among others?
• Which place of articulation involves the middle part of the tongue on or near the front part of the hard palate, as in 'sh'?
• Repetition of what the student just said, sometimes to indicate an error or fill silences, is called?
• Which concept suggests that the more decisions learners make about a language item, the more likely they are to acquire it?
• Which term refers to knowledge about the world gained from experience, stored as mental representations?
• Which of the following demonstrates affixation?
• What are diagrams used to represent the time coverage of a verb tense called?
• Which aspect of pragmatic competence concerns using language to carry out certain intentions?
• Mode describes which aspect of a communicative event?
• A language used widely outside its native country to facilitate international communication is called what?
• Which term concerns the social, psychological, and physical setting in which a communicative event takes place?
• Citation form refers to the pronunciation of a word when spoken in isolation.
• Which description matches knowledge that listeners use to interpret language by analogy with past experiences and stereotypes about people and text types?
• In language teaching, what term describes the overarching view that guides the selection of methods and classroom activities?
• Which theory states that language learning starts from social interaction and is later internalized by the individual?
• Presentation, Practice, Production is an approach to grammar lessons. What is the abbreviation?
• Which term describes the extent to which a learner's use of a second language conforms to the rules of the language, usually measured by grammatical accuracy?
• Which learning approach presents the rule to learners first and then has them apply it?
• Which learning approach starts by teaching grammar rules before students practice using them?
• Which term corresponds to Text as a Linguistic Object?
• Which term describes learners constructing their own rule system and developing through stages in second language acquisition?
• The phrase 'If I was you...' is used to illustrate which teaching approach?
• Which term describes when ideas in a spoken or written text fit together clearly and smoothly and are logical?
• Which term describes second language programs that focus on comprehension rather than production?
• Questions that focus on the meaning of a language item and usually answer yes or no are called?
• What is the term for a vowel sound that contains two components, the onglide and offglide, as in 'play'?
• What language teaching approach has students work out rules and patterns based on a number of samples given?
• Which term describes test questions that do not rely on a previous question, allowing a fresh start to answer correctly?
• Which term describes errors that occur before the learner is exposed to the language item?
• Which concept describes a meaning relationship where the existence of one implies the existence of the other, as in employer and employee?
• Which statement best describes the difference between style and register?
• What term describes the rise and fall of the voice when speaking?
• Which term focuses on the linking of sentences and ideas to form a unified text?
• In Neuro-Linguistic Programming, what is the technique that creates an association between a mental state and a stimulus called?
• Which error correction technique involves the teacher repeating the learner's utterance but correctly, without explicitly pointing out the error?
• What term refers to theories about the nature of language and language learning that guide classroom practices?
• The purpose or intention of a particular sentence within written discourse is called what?
• Which term refers to an utterance that supports another speaker, such as 'uh-huh'?
• The hypothesis that learners' attention will be drawn to classroom events that are different from those they are accustomed to is known as
• Which term describes the repetition of key words to emphasise a point across a text?
• A specific task to be done while an observer is watching a teacher in class is called what?
• Which term describes a consonant sound produced by partially blocking the airstream in the mouth, allowing audible friction without complete closure (for example /f/ or /v/)
• Which language type has syllables that take approximately equal time to pronounce?
• What is the term for the omission of a sound in connected speech, often after similar sounds such as t + d?
• What term refers to language used to describe language?
• The study of the internal structure of words and how they change to form new words is called?
• Which type of assessment measures a learner's overall ability in English?
• What is the name of a communicative activity where students ask and answer questions to find information they do not know, for example 'spot the differences'?
• Which term describes learning where the student and teacher are not in the same place at the same time?
• Which term on the list describes a language phenomenon with two forms, a high form and a low form?
• Which is a kind of descriptive grammar designed for teaching and focuses on grammar as a subsystem?
• What term refers to the suitability of a word for a given context and cultural setting?
• Which term describes the process of causing one sound to become more like an adjacent sound?
• Which term means the ability to imagine another person’s thoughts, beliefs, and feelings?
• Which resource used in the Silent Way is described as a visual teaching aid and comes in various lengths and colors?
• Which term describes language used to describe language items or to give classroom instructions?
• Which linking sound is inserted between two rounded vowels, as in 'you are' or 'you eat'?
• In discourse, the recipient of a message is known as the?
• Eclecticism in teaching is best described as what?
• A mental representation of a typical sequence of events is called what? Example: checking in at a hotel.
• Which term best describes the process of creating new words by adding prefixes or suffixes?
• Which term describes the small set of morpheme-based items that belong to a cooking-related lexical field?
• Which term describes a transcription of the sounds of a word or phrase using IPA symbols?
• Which type of intelligence is linked to logical reasoning and scientific investigation?
• Which statement about CEFR is true?
• Which term describes a sentence built by combining a main clause and a subordinate clause to emphasize a point?
• The effect of a learner’s native language on learning another language is called?
• Which best describes top-down processing?
• A lexical group shared by a particular section of society is referred to as?
• The basic unit of sound from which we build up words and sentences is called what?
• The use of various teaching styles in a discriminating manner as required by learner needs and styles is described by which term?
• Which process is defined as acquiring a language without formal instruction and sustained conscious effort?
• Which competence concerns expressing intentions clearly and appropriately to the interlocutor and situation?
• Which term refers to the range of meanings related to how necessary or desirable the speaker views a situation?
• Which term describes knowledge of language form and the ability to apply it in communication?
• Which term refers to words that have a sound that represents what the word means?
• A formal letters example illustrates which classification of discourse?
• Which of the following sounds is a fricative?
• What term is used metaphorically to describe the temporary interactional support given to learners during development of language?
• Which language type is characterized by stressed syllables occurring at roughly regular intervals, while unstressed syllables are shortened to fit the rhythm?
• Which term describes a vocabulary cluster that belongs to the cooking topic?
• What term describes a sound produced by forcing air through a narrow channel formed by the lips, teeth, or tongue, as in /θ/?
• What term refers to the way language points to spatial, temporal and personal features of the context?
• The audio-lingual method is grounded in which theoretical perspective?
• Which learner type has a relative difficulty distinguishing details from surrounding information and tends to do well in teams?
• What term describes an activity done after a lesson which extends learning and can personalize language?
• Which term refers to English for Specific Purposes, such as English for Nurses?
• Which term describes words or phrases that have a social function and are not meant literally, such as 'You're welcome'?
• A relative clause adds essential information to identify the noun. What type is it?
• Which term describes the act of using a verb to perform an action such as requesting permission?
• In language learning, Counselling describes what?
• Which of the following is an example of a bound morpheme?
• Which symbol corresponds to the open-back unrounded vowel?
• Which term describes actions that are in progress and may be temporary or of limited duration?
• Which term describes spoken language where words run together to form a continuous stream of sound?
• An approach where learners do a task using language they can naturally, possibly after seeing or hearing it performed by native speakers?
• What is the term for the learner's background knowledge about a topic that helps interpret a text?
• Which statement about acquisition is true?
• Which teaching approach is historically linked to task-based learning due to its emphasis on using language to communicate?
• What is the classroom focus term for concentrating on specific features of language, such as present perfect or clothing lexis?
• The WHAT of the situation, i.e., what kind of social activity is going on and about what sort of topic, is referred to as which concept?
• Which knowledge term refers to information from the surrounding text that has been said or will be said to aid interpretation?
• How many morphemes are in the word 'disinterested'?
• Which fast reading technique is used to locate specific information quickly?
• Before a listening activity, an instructor asks learners to discuss attitudes to love from favourite songs to sensitise them. This is an example of which practice?
• The zone of proximal development describes the space where a learner can perform at a higher level with support from an interlocutor. What is this space called?
• Which term best describes the sound change where a vowel at the end of a word links with the beginning of the next word?
• Which of the following is a content word?
• The giving or input of language to students is called?
• Which full name corresponds to the abbreviation CBLT?
• Which learning assessment involves observing learners during activities and using gathered data to evaluate them rather than relying solely on tests?
• Extending a pattern learned in one context to another is called what?
• Which words function to signpost and link ideas in speaking and writing, helping manage conversation and indicating turns?
• Which theory views learning as habit formation strengthened by reinforcement and is associated with Skinner?
• Which term describes the practice of enabling learners to shape their own learning trajectory?
• A syllabus based on the integration of a number of organising principles. Example: structures, functions, vocabulary and skills.
• Which assessment checks progress during a course and typically tests only material that has been taught?
• Which language type is characterized by affixes that attach to a base and each affix expresses a single grammatical category?
• What does the acronym EAP stand for?
• In task-based learning, how is the language learned?
• In communication, the party who is the target of the message is the?
• Which phenomenon occurs when what a learner reports learning differs from the intended instruction?
• The language used to describe, analyse or explain another language is called which term?
• During a conversation, which utterance would most likely function as back-channeling?
• Which drill involves repeating the prompt exactly as given, without modification?
• An umbrella item of lexis that subsumes more specific items, such as fruit including apple and orange, is called what?
• Which term describes communication strategies such as asking for help, paraphrasing, avoidance?
• What term connects two or more items (words, main clauses, sentences) of equal syntactic importance?
• A statistical procedure that compares the relative frequency or size of different variables to determine whether there is a relationship between them is called
• Which teaching approach encourages teachers to pick from a wide range of methodologies depending on learner needs, including mixing deductive and inductive grammar instruction?
• Which approach views writing as emerging from a creative process including planning, drafting, redrafting, reviewing, editing, proofreading and the final draft?
• Field describes which aspect of a communicative event?
• What are the small wooden rods of different lengths and colours used as a classroom resource to visually represent various areas of language in the Silent Way?
• The WHO of the situation, the participants and their relationships, is referred to as which concept?
• Interpretation of a word in a particular context or language variety.
• Which teaching technique involves practicing sentences that represent certain linguistic forms, typical of the audiolingual approach?
• Which language-teaching method emphasizes using only the target language in the classroom and inductively teaching grammar with realia and demonstrations?
• In the example 'The audience were very appreciative. The crowd gave the orchestra a standing ovation', the second noun phrase 'the crowd' functions as what?
