TExES ESL Certification Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
phonetics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |articulation |and |perception |of |speech |sounds
phonology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-system |of |sounds
morphology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-w0rds
suprasegmentals |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-length, |tone, |stress, |intonation
syntax |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-how |phrases |and |sentences |are |built
semantics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-meaning
pragmatics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-use |of |language |in |social |context
meaning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-phonemes |change |this
allophones |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-does |not |change |meaning |(accent)
developmental |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-language |is |this |kind |of |a |process
behaviorism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-language |is |learned |by |imitation |and |developed |through |
a |system |of |habits
, nativism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-language |is |innately |determined |from |within |rather |than |by |
external |factors
behaviorism |(theorist) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Skinner
nativism |(theorist) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chomsky
Language |Acquisition |Device |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-LAD
Monitor |Model |(theorist) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Krashen
5 |components |of |Monitor |Model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-acquisition |learning, |natural |order, |
monitor, |input, |affective |filter
acquisition |learning |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-social |learning |from |the |world |around
|you
natural |order |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-grammatical |structures |are |acquired |in |a |
predictable |order
monitor |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |editing |device |that |occurs |when |they |have |
sufficient |knowledge
input |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-uses |all |5 |senses; |reception |precedes |production
affective |filter |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-determines |how |much |a |person |learns |in |a |
formal |of |informal |language |setting
Correct Answers
phonetics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |articulation |and |perception |of |speech |sounds
phonology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-system |of |sounds
morphology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-w0rds
suprasegmentals |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-length, |tone, |stress, |intonation
syntax |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-how |phrases |and |sentences |are |built
semantics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-meaning
pragmatics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-use |of |language |in |social |context
meaning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-phonemes |change |this
allophones |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-does |not |change |meaning |(accent)
developmental |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-language |is |this |kind |of |a |process
behaviorism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-language |is |learned |by |imitation |and |developed |through |
a |system |of |habits
, nativism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-language |is |innately |determined |from |within |rather |than |by |
external |factors
behaviorism |(theorist) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Skinner
nativism |(theorist) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chomsky
Language |Acquisition |Device |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-LAD
Monitor |Model |(theorist) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Krashen
5 |components |of |Monitor |Model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-acquisition |learning, |natural |order, |
monitor, |input, |affective |filter
acquisition |learning |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-social |learning |from |the |world |around
|you
natural |order |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-grammatical |structures |are |acquired |in |a |
predictable |order
monitor |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |editing |device |that |occurs |when |they |have |
sufficient |knowledge
input |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-uses |all |5 |senses; |reception |precedes |production
affective |filter |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-determines |how |much |a |person |learns |in |a |
formal |of |informal |language |setting
