FTCE ESOL K-12 Exam Questions with Correct
Answers
Preproduction Stage
Lacks vocabulary and comprehension, sometimes silent, relies on nonverbal communication.
Frustration and anxiety.
early production stage of language acquisition
learners produce single-word and two- to three-word phrases and can respond to questions
and statements
Acculturation
the process of adapting to a new culture
Semantics
the set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences in a
given language; also, the study of meaning
Shared Reading
reading aloud to children and talking about the books and stories
Functions of Language
Social interaction
Social cohesion
Expressions of identity, social and cultural
natural learning approach
,language output is not forced, but allowed to emerge spontaneously after students have
attended to large amounts of comprehensible language input.
pedagogy
the art of teaching
Morphology
structure of words
Phonology
the study of speech sounds in language
Phonemes
the basic units of sound in language
Morphemes
The smallest units of meaning in a language. ex: root words and suffixes
pragmatics of language
"practical" rules of using language
the meaning of words and grammar used semantically, except within context (inferred
meanings); taking turns speaking
-->idioms "he could eat a horse"=hungry
instrumental language
use of language to obtain what you need or desire
, regulatory language
use of language to control or regulate the behaviors of others
heuristic language
use of language to acquire knowledge and understanding
Audiolingualism
A grammar based approach to second language instruction focused on repetition of dialogues
to develop correct habits
bottom-up approach
emphasizes written text. Go from smallest to biggest linguistic units Identify letters ->words-
>sentence->paragraph->text
Meaning centered approach
Way of understanding organizational communication by discovering how organizational
reality is generated through human interaction. The approach describes organizational
communication as the process for generating shared realities that become organizing,
decision making, sensemaking, influence, and culture
Discourse Theory
A theory that states that the structure of language can be learned through communicating with
native speakers
Lev Vygotsky
child development; investigated how culture & interpersonal communication guide
development; zone of proximal development; play research
Answers
Preproduction Stage
Lacks vocabulary and comprehension, sometimes silent, relies on nonverbal communication.
Frustration and anxiety.
early production stage of language acquisition
learners produce single-word and two- to three-word phrases and can respond to questions
and statements
Acculturation
the process of adapting to a new culture
Semantics
the set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences in a
given language; also, the study of meaning
Shared Reading
reading aloud to children and talking about the books and stories
Functions of Language
Social interaction
Social cohesion
Expressions of identity, social and cultural
natural learning approach
,language output is not forced, but allowed to emerge spontaneously after students have
attended to large amounts of comprehensible language input.
pedagogy
the art of teaching
Morphology
structure of words
Phonology
the study of speech sounds in language
Phonemes
the basic units of sound in language
Morphemes
The smallest units of meaning in a language. ex: root words and suffixes
pragmatics of language
"practical" rules of using language
the meaning of words and grammar used semantically, except within context (inferred
meanings); taking turns speaking
-->idioms "he could eat a horse"=hungry
instrumental language
use of language to obtain what you need or desire
, regulatory language
use of language to control or regulate the behaviors of others
heuristic language
use of language to acquire knowledge and understanding
Audiolingualism
A grammar based approach to second language instruction focused on repetition of dialogues
to develop correct habits
bottom-up approach
emphasizes written text. Go from smallest to biggest linguistic units Identify letters ->words-
>sentence->paragraph->text
Meaning centered approach
Way of understanding organizational communication by discovering how organizational
reality is generated through human interaction. The approach describes organizational
communication as the process for generating shared realities that become organizing,
decision making, sensemaking, influence, and culture
Discourse Theory
A theory that states that the structure of language can be learned through communicating with
native speakers
Lev Vygotsky
child development; investigated how culture & interpersonal communication guide
development; zone of proximal development; play research