• What term refers to a word or phrase used to express contempt?
• Which feature of sentence stress indicates what the speaker regards as important in a sentence by making it longer, higher, or louder?
• Which sentence demonstrates hedging?
• Task-based language teaching emphasizes classroom activities that are tasks similar to real-world language use. Which term describes this approach?
• Which grammatical category indicates the time of an action by changing the form of the finite verb?
• What term refers to words and phrases used in everyday speech but avoided in formal writing?
• Which term denotes the social position signified by mode of address?
• The language skills of speaking, listening, writing and reading are often divided into sub-skills. What is the term for these specific behaviours?
• Which concept emphasizes a limited period during which language can be acquired effectively?
• Which term is defined as a classroom dictation activity where learners reconstruct a short text by listening and noting down key words, which are then used as a base for reconstruction?
• Which term refers to the plan of work showing lessons as units and identifying what goes on in each one?
• Which term matches a word used to imitate a sound in language?
• Which describes how language is actually spoken or written and does not prescribe usage?
• Which factor contributes to making input comprehensible for learners?
• Reading a short story with no tasks other than reading and listening exemplifies which approach?
• Which teaching approach involves learners discovering language rules by analyzing a set of examples rather than being told rules directly?
• Which term describes the social, psychological, and physical setting of a communicative event?
• The 'launch pad' of a message is typically realized by a noun phrase and represents the topic or given information. What is this called?
• An utterance that supports another speaker, such as 'Uh-huh', is known as what?
• Which field studies how linguistics can address real-life problems across psychology, sociology and education?
• It normally follows a verb phrase (often the verb to be, seem or appear) and can be an adjective, noun phrase, pronoun, or number; it can also follow the object of the sentence. What is it?
• Which term refers to a one-syllable sound that is made up of two vowels, and there are eight of these in Received Pronunciation English?
• A discourse marker used to hedge or soften statements is best described as which type?
• A high affective filter is typically caused by stress, anxiety, or negative attitudes and will what to acquisition?
• Which approach claims language development grows from language use and is embedded in the experiences of its users?
• Which of the following is an open question?
• Which term describes the degree of formality of language used in a given context, such as formal versus informal situations?
• Which term refers to the ability to convey meaning rather than focusing on minor mistakes in grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary?
• A pronunciation model historically regarded as standard in the UK and used as a teaching reference is called?
• Which term refers to a syllabus organized around general areas of meaning used in most grammars, such as frequency, location, duration and possibility?
• A conventional speech sound produced by articulatory movements that alter, interrupt, or obstruct the expired airstream is an example of which category?
• Errors which prevent a listener from understanding a message, obstructing communication, are known as which type of errors?
• What term covers the feedback signals used by a listener to show they understand the message?
• In a tone unit, what term is used for the last prominent syllable where the tone change begins?
• In inductive learning, which statement describes the learner's process?
• Which competence includes grammar, lexis, and phonology?
• Which statement is true about the Direct Method?
• Which term describes an intonation pattern that indicates the speaker is giving new information?
• Which consonants are cited as capable of forming syllables on their own, as in the endings of words like button and little?
• What do you call words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings?
• What term describes the evolving system of language approximations a learner uses as they acquire a second language?
• Which approach uses music as a central component of language teaching?
• Which hypothesis emphasizes that learners should be exposed to input that is just above their current level to facilitate acquisition?
• The final consonant in the word 'sing' is which type of nasal sound?
• Which term refers to the way speakers and writers express personal attitude to what is being said or written?
• What is the term for an intonation pattern that signals information is already known?
• A task in which students must put things into an order is known as?
• Which term covers properties like pitch, loudness, tempo, and rhythm in language?
• One of the factors that affect intelligibility in pronunciation is which of the following?
• An achievement test is characterized by being based on what learners have seen in the units.
• Dunn and Dunn's model of learning styles comprises how many modalities?
• The idea that language is closely linked to the culture and society in which it is used is called?
• Which term concerns body language, including gestures and facial expressions used to add meaning beyond words?
• Which term describes the study of phonemes, intonation, word stress, sentence stress, rhythm, and aspects of connected speech?
• What term describes a reference in language whose interpretation depends on the surrounding context?
• Internalise second language rules and vocabulary which are then used to communicate in the language. Which term fits?
• In the relationship of superordinate and subordinate words, what is the term for the subordinate set?
• What do you call the places in a sentence where a particular grammatical form is required for correctness?
• What is the study of how meaning is created by words called?
• Which type of lesson design in Scrivener is described as enabling students to use all the language they have at their disposal in authentic, real-life-like activities?
• What is the term for a grammar model that uses a tree structure to describe phrases as constituent parts?
• Which category includes words like 'so', 'and', 'but', and 'or' that connect parts of discourse?
• Which example illustrates transactional language?
• The verbal signals used by a listener to indicate interest, attention, surprise etc are called what?
• Which drill allows prompts not limited to a single element of the pattern?
• Which term refers to the strategies used by learners to plan, regulate and monitor their learning (for example, highlighting important information)?
• Which term covers stress, rhythm, and intonation along with tempo, loudness, and voice quality?
• Which term describes the distinctive grammar and vocabulary linked to a region or social group?
• Which term denotes multiple meanings for the same word (e.g., bank of a river vs bank as a financial institution)?
• Received Pronunciation is an accent often referred to as what?
• What term describes a clause that adds information to a sentence but is incomplete and cannot stand alone?
• Which term describes leaving out elements of a sentence, such as using the same verb form regardless of person or tense?
• What is the term for the ability to understand and produce contextualised stretches of language in spoken or written texts?
• Which term describes deliberate manipulation of language to improve learning, including repetition and organising new language?
• Which term, introduced by Larsen-Freeman, views grammar as a developing skill rather than a fixed knowledge base, describing processes that tune sequences of words for more complex messages?
• Which processing approach uses background information to predict the meaning of language that learners are going to listen to or read?
• A spoken or written text which is formulated close to an authentic text, but adjusted to suit the learner's level of proficiency is called what?
• Which term best describes the approach to language learning that emphasizes active mental processes, with rules derived inductively after exposure to examples and a focus on meaningful practice?
• In phonemic transcription, which symbol indicates length for long vowels?
• Which type of verb describes a state rather than an action?
• Which phrase is provided as an example of intrusive linking sounds in connected speech?
• The rules for sequencing words to show relationships of meaning within sentences are called?
• Which phoneme is the bilabial nasal?
• Which term denotes a relation between elements that can be substituted for one another at a particular position in a structure?
• What term describes using a pronoun to refer back to a previously mentioned noun?
• Which term describes replacing a noun phrase or a clause by a single word to avoid repetition?
• What is the name for the most common, typically unstressed vowel sound in English?
• A set of words on a scale between two antonyms is called what?
• Periodic review of course structure, content and methodology to gain information to improve its later stages is known as which?
• What term refers to words that frequently occur together, either grammatically or lexically?
• What term describes recurring fixed forms that consist of more than one word and whose meaning cannot be worked out by cutting it up?
• Which type of intelligence is associated with a strong visual memory and spatial reasoning?
• An assessment that evaluates grammar, vocabulary, text organization, and register in a single writing task would be categorized as which kind of test?
• Which hypothesis asserts that grammatical morphemes are learned in a predetermined natural sequence?
• What is the term for an error caused by lack of knowledge of a language item?
• The relatively permanent part of the memory system is called what?
• The extent to which a learner’s production achieves its purpose in terms of transmitting or requesting information equals which concept?
• What term describes the communicative purpose or use of an utterance, which may differ from its form?
• The language type in which each affix carries one item of grammatical meaning.
• Which term describes a sound produced with the tip of the tongue behind or near the top teeth; the beginning sounds of 'think' and 'this'?
• What is the meaning of a word or utterance in context referred to as?
• Which unit is defined as the largest purely grammatical unit in a language?
• Which term describes language presented as an isolated item rather than within a meaningful context?
• Which statement best describes a syllabus in language education?
• Intonation is primarily concerned with which vocal feature?
• Which term describes a process where a sound changes to become more like an adjacent sound?
• Which term describes a method of checking learners' comprehension of meaning before focusing on form, using examples from the text to elicit rules about form, use, and pronunciation?
• What is the term for a verb form used in passive sentences and to form perfect and progressive aspects, including present participle and past participle?
• Which feature indicates which syllables are stressed within a word?
• What procedure requires learners to report on their learning activities by speaking their thoughts aloud and then having these transcribed?
• Which term describes the view that humans are born with mental structures specialized for language?
• Which term denotes the vocabulary of a language, as opposed to its grammar?
• What is prescriptive discourse?
• The relationship where X is a type of Y (for example, banana to fruit) is known as what?
• Which term is illustrated by the sounds /tʃ/ and /dʒ/ in 'chair' and 'joy'?
• Which description fits an indirect test?
• Which term reflects the practice of teachers studying their own teaching context to improve instruction?
• What does the acronym VLE stand for?
• In language learning, which term best describes rewriting a student's draft to improve language while keeping ideas intact?
• Which concept addresses the idea that the meaning of an utterance is determined by its intended action and the context, not just literal meaning?
• Which term describes a record of a learner's verbalization of thoughts while performing a task like writing?
• In PPP, which stage focuses on using the language more freely and in more natural settings?
• Which term describes the study designed for teaching grammar as a subsystem of overall language proficiency?
• A branch of linguistics concerned with the use of language in social contexts and the ways in which people produce and comprehend meanings through language is called what?
• Which term describes the strengthening of a word's final consonant at the boundary before a following vowel?
• Which statement about pro-drop languages is incorrect according to the material?
• Which sounds are given as examples of affricatives?
• At B1 level, can-do statements typically indicate you can write letters or notes on which matters?
• Which term focuses on the stages of writing such as planning, drafting, revising, and editing, and considering the audience?
• Which term describes an alteration suggested to correct or clarify a previous conversational contribution?
• Partially or completely losing the first language or a second language is known as what?
• Which approach is associated with Terrell and emphasizes informal acquisition, tolerance of errors, natural communication?
• Which method emphasizes using authentic language in class and avoids explicit grammar explanations?
