Education: English
Language Acquisition
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Question 1
For a review confined to “Assessment, Monitoring, and Differentiated
Instruction”, which pair is internally consistent rather than mixed with
“Language Acquisition Foundations, Theories, and Research”? The pair must
contain two distinct concerns. One concern to retain is “Selection,
administration, and interpretation of formal and informal assessments to
evaluate language proficiency and monitor student progress”.
A. Primary language as an asset, applying understanding of language transfer and the influence
of key primary language elements on second-language acquisition; Primary language as an
asset, applying understanding of language transfer and the influence of key primary language
elements on second-language acquisition
B. Selection, administration, and interpretation of formal and informal assessments to evaluate
language proficiency and monitor student progress; Primary language as an asset, applying
understanding of language transfer and the influence of key primary language elements on
second-language acquisition
C. Selection, administration, and interpretation of formal and informal assessments to evaluate
language proficiency and monitor student progress; Differentiating instruction and materials
to address diverse learning rates, cognitive styles, and identified strengths and needs
D. Primary language as an asset, applying understanding of language transfer and the influence
of key primary language elements on second-language acquisition; Differentiating instruction
and materials to address diverse learning rates, cognitive styles, and identified strengths and
needs
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: Assessment, Monitoring, and Differentiated Instruction: Selection,
administration, and interpretation of formal and informal assessments to evaluate language
proficiency and monitor student progress. Assessment, Monitoring, and Differentiated Instruction:
Differentiating instruction and materials to address diverse learning rates, cognitive styles, and
identified strengths and needs. Language Acquisition Foundations, Theories, and Research:
Primary language as an asset, applying understanding of language transfer and the influence of
key primary language elements on second-language acquisition. A: This repeats a different focus
rather than covering two distinct concerns in the requested area. B: This describes “Language
Acquisition Foundations, Theories, and Research”, rather than the requested focus. D: This
describes “Language Acquisition Foundations, Theories, and Research”, rather than the requested
focus.
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Question 2
Check the associations among “Key concepts and second-language acquisition
theories”, “Assessment, Monitoring, and Differentiated Instruction”,
“Instruction, Curriculum, and Second-Language Literacy”, “Language
Acquisition Foundations, Theories, and Research”. Which association should be
corrected? Pay particular attention to the role of “Strategies and methods for
developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing proficiency across various
proficiency levels”.
A. Assessment, Monitoring, and Differentiated Instruction — Strategies for engaging adult
learners in self-assessment, reflection, and self-monitoring of their language acquisition
progress
B. Language Acquisition Foundations, Theories, and Research — Characteristics of various
stages and processes of second-language development, including receptive versus productive
skills and the five levels of English language proficiency defined by the English Language
Proficiency Standards for Adult Education
C. Instruction, Curriculum, and Second-Language Literacy — comprehensible input, monitor
hypothesis
D. Key concepts and second-language acquisition theories — comprehensible input, monitor
hypothesis
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: The note requiring correction assigns the second focus’s activity to the first
focus. Instruction, Curriculum, and Second-Language Literacy: Strategies and methods for
developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing proficiency across various proficiency levels.
Key concepts and second-language acquisition theories: comprehensible input, monitor
hypothesis. A: This association is consistent: Assessment, Monitoring, and Differentiated
Instruction: Strategies for engaging adult learners in self-assessment, reflection, and
self-monitoring of their language acquisition progress. B: This association is consistent: Language
Acquisition Foundations, Theories, and Research: Characteristics of various stages and processes
of second-language development, including receptive versus productive skills and the five levels of
English language proficiency defined by the English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult
Education. D: This association is consistent: Key concepts and second-language acquisition
theories: comprehensible input, monitor hypothesis.
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Question 3
Which focus connects both “Characteristics of various stages and processes of
second-language development, including receptive versus productive skills and
the five levels of English language proficiency defined by the English Language
Proficiency Standards for Adult Education” and “Nature of language variation,
including dialects (regionally or socially specific varieties) and registers (social
versus academic language)”?
A. Language Acquisition Foundations, Theories, and Research
B. Learner Characteristics, Diversity, and Sociocultural Factors
C. Affective factors
D. Instruction, Curriculum, and Second-Language Literacy
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation: Language Acquisition Foundations, Theories, and Research: Characteristics of
various stages and processes of second-language development, including receptive versus
productive skills and the five levels of English language proficiency defined by the English
Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education. Language Acquisition Foundations, Theories,
and Research: Nature of language variation, including dialects (regionally or socially specific
varieties) and registers (social versus academic language). B: That focus concerns “Cultivating a
safe, collaborative, and responsive classroom environment utilizing adult learners' life experiences
and knowledge from work, family, and prior education”, not the activity being assigned. C: That
focus concerns “motivation, inhibition, personality, social distance, affective filter”, not the activity
being assigned. D: That focus concerns “Designing and implementing purposeful,
context-embedded lessons aligned with workforce, citizenship, and postsecondary education
goals”, not the activity being assigned.
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