TESOL CERTIFICATE, PART 2: TEACH ENGLISH NOW WITH 100% DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS, Exams of Organization and Business Administration
What is ethnocentrism - ANSWER-people accept their culture as the best and
only way of doing things
-presuming that one's culture, race, ways of life, and nations form the center
of the world
Give three examples of surface culture - ANSWERdress
food
music
Give three examples of deep culture - ANSWERreligion
family
health
Why is it important to know the difference between surface culture and deep
culture - ANSWERbeing able to understand that there is more to a culture
than what's on the surface and you need to understand each culture and how
to go about situations depending on those cultures. Know your students
Consider the following scenario: You travel to Mexico to study at the UNAM
and meet Miguel at a Starbucks Cafe. When he asks you where you are from,
you respond: "I am American." Miguel seems offended at your ANSWER. Why
do you think that he is offended? - ANSWERSome other people also call
, themselves American. Specifically, mexican people still consider themselves
as americans and they insist that mexico is part of America. So, he was
offended because my ANSWER made it seem like he was not American too.
Define the stages of cultural shock - ANSWERHoneymoon stage - Euphoria
with the idea of being in a new culture
Hostile or aggressive stage as a reaction to crisis - Daily activities become
insurmountable problems
Recovery - the individual reconciles with the language and begins to
understand the cues of the new culture
Adjustment - Life is now acceptable, and the anxiety and strain of life in the
new culture diminishes
How can an effective teacher help ELLs recover from culture shock? -
ANSWERTeachers can help students overcome culture shock by
understanding the symptoms, embracing multiculturalism, incorporating the
home culture into daily lessons, reaching out to the families, and making
positive parental contact.
Why do teachers need to focus on individual learning styles of ELLs? -
ANSWERbecause of the multiple intelligences and how all students learn in
different ways. If you can focus on these learning styles, then you can
differentiate instruction for your students.
contributions of Skinner to the field of applied linguistics (SLA) -
ANSWERBehaviorist Theory
- explained first language acquisition as a process of imitation of the caregiver
- behaviorist could not explain novel utterances
contributions of Chomsky to the field of applied linguistics (SLA) -
ANSWERInnatist Theory
- claimed that first language acquisition resulted from an innate ability
CORRECT ANSWERS, Exams of Organization and Business Administration
What is ethnocentrism - ANSWER-people accept their culture as the best and
only way of doing things
-presuming that one's culture, race, ways of life, and nations form the center
of the world
Give three examples of surface culture - ANSWERdress
food
music
Give three examples of deep culture - ANSWERreligion
family
health
Why is it important to know the difference between surface culture and deep
culture - ANSWERbeing able to understand that there is more to a culture
than what's on the surface and you need to understand each culture and how
to go about situations depending on those cultures. Know your students
Consider the following scenario: You travel to Mexico to study at the UNAM
and meet Miguel at a Starbucks Cafe. When he asks you where you are from,
you respond: "I am American." Miguel seems offended at your ANSWER. Why
do you think that he is offended? - ANSWERSome other people also call
, themselves American. Specifically, mexican people still consider themselves
as americans and they insist that mexico is part of America. So, he was
offended because my ANSWER made it seem like he was not American too.
Define the stages of cultural shock - ANSWERHoneymoon stage - Euphoria
with the idea of being in a new culture
Hostile or aggressive stage as a reaction to crisis - Daily activities become
insurmountable problems
Recovery - the individual reconciles with the language and begins to
understand the cues of the new culture
Adjustment - Life is now acceptable, and the anxiety and strain of life in the
new culture diminishes
How can an effective teacher help ELLs recover from culture shock? -
ANSWERTeachers can help students overcome culture shock by
understanding the symptoms, embracing multiculturalism, incorporating the
home culture into daily lessons, reaching out to the families, and making
positive parental contact.
Why do teachers need to focus on individual learning styles of ELLs? -
ANSWERbecause of the multiple intelligences and how all students learn in
different ways. If you can focus on these learning styles, then you can
differentiate instruction for your students.
contributions of Skinner to the field of applied linguistics (SLA) -
ANSWERBehaviorist Theory
- explained first language acquisition as a process of imitation of the caregiver
- behaviorist could not explain novel utterances
contributions of Chomsky to the field of applied linguistics (SLA) -
ANSWERInnatist Theory
- claimed that first language acquisition resulted from an innate ability