• Which expression is a classic example of a formulaic chunk learned as a whole?
• Which statement best describes Grammar-Translation as an approach?
• Which consonants are produced without vibrating the vocal cords?
• What technique provides learners with a large number of examples of a language feature in the input?
• Which hypothesis distinguishes acquisition as rough-tuned and unconscious while learning is fine-tuned and conscious knowledge of rules?
• Which term describes a sound produced with the back of the tongue against the soft palate, as in /k/ and /g/, and the final consonant in 'sing'?
• High-order questions require answers that go beyond simple information and involve more abstract language functions, such as giving and justifying opinions, speculation, and hypothesising. Which term best fits this description?
• In Scrivener's framework, which term refers to a deliberate restriction on the language that learners use?
• Which term is a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name?
• A term used to refer to what a learner notices and/or retains in second language input or instruction.
• What term describes a clear example of the target language used to help learners notice language patterns and imitate?
• Which term refers to slips caused by temporary factors such as a learner being tired or nervous?
• Which term describes a syllabus organized around concepts such as duration, location, degree, and direction?
• Which theory posits universal principles and language-specific parameters that vary within limits?
• The pronunciation model historically associated with educated speakers in the UK is called?
• What term refers to the typical approach an individual tends to favour to acquire information or skills?
• A variety of a language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting, such as informal talk in a pub vs formal signing of contracts, is called what?
• Manfred Pienemann proposed a theory about learners' ability to process linguistic elements in different sentence positions. What is the name of this theory?
• What do you call a pair of learners working together with the rest of the group observing?
• Which term names the three-stage lesson model consisting of presenting language rules, practice, and production?
• Which syllabus focuses on outcomes rather than the learning process?
• What term describes starting an utterance and then stopping to repeat or reformulate it?
• Two or more consonants spoken together without an intervening vowel are called a _____?
• Which feature describes the greater emphasis of some syllables or words over others during speech?
• What term refers to the way a word accumulates associations through repeated encounters?
• What term describes a narrowly defined unit of grammar used as the focus of a lesson?
• What is 'Concord' in language teaching?
• Which concept addresses the extent to which the substance of a test is relevant to the person taking the test and/or those administering it?
• What word category describes a function word that does not fit into the main parts of speech and is usually a preposition or an adverb?
• Which notion describes how accurately grammatical forms are used in learner language, for example preferring plural 's' over possessive 's'?
• Which term defines a voiced sound produced with no closure or restriction to the air flow?
• Which theory suggests language development is tied to general cognitive development and grows from language use?
• A learner living in an English-speaking country with abundant real-life practice demonstrates what kind of contact with the language?
• Fluent speech in which words are not pronounced separately, with weak forms and elision is called?
• Which term describes knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation?
• What term describes the class of words whose function is to join words, phrases, clauses and sentences of equal rank, as in "and"?
• What type of assessment uses tasks that replicate real-life activities (e.g., role-plays, letters, forms)?
• What term describes chunks whose parts never change, such as 'Let's face it' or 'Merry Christmas'?
• In traditional grammar, what term describes the combination of auxiliary and main verbs functioning together as in 'have been studying'?
• Tenor describes which aspect of a communicative event?
• Which method uses techniques developed in group counselling and involves learners talking in their native language with translation by the teacher?
• Which tense is used in the sentence 'I have lived here since 1989' to describe an action that started in the past and continues into the present?
• Which tool category includes slides, handouts, and diagrams to support teaching?
• Which items do not carry conventional meaning and are used to fill pauses or buy thinking time?
• Which term describes real objects used as teaching aids to make learning more natural, such as tickets or clothes?
• Which type of learner activities are not meaningful but provide tools to use language, such as focusing on articulation?
• What term refers to language produced by learners when they attempt to convey meaning to listeners or readers?
• Which term describes rules about language use that classify language as correct or incorrect?
• Which hypothesis explains how affective factors such as attitude and stress can influence how much language input a learner processes?
• Which term describes language whose purpose is to smooth the conduct of social relations and has an interpersonal function?
• Style in language refers to language use that varies due to which factor?
• Which approach emphasizes a holistic, whole-language focus where the learner's ability to communicate is prioritized and tasks are conducted in the target language?
• Which test category is designed to determine a learner’s starting level before instruction begins?
• An adjective that can vary in degree (e.g., big, interesting).
• Which term refers to a technique in which a more proficient language user rewrites a student's draft, keeping to the ideas but re-expressing them in more correct and appropriate language?
• Which concept refers to words omitted because their meaning is implied, resulting in a casual tone?
• What term describes the lexical and grammatical means used to express attitude, as in 'Maybe Sarah is a chef'?
• A grammatical term used for the imperative, infinitive and subjunctive forms of the verb is called what?
• The attitudinal meaning of a word that may be culturally determined.
• Which language type features a roughly equal distribution of stress across syllables?
• A syllabus designed in units of material (or modules) based on language or content, which can be studied in any order.
• Which term describes expressions that depend on context for meaning and suggest shared knowledge between speakers?
• Which statement best distinguishes a 'method' from 'methodology'?
• Which teaching approach involves mixing inductive activities, TPR, and task-based learning?
• Which term is defined as a method of rapidly moving your eyes over text to get the main ideas and general overview?
• Which type of intelligence is described as being good at languages and enjoying reading and writing?
• What is one distinct part of a lesson, usually a single activity?
• Which teaching approach involves students first completing a task without help, then the teacher addresses problems and presents the target language, followed by a second practice task?
• Allophones are context-dependent realizations of a phoneme. Which option best describes this relationship?
• Eight-color coded charts that indicate possible spellings of each phoneme used to teach English in the Silent Way are known as:
• What term describes a description of how to use the grammar of a language to communicate, written for learners and reflecting certain linguistic theories?
• A word used before a noun to indicate quantity, identity or significance.
• What does the acronym TTT stand for in classroom practice?
• A learner with a low affective filter is emotionally disposed to processing input. Which term describes this construct?
• Which activity involves repetition or highly controlled oral practice?
• Which teaching approach is characterized by explicit grammar rules and translation exercises?
• Which term is the meaning of a word relating to its referents called?
• Which teaching approach emphasizes drilling and repetitive practice of grammatical and phonological structures, and is associated with behaviorism?
• What term is used for the social mechanism to maintain respect and status in conversation?
• Which term refers to the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish meaning in a language?
• Which term describes the language used to describe, analyze, or explain another language?
• A minimal pair demonstrates which phonemic distinction?
• In ELT, what does Congruency refer to?
• Which suffix marks the past participle in English?
• Which term refers to a task where learners have to decide what to do at certain points to reach a final goal?
• A test which compares test takers to each other rather than against external criteria is called what?
• Intrinsic motivation is best illustrated by which behavior?
• What term refers to a word representing a specific type of something, such as 'bungalow' being a hyponym of 'house'?
• In RP English, which term describes vowel sounds that are longer than normal?
• Which term would you use to describe the set of words and non-verbal cues used by a listener to indicate understanding during a conversation?
• Which term describes an ordered sequence of techniques?
• Which approach emphasizes expressing and understanding functions (such as requesting, describing) and focuses on communication?
• What term refers to how good a learner is at the language they are learning?
• Which term describes consistent errors that indicate the learner is constructing a language system?
• Which term describes the process by which incorrect language becomes a habit and cannot easily be corrected?
• Vocabulary choices that reflect membership in a social group describe which term?
• Criteria concerning what a learner can successfully do with language in the real world, against which they can be assessed or self-assess themselves, is called what?
• Which term describes words that are written the same but pronounced differently and have different meanings?
• Which term denotes knowledge of spelling, pronunciation, vocabulary, word formation, grammatical structure, sentence structure and meaning?
• A body of utterances used for lexical, grammatical, or other linguistic analysis is called
• Which term is correctly paired with a stage in the writing process after planning and drafting?
• Which term describes the order in which grammar items are thought to be acquired?
• Which of the following is an idiom?
• Which term best describes the reference in the sentence 'The car was new, and it has never been damaged,' where 'it' refers to 'car'?
• Which term describes the insertion of a consonant sound between two vowels in rapid speech, producing a new syllable boundary?
• Which approach prioritizes using language for successful communication over purely theoretical knowledge of language structure?
• Which description matches the humanistic approach to language learning?
• What is the term for the smallest meaningful unit of words/grammar?
• Which term describes a procedure for analyzing samples of learners' language to explain the errors they make?
• Which term concerns the study of a language's sound system describing the abstract system that allows speakers to distinguish meaning from noise?
• Which language-teaching method, developed by James Asher in the early 1970s, is based on comprehension and uses commands requiring physical responses?
• Which term refers to the personal speaking habits that characterize an individual’s speech?
• A course made up of both face-to-face and online contents is called what?
• Which term refers to informal language variants used within a culture or group?
• Which term describes the emphasis on loudness, pitch, and duration of syllables in speech?
• Which term describes a class of word used before a noun or noun phrase to indicate quantity, identity or significance (e.g. 'a', 'the', 'some')?
• Which concept refers to the ease (or difficulty) of producing, administering, and marking a test?
• What term describes being aware of how you think or learn, aiding learner autonomy?
• Global comprehension is the ability to understand the general meaning of listening to or reading. What does this refer to?
• Which term refers to how we use language in different contexts and its appropriacy?
• Which term describes words like 'sea' and 'see'?
• What is the term for the knowledge about words, their meanings, use, and relationships?
• What is the term for the systematic study of a pair of languages to identify their structural differences and similarities?
• Discourse markers used to signpost a writer's intentions and sequence, such as 'however' or 'eventually', are called what?
• Which term refers to the language immediately surrounding a target language item, helping interpret its meaning?
• Which term refers to the pitch changes used to affect meaning?
• What term refers to a sample of the target language shown by a teacher to help learners notice patterns or imitate?
• An activity with communication as the main aim and typically involving an information gap is called?
• What term refers to a reduced form often marked by an apostrophe in writing?
• Which term refers to a unit of sound that cannot be replaced without changing meaning?
• The inductive technique in language teaching is also known as which approach?
• Which language is cited as an example of a syllable-timed language in the material?
• The process of teaching about the form, meaning or use of vocabulary that learners are likely to need later is called?
• Which of the following is a non-finite verb form?
• Learning a language because of its value in helping to integrate with speakers of that language is what type of motivation?
• Older language learners are less likely to achieve a near-native accent due to which theory?
• Which pair illustrates a complementarity relationship between words?
• What term describes a test whose items appear to measure what they are intended to measure?
• Which term is used for a test taken to assess candidates' ability, regardless of any course of study?
• What term names a scale of language items from one extreme to another, such as from never to always?
• Which term is associated with recognizing and considering a learner’s emotional state in the classroom?
• Allomorph are different forms of the same morpheme.
• Which term describes lexical chunks that include slots for inserting different words or phrases, as in 'Could you please pass the salt?'
• Which concept denotes knowledge about language facts stored in memory?
• Which term is defined as the meaning of a word in relation to the objects, events, states or concepts it refers to, also known as denotative meaning?
• Which form of dictation aims to highlight differences between a learner's current level and the target language and is often done collaboratively to reconstruct the text?
• Which concept is described as keeping language formality consistent with the domain, such as in medical text?
• Reading longer texts for pleasure without worrying about details is described as?
• Which term is defined as words that are written and pronounced the same but have different meanings?
• A verb that does not take an object is called what?
• Which term corresponds to the ability to perceive differences between language sounds in perception tasks?
• What term describes how words are arranged in a sentence?
• The study of how speech sounds are produced, used and distinguished in a language is called what?
• A word consisting of a single syllable is called what?
• What are extra sounds that appear in fluent, connected speech to link two words called?
• What term describes the repetition of what a student has just said?
• What term describes the classroom process organized by the teacher to prepare learners for moves towards learner autonomy?
• The variety of a language typically used in formal writing and public speaking, which can differ by country, is called what?
• Which term refers to the function of language, i.e., what it does in real communication such as suggesting, criticising, or agreeing?
• Which ability refers to producing extended written and spoken texts, such as conversations?
• What term describes the regular repetition of stress in time?
• What is the term for the technique that involves drawing language from students rather than feeding it to them?
• A term used to classify types of spoken or written discourse, normally classified by content, language, purpose and form; for example formal letters, belongs to which term?
• Within applied linguistics, which area focuses on how learners acquire language?
• Which field studies how stretches of language achieve both cohesion and coherence?
• Alveolar consonants are produced with the tongue close to or touching the ridge behind the teeth.
• What does the acronym CAH stand for?
• Which of the following is an example of a modal auxiliary verb?
• Which term is an adjective describing two-person discourse?
• In online learning, which tools exemplify asynchronous communication such as email and discussion forums?
• Which test evaluates individual language components in isolation?
• Which term describes a course that combines in-person and online content?
• The process of continuing discourse by linking utterances is called?
• Which term refers to using similar sentence patterns to create rhythm and balance in a sequence?
• Which category includes words used mainly as linking or supporting words for other words, having little meaning alone?
• Which term best matches the description of the activity where learners reconstruct a short text from listening and notes, used as a base for reconstruction?
• Which statement correctly characterizes semi-modal verbs?
• Which hypothesis posits that language acquisition arises from a combination of innate abilities and opportunities to engage in conversation?
• Which symbol corresponds to the unvoiced labiodental fricative listed second?
• Which piece of evidence supports the existence of a Language Acquisition Device?
• The study of language as expressed in samples (corpora) of real-world text is called
• What do learners typically report having learned from a lesson, which often does not match the teacher's intended teaching?
• An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up. eg. to make ends meet
• Which term is used for English tailored to a professional field requiring specialized vocabulary?
• Which place of articulation involves the tongue tip on or near the alveolar ridge?
• The main syllables emphasized in a tone group are called?
• What do we call two words that differ from each other by only one phoneme, such as met and mat?
• Which term refers to two words that are written differently but pronounced the same?
• What term describes the implied or cultural associations attached to a word beyond its literal meaning?
• What term refers to Content and Language Integrated Learning, the practice of teaching a subject in English to learners whose first language is not English?
• Which term means a way of approaching or doing a particular activity?
• Content validity concerns whether a test measures what?
• Universal Grammar is associated with which linguist?
• What term refers to phrases or sentences of similar construction used to balance meaning and aid cohesion?
• Which term refers to a sound produced by restricting airflow, often causing friction?
• In the example where gun equals pistol, revolver, and rifle, what is the term for the general category?
• Which term refers to a group of language users who function in the same context of use?
• Ss speaking or writing using the full range of language at their disposal is described as what?
• In spoken dialogue, hesitations such as 'um' or 'uh' are called what?
• Which term describes using non-linguistic means such as mime to convey meaning when words are lacking?
• In a scenario where a teacher guides learners to identify and fix a grammatical form in a task that preserves meaning, which concept is illustrated?
• Which term encompasses non-verbal cues such as gestures and facial expressions that accompany spoken language?
• Which language teaching method, developed by Gattegno, uses gesture, mime, visual aids, and Cuisinière rods to help students talk?
• Which term labels words whose reference depends on the context of use, such as this, that, here, or there?
• What term describes the disappearance of an expected sound in rapid spoken language?
• What is the name of the scientific study of thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating?
• Which term expresses mood or attitude or modifies the meaning of the main verb in a sentence?
• Which term best describes the study of categorising discourse types such as obituaries, abstracts and menus by their purpose and structure?
• Which term describes a subdivision of a larger text usually comprised of several sentences and beginning with a topic sentence?
• Who argues that language consists of grammaticalized lexis, not lexicalized grammar?
• Which term describes shortening a longer word, often used informally, such as maths from mathematics?
• What does Controlled Language refer to?
• What is the unit of pronunciation that is typically larger than a sound but smaller than a word, and can include V, CV, and CVC patterns?
• What is the name of the activity in which learners memorize a collection of objects and later identify which objects are missing?
• In Lewis's model, what is the correct order of the stages Observe, Hypothesise, and Experiment?
• Which organization developed the CEFR framework?
• Which lesson design involves learners first performing a task to reveal needs, then instruction, then re-doing the task?
• In the example where the learners finish units 1-4, the assessment given is which type?
• Which term refers to the effect created by placing two synonyms close together for emphasis?
• Which term corresponds to Text as a Stimulus for Production?
• During the silent period, which private activity may be observed as learners engage in subvocal rehearsal?
• A variety of role play in which students play themselves in familiar contexts to address real-life situations is called?
• Which term refers to phrases learned as wholes, such as "Once upon a time"?
• Which term describes a language in which pronouns may be omitted when pragmatically inferable?
• Which term primarily deals with the use of language in social context, including relationships and interaction?
• Which option best demonstrates the concept of sub-skills in listening, such as recognizing contracted forms in connected speech?
• A list of words from a text showing how they are used in sentences is called?
• A word sequence whose meaning is not literal, such as in the long run, red herring, or a rule of thumb, is called?
• What term denotes the extent to which a test measures what it is intended to measure?
• Which competence concerns the ability to use language appropriately for social contexts, role relationships and purposes?
• The cognitive space in which we actively process new information; also called short-term memory.
• What is the literal meaning of a word or utterance called?
• What is the term that covers the systematic study of the sound system of a language?
• Which concept captures a speaker's overall language idiosyncrasies and personal style?
• What term describes learning a second language without losing the first?
• Compound nouns are often written in which forms?
• What term refers to small differences in language sounds that can change meaning within a language?
• Which term describes assimilation?
• Which type of knowledge underlies fluent or automatic performance?
• What type of test compares test takers to each other rather than against external criteria?
• What term describes the use of formal tests or structured continuous assessment to evaluate language?
• Which term refers to words whose referent depends on the context?
• Pedagogic grammar is designed to help learners use grammar for communication and is written for a specific target audience.
• What is the linking sound /w/ inserted between a word ending in a vowel and a following word beginning with a vowel called?
• Which term is used to denote the question added at the end of a sentence to seek confirmation?
• The mental representations that organize knowledge about a topic to aid comprehension are called what?
• In the writing process described, what is the final stage where the text is published or shared?
• Which concept refers to phrases or sentences of similar construction placed side by side to aid cohesion?
• A word or number of words that could be considered a single item of vocabulary is called what?
• Which field studies non-verbal communication achieved by body movement?
• Which term describes a language in which stressed syllables recur at different intervals and the intervening syllables are accommodated?
• The vocabulary of a language is known as which of the following?
• Which term refers to a group-wide activity where learners work with the teacher in front of the class?
• Which term refers to the study of the sound system of a language that describes the abstract system that allows the speakers to distinguish meaning from verbal noise?
• Which of the following is a compound word?
• Which term refers to the process by which an error becomes a fixed feature of a learner's language?
• Advanced placement exams are an example of which testing approach?
• Which term describes the language differences that reveal a speaker's regional background?
• What type of test is evaluated by the opinion of the test-giver?
• In instructional design, which technique organizes content so that learners encounter sentences of progressively increasing grammatical complexity?
• What term refers to the study of speech sounds and sound production in general?
• A grammatical category that marks time by changing the finite verb form (e.g., walked vs walks) is called what?
• Which term describes a single vowel sound?
• Which stage involves the revision of written drafts after initial writing?
• What type of motivation comes from internal factors such as interest in language learning?
• The act of replacing a noun phrase or a clause with a single word to avoid repetition is called?
• What term refers to consistent errors in learners' language output that indicate they are constructing a system for understanding and producing language?
• Which of the following can be an adverbial phrase?
• The linking of sounds together in speech, such as the grouping of phonemes into syllables and words through assimilation, elision, and juncture is called what?
• What term describes the procedure where students plan, draft, revise, edit and then publish or share a text?
• In the sentence 'It fell on the land, which quickly flooded', the phrase 'which quickly flooded' is an example of which type of clause?
• Which term is used to describe a reference that points back to something previously mentioned rather than forward?
• What is the term for a listener asking for clarification to ensure understanding?
• What is Contextualisation in language learning?
• Which term describes evaluating a learner's progress up to a point and providing a summary of their current status?
• Which term describes utterances that take the form of incomplete, minor, or ungrammatical sentences?
• What does the abbreviation WM stand for in this context?
• What term describes ways of finding out what students need or want to study on a language course?
• A word with different but related senses, such as a person’s foot and the foot of the stairs, is called a what?
• Which statement best describes a free morpheme?
• In RP, the word 'bath' is pronounced with which vowel sound?
• The concept referring to appropriate language for specific situations is called?
• Which term denotes the ability to produce extended written and spoken texts, such as conversations?
• The language common in speaking that includes words like about, kind of, sort of, used to soften statements is known as what?
• Which term describes knowledge of spelling, pronunciation, vocabulary, word formation, grammatical structure, sentence structure and meaning?
• Which description best captures the primary purpose of the can-do statements in CEFR?
• End-of-course exams designed to decide whether students progress to the next course are an example of which assessment type?
• Which writing approach encourages brainstorming, planning, drafting, revising, and publishing?
• Which term describes the learner's evolving grammar that is not L1 or the target language, but a transitional system?
• Which term is used for a word that manages the flow of discourse and includes items like 'oh', 'well', 'now', and 'then'?
• What term is used for an item that is an example of the function of making a polite request?
• Which approach is described as emphasizing deep-end communication, with learners using language to learn it, and contributing to task-based learning?
• When you want to determine if a learner can recognise or produce a specific language item, which type of test is used?
• Which term describes the awareness of the societies and cultures of the target language and its usage contexts?
• What term describes learning that occurs inside the classroom but is not planned by the teacher?
• The part of memory with limited capacity which can only hold information for a short period of time is known as what?
• Which phoneme class involves a consonant sound produced with partial constriction of the air flow, releasing slowly, such as /ʃ/ or /s/?
• Which concept describes a learner's conscious attention to a language item and its form, use, and meaning?
• Which symbol corresponds to the close back rounded vowel?
• Which approach identifies writing as a social activity with power relations and social conventions?
• Which language is described as a stress-timed language in the material?
• Which term describes a sound produced by releasing air through the nose with a closure elsewhere; examples include /m/ and /n/?
• What is the set of instructions telling students what they have to do for a test?
• Which term refers to the unit of talk bounded by silence?
• What does CLIL stand for?
• Revision focused on larger structures of a written text, such as overall organization, rather than local grammar or punctuation is called what?
• Which term describes the language used to share feelings or establish sociability rather than to convey information, such as greetings?
• In Scrivener's revised framework, what is the difference between R1 and R2?
• What is the term for the most important content-carrying words in a text?
• Which term describes repetitive oral practice of a language item?
• What is the term for the smallest meaningful unit of sound in a language?
• Which term describes the process of joining the beginning of one word with the end of another to form a new word?
• Which of the following is not listed as a vowel sound in the example set provided?
• Which term describes the portion of an utterance that is not essential for understanding but aids fluency?
• Which of the following is an example of a determiner?
• What is the dictionary meaning or core meaning of a word called?
• Which concept describes a stage in which children or learners listen and comprehend before producing words, sometimes engaging in private rehearsal?
• What term describes learning that occurs in the classroom without being planned by the teacher, when students notice language in a text?
• CEFR stands for which of the following?
• In the sentence This is the man I SAW, the clause I SAW is an example of which type?
• Which concept, proposed by Dell Hymes, represents the knowledge needed to communicate effectively by integrating multiple competences?
• Which statement best describes Task-Based Teaching?
• The linguistic environment in which a word is used within a text is called?
• What term describes statements that sound imprecise and unassertive?
• Which term describes the start of the main pitch movement within a tone unit?
• Register in linguistics is best described as what?
• Which syllabus is described as focusing on lexical outcomes?
• In the sentence 'He went there BECAUSE HE WANTED REVENGE', the clause 'BECAUSE HE WANTED REVENGE' functions as what?
• Which type of language is used to make a transaction and yields a result, such as requesting a refund?
• Which term is the result of combining words, typically with an apostrophe, to form a shorter unit?
• Which type of sound is produced by air passing through the nose?
• What is the term for the most direct meaning of a word?
• What term defines a complete unit of talk bounded by the speaker's silence?
• Which term is a word that connects a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to other parts of a clause?
• An anaphoric reference refers to something that occurred earlier in the text. Which example best illustrates this?
• What term refers to the collection of phonemes that make up a language's phonology?
• Which term refers to adjectives that cannot be expressed in degrees?
• What is another common term for a 'plosive' consonant?
• Reading and listening, because learners do not need to produce language to do these, are known as?
• Two or more words that commonly occur together are called?
• Which concept describes second language acquisition as learners constructing their own rule system and developing through predictable stages?
• Sounds which occupy an intermediary position between vowels and all other consonants are called a _____?
• What term refers to an approach to teaching writing where the final product is the focus and a model is provided as guidance?
• Which classroom arrangement involves two learners working together while the rest of the group observes?
• The ability to recognise de-contextualised language is described as a milestone in which stage of language development?
• What describes a syllabus organized around abstract concepts and the exponents used to express them?
• In the example "I yam not happy," which phenomenon is illustrated?
• Which unit of speech is the smallest identifiable sound that can be transcribed with an IPA symbol?
• Which term describes knowledge about the world and typical types of text, allowing predictions by analogy with past experiences?
• The process of dividing sentences into their constituent parts is called?
• Which term describes the emotional or associative meaning a word carries beyond its literal definition?
• Which term describes the use of pitch in speech to convey differences in meaning?
• Which term describes the number of occurrences of a language item within a text corpus?
• What is a list of things an observer is going to look at when observing a class?
• Which term describes the process of extending discourse by connecting successive utterances?
• The four language skills are listening, speaking, reading and writing. Listening and reading are receptive skills. Speaking and writing are productive skills. What are these categorized as?
• Which term describes the practice of learners keeping a diary to reflect on their classes and plan improvements?
• Which term describes a strategy used by a learner who cannot express something and changes the message to avoid uncertain forms?
• When two vowels appear together in fast speech, an extra consonant sound is often inserted. This phenomenon is called?
• Which symbol is listed for the unvoiced bilabial plosive?
• What does the abbreviation ZPD stand for?
• What term refers to a system of teaching practices and procedures based on beliefs about language and how it is learnt?
• A test designed to show what language skills or knowledge a learner already has before beginning a language course is called what?
• In the described free practice example, learners describe a process they have chosen after practicing the form with cues. This stage is best described as which?
• Which ending is used to form the third person singular present tense in English verbs?
• What term refers to parts of conversational interactions where learners discuss the language forms they are using and engage in self- and peer-correction?
• What is the term for a continuous piece of written or spoken language classified into genres?
• Which term describes an interaction where language learners work toward the correct form in a meaningful context, and the teacher guides rather than directly supplying the form?
• Which teaching approach aims to minimise technology and emphasizes learner-teacher interaction?
• Which word-formation process is demonstrated by 'Maths' from 'Mathematics'?
• Which stage involves controlled practice of the target language after learners have seen examples?
• Which term refers to a system of communication through speech understood by a group to have the same meaning?
• A test that uses tasks mirroring real-life activities, such as role-plays or completing forms, is called what?
• What are errors that relate to only part of a message and do not prevent comprehension called?
• Which term describes the pair 'lead' (to guide) and 'lead' (the metal)?
• Which two skills are considered receptive in language learning?
• In the PPP model, what is the aim of the final stage?
• Which learning style prefers structure and an authority figure in the classroom?
• Semantic change can make a word wider in meaning, narrower in meaning, more positive, or more negative. Which option is NOT listed as a possible outcome?
• Which of the following is a contextualisation activity?
• Which term describes the persistent lack of progress in interlanguage form despite exposure or instruction?
• Which term describes a language that has two forms, a higher and a lower form, used in formal and informal contexts?
• The modification of a word to express different grammatical categories such as tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, number, gender and case. Example: 'ed' ending in past simple.
• Along with the four language skills, exams explicitly test two systems. Which are they?
• Cohesion refers to which of the following?
• An utterance is best defined as what?
• A cloze procedure is a gap-fill exercise with regularly spaced gaps; a modified cloze has gaps for selected items.
• Which approach to presenting language involves creating a natural context in which the target language arises?
• Which term describes what learners should be able to do or have done by the end of a course, focusing on end results?
• Which study technique is commonly recommended for visual/spatial learners to organize vocabulary?
• Which teaching approach is cited as an example of a methodology, emphasizing direct instruction without translation?
• Which term refers to the time learners spend talking rather than the teacher?
• Which term refers to analyzing language into parts (such as grammar or functional exponents) that can later become content in a syllabus?
• What is the term for the associative meanings a word evokes—the emotions and judgments tied to it?
• Which theory describes a period of growth during which full native competence is possible when acquiring a language?
• Which term is defined as the meaning of a word in relation to its referents, also known as referential meaning?
• A glottal stop is a consonant sound produced when the flow of air is stopped by the glottis closing, and then released. Which option matches this definition?
• Which term is used to describe the technique of organizing content so that grammatical features increase in complexity?
• Which theory posits that the mind processes experience in different modalities and shares this view with the theory of multiple intelligences?
• In a learning approach where learners complete interactive tasks and then discuss the language used, what is this approach?
• Which term describes the explicit or implicit intent behind an utterance that affects interpretation?
• Revision of small or 'surface' errors in a written text (punctuation or grammar) is known as what?
• Language in the input that learners notice and internalise is called what?
• Which term describes when two sounds next to each other are so similar you can't tell there are two? Example: the 2 'n's in unknown
• What term describes the omission of words in speech or writing that are not needed to convey meaning?
• What term describes the relationship between the verb plus its noun phrases that can be changed without changing the basic meaning of the sentence, such as active and passive?
• An L-like consonant where the airstream proceeds along the sides of the tongue, but is blocked from going through the middle of the mouth is called a _____?
• Which concept asks whether a test measures what it is intended to measure, ensuring instructions are understood and there is no unintended overlap?
• Which term is the main clause in a conditional sentence?
• Which term describes a linguistic feature that signals a shift in topic or conversational focus, such as using 'Look' at the start of a sentence?
• Which sentence best demonstrates grammaring?
• In the sentence 'This is the key to success, the plan was laid out yesterday,' the word 'This' refers to something mentioned later. Which type of reference is this?
• In a lesson, which skills are defined by understanding language rather than producing it?
• Which term refers to clues in a text used to deduce the meaning of unknown words?
• Which motivational type refers to a desire to integrate with native speakers rather than just use language for practical tasks?
• Chunks of language whose constituent parts never change.
• Which term refers to references to items within the same text, such as pronouns referring to an earlier noun?
• Working Memory is also known as which term?
• In connected speech, what are weak forms?
• The language, either written or spoken, which a learner is exposed to in the environment, is called what?
• Which classroom approach is used to increase STT by having group work with the teacher monitoring rather than an open class?
• In classroom interaction, which pattern corresponds to the teacher addressing the whole group?
• A database of real language samples stored on a computer used for investigating language use and structure is called what?
• Which place of articulation uses the center of the tongue on the middle of the hard palate, as in /j/?
• Which term describes the ability to define words and reflect on language use?
• Which term names a loose collective of teachers challenging over-reliance on materials in current language teaching?
• Which approach focuses on producing a text that reproduces a model learners are initially given and analyzed for its features before producing a similar text?
• Which term describes the reading strategy used to locate a specific fact or piece of information without reading everything?
• What term describes where one word ends and the next one begins, especially in connected speech?
• Which term describes an activity where the primary goal is to improve real communication, typically featuring an information gap?
• A technique for helping students say a difficult sentence by breaking it into smaller parts and practising slowly, then building up to the complete sentence is known as what?
• Which phonological term describes the linking of a consonant at the end of a word with a vowel at the beginning of the next word, with no pause?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as an area of meaning in a notional syllabus?
• Which place of articulation describes consonants produced with the lower lip and upper teeth?
• What term describes the effect of the format of a test on teaching, often negative when it leads to teaching to the exam?
• They join what has already been said to what follows; example: moreover, meanwhile. Which term describes this kind of word?
• Which processing involves decoding the language itself rather than relying on world knowledge to understand meaning?
• Which term describes English used as a lingua franca between speakers of different first languages?
• Which test is used to identify a student’s level or what they know at the start of a course?
• Which knowledge category relates to grammar, lexis, and sounds used to interpret listening input?
• The process of adding vowels to consonant sequences to form pronounceable syllables is called?
• An example of formative assessment is which of the following?
• What term describes adapted speech that adults use to address children and native speakers use to address language learners so that they will be able to understand?
• What term describes a fixed expression whose meaning is not literal, such as 'feeling under the weather'?
• What do you call a jigsaw activity where groups read or listen to different content and then report back to compare what they've learned?
• What term describes a grid-like tool with predetermined categories used to record teaching and learning behaviours?
• Which symbol corresponds to the unvoiced bilabial plosive?
• Discourse is defined as the way language is used for communicative effect in real-world situations. Which term best matches this definition?
• What is the term for the degree to which a test measures what it claims to measure?
• Which term is defined as a structured list of words from a text showing how they are used in sentences?
• Which pattern of classroom talk is commonly criticized for encouraging learners to say what the teacher wants to hear rather than true communication?
• Which term denotes a text type with distinctive features such as formal letters, anecdotes, or emails?
• Which term describes the grammatical system that a learner creates during the process of learning another language, occupying a point between the learner's L1 and the target language?
• In the sentence 'We went from here to there in 10 days', the word that connects a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to other parts of the clause is called what?
• Adapted conversation patterns that proficient speakers use in addressing language learners so that the learner will be able to understand. Example: clarification requests.
• What term describes the way language expresses a speaker's attitude to what is said or written?
• Which sentence illustrates the present perfect tense?
• Which full name corresponds to the abbreviation CLT?
• What is the literal dictionary meaning of a term, devoid of emotion?
• Which ICT tool is given as an example in the material?
• Which term refers to the linguistic process of connecting sentences throughout a text?
• In the four language systems, which term covers language use beyond single sentences, focusing on how discourse is connected?
• Affective strategies are learning strategies concerned with managing emotions.
• Which term is used to describe language that serves to smooth social relations and has an interpersonal function?
• A phonetic variant of a phoneme in a particular language. The difference in pronunciation does not affect meaning. The different pronunciations of the same phoneme are determined by position in a word. eg /p/ in /pin/ and /spin/
• Which term describes a device that refers back to something mentioned earlier in the text, such as the pronoun 'It' referring to 'the towel'?
• Which field examines how language is used in real contexts, considering the speaker, topic, and situation?
• Which term refers to a mental representation of a typical sequence of events in daily life used to plan language production?
• Which concept describes acquiring a second language while maintaining the first language healthfully?
• Which concept refers to pitch, intonation, stress, and rhythm, i.e., prosody, in a language?
• Which term refers to the ability to use language appropriately in a variety of settings, considering relationships and situational differences?
• Which term describes a syllabus based on a series of grammatical structures sequenced by perceived complexity?
• What term describes knowledge of the language system and its rules?
• Gloss refers to summaries of the meanings of words, usually found as notes in the margin or between the lines of a text. What is gloss?
• Which language is described as non-pro-drop in the material?
• Which term describes language used to describe language itself?
• Which pair best illustrates a hyponym relationship?
• Which term refers to the process where speakers attempt to correct or manage problems that arise during a conversation, e.g., echoing or asking for clarification?
• In discourse, what describes a sequence of two related utterances by different speakers where the second depends on the first?
• What is the name of the lesson paradigm that begins with learners using the target language in a task, then the teacher addresses gaps, and finally learners perform another task?
• A test administered at the end of a course to determine whether the objectives have been achieved is called what?
• Which type of syllabus is described as built around vocabulary knowledge and lexical items?
• Which term describes a morpheme that cannot stand alone as a word?
• In an ELT classroom, referential questions are used to do what?
• A group of words that belong to the same category, such as apple, kiwi, banana, pineapple, is known as what?
• What is the largest purely grammatical unit in a language?
• Which term describes learning that occurs in real time and can include features like video chat?
• Which term is defined as teaching a subject in a second language?
• A person’s unique patterns of vocabulary or idiom selection, grammar, or pronunciation are described as their what?
• Which approach advocates using a principled mix of teaching styles tailored to learner needs?
• Which knowledge concerns how language is used in discourse, including expectations about cohesion and text organization?
• Which term refers to activities learners do before a listening activity to prepare for listening?
• Which term describes the expected sequence of events for a routine or activity, such as how to catch a bus?
• Which approach uses communicative and interactive tasks as central units for instruction?
• Which teaching approach is associated with humanism and uses Fidel charts and Cuisenaire rods?
• What are back-channelling signals?
• Which two skills are considered productive in language learning?
• The type of test exemplified by the IQ test is what?
• Which term describes a subdivision of a larger text usually beginning with a topic sentence and developed over several sentences?
• Which term refers to events 'in progress', which can be temporary, incomplete, or of limited duration?
• Which concept concerns how words combine to form text, including collocations?
• What is the term for the tendency to place new information at the end of a clause or sentence?
• Which term best describes language features shaped by social identity?
• The ability to use grammar structures accurately, meaningfully, and appropriately.
• The use of key words to encapsulate prior information and set up what follows is called what?
• The ability to understand and produce contextualised stretches of language in spoken or written texts.
• What term refers to a single task, exercise or game for students to work on?
• What term means setting the topic or subject of discussion?
• In generative grammar, the tree structure is used to describe phrases in terms of which parts?
• Which term describes a characteristic way of conveying information, such as humourous or journalistic?
• In NLP, what term describes how well someone can observe about themselves or others using their senses?
• Direct reference to the non-linguistic context, relying on world knowledge, is known as which type of reference?
• A teacher asks a question whose answer is already known to the teacher. This type is called what?
• In a hyponym-hyponymy relationship, what term refers to the more general word?
• What is the term for the actual use of a verb in context, e.g., asking for permission or apologising?
• What term denotes an umbrella item of lexis which subsumes a range of more specific items?
• What is the smallest language item that can occur on its own?
• Which type of reference points to information outside the text but is understood within the surrounding context?
• The context-specific and culture-specific meaning of an utterance is described as what?
• Which term describes the teaching of the language that learners need before an activity?
• What term refers to groupings of words which function like parts of speech? There are five types: noun, verb, adjective, adverb and preposition.
• What term refers to a language adopted as a common means of communication between speakers with different native languages?
• What term refers to verbal signals from the listener, like 'really' or 'uh-huh', that show interest or attention?
• The transcription /pli:zdu:wit/ illustrates which concept?
• What term describes a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different spelling and meaning?
• Which instructional approach draws attention to language forms within communicative activity?
• What describes a way of writing grammar information as patterns that can be used to generate further sentences?
• Facts or information stored in memory that are static in nature (descriptive knowledge) are called
• Which theoretical perspective asserts that humans are born with mental structures designed for language acquisition?
• Which concept refers to a two-turn sequence where the second turn responds to the first, such as a compliment followed by thanks?
• Which term refers to the leaving out of elements of a sentence because they are unnecessary or because their sense can be worked out from the immediate context?
• Which category describes a cognitive strategy used when approaching unfamiliar language, such as focusing on word endings?
• Which learner type tends to separate details from the surrounding context and may rely less on others for support?
• Which description correctly defines intensive reading/listening?
• Which term best describes the ability to adapt language to different social contexts?
• What term describes mini exclamations like 'Oh!' or 'Wow!' within speech?
• What term describes emphasis on syllables within words?
• Which term describes a syllabus that can be studied in any order?
• What term describes making learners more sensitive to specific language or ideas before an activity?
• What term describes a general category that subsumes more specific items, such as fruit containing apple and orange?
• Which term is defined as English used as a common language among people who speak different first languages?
• Overlapping speech is best described as which phenomenon?
• A form of figurative language that is in common use is called?
• Within a tone unit, which term refers to the most prominent syllable or the main stress?
• Which term describes the attitudinal meaning of a word that may be culturally determined, such as positive or negative associations?
• Which teaching method presents language items as instructions and requires students to perform exactly what the teacher tells them (for example, 'Jump')?
• Things that you hope will be achieved during a lesson or sequence of lessons are called what?
• Which term identifies the interaction of language systems in the mind affecting language performance or development?
• Which term on the list refers to the ability to produce extended written and spoken texts, such as conversations?
• Which classroom activity requires learners to reconstruct a short text by listening and noting key words?
• Neuro-linguistic programming is a theory about how the mind processes experience through senses. What is the acronym?
• What does IRF stand for in classroom discussion, a pattern where the teacher initiates, the learner responds, and the teacher provides feedback?
• The i+1 concept is associated with which approach?
• Which term refers to the idea that learning preserves aspects of the context and thinking processes present during learning?
• Affricatives are consonant sounds made up of a stop followed by a fricative.
• Which method would be described as focusing on pattern drills to achieve automatic responses?
• Which learning style is associated with a preference for teacher-led instruction and clear steps?
• Which teaching approach is characterized by explicit grammar rules and the use of translation exercises?
• Which procedure involves learners verbalizing their thought processes while undertaking learning activities?
• Which hypothesis states that learners have less difficulty acquiring target language patterns similar to their first language?
• Which concept endorses that ongoing reading and listening exposure is beneficial when the material is slightly above the learner's level?
• The linguistic construction that focuses on a particular part of the sentence by introducing it with a relative clause is called what?
• Which is a fricative consonant?
• The quality of relationship within the classroom is called?
• What is the term for a pattern in conversation where an utterance is followed by a linked response, such as a question followed by an answer?
• Which validity refers to whether the test content represents the domain it is intended to cover?
• Fossilisation stands for three stages of a class: Authentic Use, Restricted Use, and Clarification and Focus.
• A test taken to assess language ability regardless of course of study.
• Which teaching technique requires learners to listen and actively demonstrate understanding with responses?
• Backchaining, as a technique, primarily helps learners with which skill?
• Which term denotes the language used to describe, analyze, or explain another language, including grammatical terms and rules of syntax?
• Which statement about word classes is correct?
• In the sentence 'They demolished the house WHERE I USED TO LIVE', what is 'WHERE' grammatically?
• The ability of the learner to take responsibility for his/her own learning and to plan, organise and monitor the learning process independently of the teacher is known as what?
• In which approach are authentic model texts used as a starting point for analysis and replication in teaching academic writing?
• What is the term for the number of times a word appears in a text?
• Which term refers to knowledge about how the world is organized, stored in the mind, and used in reasoning?
• What term refers to awareness of the societies and cultures of the target language and the contexts it is used in?
• Which class of words connects a subordinate clause to a main clause, such as "if", "because", or "when"?
• Which concept describes giving learners the power to make their own decisions about learning, fostering autonomy?
• The part of a sentence that conveys what the writer considers newsworthy about the topic is called what?
• A verb which is/can be used to describe a condition, state, belief, emotion, possession or sense is called what?
• Which word is a filler commonly used to delay or think during speech?
• Which mood includes commands?
• Which term describes the way some words are emphasized to create regular beats?
• Which statement best describes the Direct Method's approach to grammar?
• Which intelligence type describes learners who prefer working alone and are very self-aware?
• What term describes a word that is spelled the same as another but often pronounced differently, such as 'row'?
• In the sentence 'The news proved to be FALSE', what is FALSE's grammatical function?
• Which set of words best illustrates a lexical field?
• Guided writing involves a teacher working with a group on a writing task, aiming to support learners in this psychologically and cognitively difficult activity. Which term describes this approach?
• Which sentence uses a coordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses?
• The psychological barrier that allows input to be filtered through to a language processing mechanism. A low filter has little anxiety increasing comprehension and attention. Which term?
• What term refers to observable resources used to enhance or support the presenter's message?
• Which term describes a (new) word created by combining two or more words, such as memory stick or well-respected?
• Which term describes a word class that includes 'a' and 'every' used before a noun to indicate quantity or identity?
• A vocal sound made without the audible stopping of breath is called, by definition, which of the following?
• Which type of verb is used to support another verb and indicate tense, aspect, person, voice, or mood?
• Which linguistic unit is exemplified by the sequence /k/ /ɔ:/ /t/ in the word 'caught'?
• Theoretical models used to describe sequences of teaching, such as engage‑study‑activate, are called what?
• In the cognitive-code example, which rule is presented as the 'rule of the day'?
• Which concept emphasizes learning through interaction and the adjustment of discourse to support learner understanding?
• Which term describes a part of a lesson where students clarify language system items including usage, pronunciation, and meaning?
• Which term describes the organization of sentences and ideas within paragraphs so that they function as a cohesive whole?
• Which term refers to a piece of information given to learners to use in a drill?
• Which term refers to the variation of language use depending on context, including cultural and social factors?
• Which theory explains how the order of processing elements in sentences affects language development, focusing on real-time processing?
• Which term best describes the automatic, characteristic way of thinking about tasks and processing information?
• The feature group that includes intonation and rhythm spanning the entire utterance is known as?
• Which term refers to slang or informal speech often used in interpersonal talk?
• Which term covers both joining sounds and inserting sounds between words to ease pronunciation?
• Pelmanism can benefit learners who have strong what type of intelligence?
• Which term refers to any piece of extended language that has unity and meaning and purpose?
• Which term describes an error made when a learner applies a rule in a context where it does not belong (for example adding -ed to an irregular verb)?
• What term describes an auxiliary verb that expresses attitude toward the main verb and does not inflect like a normal verb?
• What is the smallest meaningful unit in a word that cannot stand on its own?
• What does Consciousness-raising involve in language learning?
• What is the term for a sentence that introduces and/or summarises the main idea of a text or paragraph?
• A word which is opposite in meaning to another one. Which term describes this relation?
• A test that combines several language elements in a single task, such as writing an essay that includes grammar, vocabulary, text layout, and register, is best described as an...
• The clause element that follows linking verbs and provides further information about the subject.
• Which term describes words formed by combining bound affixes with free morphemes?
• Which term describes a word, phrase, or clause that qualifies or describes another word, phrase, or clause as in This is a RED ball?
• In applied linguistics, what term describes the field that collects and assesses learners' errors to analyze what learners get wrong and how to address it in the classroom?
• Which term describes knowledge that integrates a number of organizing principles such as structures, functions, vocabulary and skills?
• Which term is the main clause in a conditional sentence?
• Which conditional structure uses If + present simple, present simple and is often used to describe scientific facts?
• Which term describes the stage in a language lesson where learners produce language using the target content freely?
• Which term describes the use of a medical register to maintain a consistent level of formality and terminology within a domain?
• Exposure to language when it is being used naturally is described as what?
• Which term on the list is a test that helps identify problems with language?
• Which symbol is listed for the open-back unrounded vowel as described?
• Consonants articulated with the glottis, such as h, are described as a _____?
• Which concept coined by Stephen Krashen describes language that a learner can understand due to cues like gestures or context?
• What does ICT stand for?
• What are questions designed to check learners' understanding of a language item?
• A reference that points outside of the text but is understood in context is called what?
• The language you can find before and after a language item is called?
• Which term from the list is a development tool for teachers that uses interviews, case studies, and questionnaires to gather data about a class?
• Which term is used for the actual use of a verb in context, such as asking for permission or apologising?
• The term that describes theories about language and language learning which influence classroom practice is known as an...
• Which term is the process of analyzing a text to determine its grammatical structure with respect to a given formal grammar?
• What is another name for the sequence in which language features are acquired?
• Which hypothesis proposes that there is a fixed order in which grammatical structures are acquired, independent of learners' first language, aptitude, or age?
• Which term refers to the collection of grammar, lexis, phonology, function and discourse as a whole?
• An exercise where a second sentence is formed so that its meaning matches the first is called?
• The placing of clauses or phrases one after another, without words to indicate coordination or subordination, as in Tell me, how are you
• Which term describes words created by combining two or more words, such as washing machine or mother-in-law?
• Which term describes a test that helps the teacher and learners identify problems that they have with the language?
• STT stands for what in language teaching?
• What is the basic unit of spoken language that can contain one or more tone units and must have a nucleus with pitch movement?
• Which term denotes the language feature that includes rhythm, tempo, and intonation along with tempo, loudness and voice quality of speech?
• Which approach involves providing learners with key vocabulary before a task to support comprehension?
• Words that may look or sound the same in the target language and the student's first language but have two different meanings are called?
• This is either a participle or an infinitive and so does not show a particular tense.
• Which term corresponds to Text as a Vehicle for Information?
• Which term describes assessment conducted during a course to support language learning?
• In Harmer's ARC model, what are the three stages in the correct order?
• What term refers to language used by speakers to avoid frequent pauses, to hold the floor, or gain thinking time?
• Which term describes a group of words that belong to the same category?
• Which term describes consonant sounds produced without vibrating the vocal cords?
• Which term refers to expressions that carry non-literal meanings and are widely understood?
• Which term is a test that compares learners to their peers?
• Which term refers to the limitations on processing information in a second language compared to one's first language?
• Which term describes finding answers from clues and from prior knowledge rather than directly from the text or speech?
• What is the term for the capacity of a text to make sense?
• Which term stands for English for Speakers of Other Languages, or English as a Second or Other Language?
• A syllabus where content is organized around the purpose of use, such as Giving Advice, is called?
• During a discussion, a teacher provides a list of useful phrases and acts as a quick reference for questions. This illustrates which role?
• What describes the relation between what is said and what is meant, including implied purposes?
• Anchoring, an NLP technique, can be used in classrooms to support which of the following?
• A conjunction (like 'and' or 'or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
• Learning a language for its instrumental value, such as studying a subject in English at university, is known as which type of motivation?
• Which term is used to describe the period during which language can be acquired rapidly, often cited as 'critical age'?
• Which term stands for English as an International Language?
• Which term describes small sound contrasts that can change meaning within a language, such as between p and b in English?
• What theory posits a period during which language acquisition occurs rapidly and perfectly, after which it is harder?
• The concept explained by the mental framework illustrated by the phrase 'air travel schema' is what?
• Which set of principles includes the development of human values and active learner involvement in learning?
• What characterizes a Criterion-referenced test?
• The proposal that there is a limited period during which language acquisition can occur is the
• Which approach starts by giving learners rules, then examples, then practice?
• Which term is a development tool for a teacher that involves observing or gathering other data about a class through interviews, case studies, and questionnaires?
• Which term describes the process of joining the final consonant of one word to the initial vowel of the next word with no pause?
• Which term refers to a sample of the target language used to demonstrate and model language for learners (such as a sentence or a pattern)?
• Which option is not a typical feature of a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) as described?
• Which function is commonly provided by a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)?
• The Language Acquisition Device is a concept associated with which linguist?
• A verb that does not take a direct object is called what?
• Which theory posits a universal set of rules with language-specific parameter variation?
• What best defines a lexical field?
• What term refers to Content-Based Language Teaching, where lessons are organized around subject matter rather than language points?
• What type of listening involves the listener also being the speaker?
• When you put something on the end of the root of the verb, e.g., third person 's' or 'ed' ending in past simple, this is called what?
• A small group of verbs used to convey the speaker's opinion or attitude is known as what?
• What term describes the positive or negative impact of a test on classroom teaching?
• Which method of language teaching relies on drills to teach structural patterns and is grounded in behaviorism?
• Which of the following best defines a step-by-step syllabus that moves from simple to complex?
• What term is used to describe the language in which syllables take approximately equal amounts of time to pronounce?
• Which characteristic best describes the Direct Method in language teaching?
• Which term describes referring forwards to a portion of a text that has not yet been mentioned?
• Which term describes a sound change where a final consonant is not pronounced because it is in a cluster with following words?
• Which term describes an information gap exercise where learners hear or read different parts of a text and exchange information to complete a task?
• Which term describes adjectives that cannot be intensified with very?
• An utterance that demonstrates a specific function, such as making polite requests, is known as?
• Which term describes the relationship of similarity of meaning between words?
• What term describes a permitted variation in a phoneme usually determined by surroundings?
• Various mental processes the learner uses to work on, internalise, and automatise new language. These include repetition, organising new language, summarising meaning, guessing meaning from context, using imagery for memorisation. Which term describes these?
• Which term is a set of rules about language based on how people think language should be used, distinguishing right and wrong language?
• Which term refers to a word that imitates the sound it represents?
• Which term refers to chunks whose parts never change and are used as fixed phrases?
• An emerging linguistic system developed by a learner of a second language who is not yet fully proficient is referred to as what?
• The place in an utterance where the major pitch movement begins, marking the focal point of the message.
• What is the term for the contact a learner has with the language they are trying to learn, including contact outside the classroom?
• What is the process called when you derive rules based on examples, also known as discovery learning?
• What is the infinitive form of the verb without 'to'?
• What is the extent to which language conforms to the rules of the standard variety?
• Which term describes a relative clause not marked by explicit relative pronoun or complementizer?
• The feature describing the omission of elements in speech or writing is called what?
• The meaning of something that is said, including the words used, the speaker's tone and posture and other contextual considerations is called what?
• What term refers to classroom-based research conducted by teachers to address their own local teaching questions?
• Which concept describes the stability of scores across testing occasions?
• The term for choosing language style based on social context and purpose is?
• What term expresses time in verbs, such as past, present, and future?
• Which of the following is an example of a discourse filler?
• In pronunciation, which quality should be targeted to ensure effective communication, recognizing native-like pronunciation is rarely achieved?
• A generic term for the ways in which different language systems in the mind interact and affect linguistic performance or development is
• The theory we attempt to 'save face' in discourse to keep status or achieve respect is called?
• Which term describes the process of deriving rules from examples, sometimes referred to as discovery learning?
• A morpheme that cannot stand alone, such as -ing or -ful, is called what?
• Used to define/describe a group of objects. Example: a flock of seagulls.
• Which term refers to social function communication such as starting a conversation, greeting someone, or saying goodbye?
• Which language learning method originated in the early 1970s and was founded on three tenets: discovery learning, use of physical objects, and problem-solving central to learning?
• What is the term for activities that raise learners' awareness of language and do not require learners to use the language themselves?
• Which term includes stress, rhythm, pitch, tempo and intonation used to mark key meanings?
• Using the medium of English to teach a subject such as geography to learners whose first language is not English is known as what?
• Language used to avoid pauses and to hold the floor, with examples like er, um, well, you know, is known as what?
• What term describes an item of language isolated from context, such as a phoneme, a past tense form, a phrasal verb, or a conjunction?
• Which term describes a word with related senses, such as the multiple senses of foot?
• Which term describes how social position is signified through the way one addresses others?
• Which theory states language is innate and involves hypothesis, trial and error, creativity?
• Which term describes the process of selecting techniques for classroom use from a range of methods?
• What term describes words that have the same or very similar forms and meanings in two languages?
• Which term is defined as a sentence that is grammatically incomplete?
• Which learning approach has learners generalize the rule from examples before practicing it?
• Which symbol represents the most common unstressed vowel sound in English, typically heard as /ə/?
• Which term describes verbs that behave similarly to core modals but are not universally agreed as core modals, with main examples including need to, have got to, ought to?
• Which hypothesis claims that language learning occurs only for the features learners notice in the input?
• Which pair is a classic minimal pair in English phonology?
• The degree to which a measure actually assesses what it claims to assess.
• Which term refers to the review of course structure, content and methodology at the end of a course to inform improvements for future courses?
• What term refers to the modulation of voice used to support meaning?
• What term describes consonants that can form syllables on their own?
• A chant or jazz chant is best described as which of the following?
• Which term describes words that are written and pronounced the same way but have different meanings?
• Which term describes the onset syllable in the example LIVES in LONDON?
• Which category of words indicates proximity to the speaker, such as this or these?
• What term refers to an error that interferes with the comprehensibility of an utterance?
• A strategy used by the learner who lacks the necessary language to express something, but perseveres with trying to express it. Which term is this?
• Conditions surrounding a given situation (facts, social/historical background, time and place) are called?
• Jane and Dave Willis argued that the most frequent words express the language's most frequent meanings. This supports a focus on what?
• Which of the following describes antonyms?
• Which consonants are produced with vibrating the vocal cords?
• What term describes when one speaker's utterance has not finished before the next one begins?
• Which teaching approach aims to help learners notice how texts are structured and replicate those structures?
• Which unit is a verb followed by one or more particles forming a combined meaning?
• A word which carries meaning when used alone and refers to a thing, state, quality or action is a what?
• As an example of language focus in the classroom, which item could be chosen to concentrate on a specific feature of language?
• Which term describes a situation where a language has two forms, one higher and more prestigious form used by educated speakers in formal situations, and the other lower vernacular form used more commonly?
• What linguistic category describes information about an action beyond tense and time, such as whether an action is finished or ongoing?
• Which hypothesis describes the role of a conscious 'monitor' that scrutinises output to ensure accuracy, particularly in formal writing?
• This involves the analysis of recognisable categories of discourse on the basis of purpose and structure; example includes a research paper abstract, obituary, or menu. What is this called?
• The grammatical syllabus organizes learning around structures rather than use in communication and is the most common type in published materials. Which option describes this syllabus?
• What do we call written or spoken texts used with learners without changing their language level?
• Used mainly for the purpose of social communication describes which type of language?
• The HOW of the situation, the means by which the text is being created (e.g., email, face-to-face talk, broadcast talk), is referred to as which concept?
• Which term describes learning that happens when the learner and the teacher are in the same place at the same time, and can also apply to online video chat?
• What term refers to verbs that have little meaning on their own but can join with many other words to generate new meanings, sometimes called 'empty' verbs?
• What term describes learners working in pairs privately while the rest of the class watches?
• The term for the period during which a single participant speaks in a conversation is called what?
• Which statement describes bottom-up processing?
• A syllabus in which grammatical structures form the central organizing feature is known as?
• What term describes a word that performs a syntactic role but contributes nothing to meaning, as in 'It is raining'?
• Which technique is described as helping students say a difficult sentence by breaking it into smaller parts and practising, then building up to the full sentence?
• Which term describes talk whose purpose is to achieve the exchange of goods or information?
• Cued Articulation was devised by which speech and language therapist in the late 1970s?
• Which example best illustrates Congruency in ELT?
• What term describes the smooth linking of words in connected speech?
• Which method uses gesture, mime, visual aids and Cuisenaire Rods to help learners talk?
• What term refers to language that students understand but are not able to produce?
• Knowledge gained from experience of how the world is organized, stored as mental representations in the mind is known as what?
• What term describes strategies used to communicate when the learner lacks the necessary language knowledge?
• What is the term for a practice exercise where learners have to replace words missing from a text, with words removed at regular intervals?
• Which activity focuses on reading texts for enjoyment to develop general reading skills, with no tasks assigned?
• What term describes a word or phrase that plays a role in managing the flow and structure of discourse?
• A consonant sound made by a sudden release of air from between the tongue and the alveolar/tooth ridge is called what?
• The example where learners perform a physical action in response to an instruction demonstrates which approach?
• Which approach is a listening-based application of Krashen's ideas?
• Which term best describes how the sentiment of a word is influenced by its common collocations?
• Which term describes a consonant sound produced by blocking the air and then releasing it?
• What term describes a group of items that belong to one topic area, possibly different parts of speech?
• What is the difference between input and intake as described in language learning terms?
• Which examination is cited as an example of a criterion-referenced test?
• Which term describes a fixed expression whose meaning is not literal and cannot be deduced from the individual words?
• What term describes a wrong answer option in a multiple-choice test that is designed to be plausible?
• What term describes a conversation between learners who work together to solve a problem, focusing on the task?
• Which term describes words with the same form and a related meaning or sense, as in head (body part) and head of state (leader)?
• TPR stands for?
• Which learning approach involves the learner deducing rules for themselves from context or examples?
• Which statement best captures what NLP suggests about individual differences in processing language experiences?
• What is the term for a form of assessment administered periodically during a course to monitor the learning process and encourage revision?