MTTC ESL STUDY SET EXAM WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Direct approach to ESL - Answer-came after grammar-translation approach
incorporates secondary language more
lessons begin with dialogue incorporated into modern english conversation.
Reading approach to ESL - Answer-only appropriate if reading is most important skill to
master
vocabulary acquisition is stressed
Community language learning approach to ESL - Answer-1- students dependent on
teacher
2-students begin to contact english language speakers
3- students talk to members of target linguistic group
4-student can speak freely and be understood
5-student refines linguistic skills
Functional-notional approach to ESL - Answer-emphasizes a strictly organized syllabus
language is divided into discrete units of analysis, usually social content
goal is to equip students with knowledge for common social situations
Sheltered english instruction - Answer-characterized by comprehensible input, meaning
that all the information disseminated in the class should be understandable to the
students
Sheltered english approach methods - Answer--cooperative learning
-hands on
-teacher makes all content comprehensible
Sheltered instruction: language and conceptual development - Answer--language gives
categories for certain concepts
-students need to increase language as they increase content
sheltered instruction: making input comprehensible - Answer-teacher must define tricky
vocabulary associated with the lesson
teachers need to receive explicit instruction in sheltered English and SDAIE.
sheltered instruction: mathematics instruction - Answer-teachers need to help students
make connections between concrete, semi-concrete and abstract expressions of new
concepts.
, sheltered instruction VS ESL - Answer-sheltered instruction focuses on mastery of
content area
*must be certified in content
ESL- focuses on development of english skills
submersion programs - Answer-provide little structured support for the acquisition of
English, with students being thrust into the content of their grade level
*high rate of failure
transitional ESL education - Answer-students receive both primary and secondary
language support while learning content
students are assessed in L1
SDAIE (specially designed academic instruction in english) - Answer-students need at
least intermediate fluency in english
students given course materials in native language and in english
ESL program characterisitics - Answer-content is taught in students primary language
and separate instruction is provided in English language skills
dual immersion programs - Answer-students with different first languages are placed
together and encouraged to learn each other's native tongue
4 basic orientations to teaching ESL - Answer-1. structural/linguistic
2. cognitive
3. affective/ motivational
4. functional/communicative
structural/linguistic approach to ESL - Answer-based on comparisons between
structures of 2 languages
teachers isolate grammatical and syntactic elements in each language and teach
students in their prescribed sequence
cognitive approach to ESL - Answer-entails objectives that enable students to make
generalizations about the rules of English
affective/ motivational approach to ESL - Answer-emphasizes predisposition students
have that can enhance or inhibit learning
teachers try to diminish anxiety
functional/communicative approach to ESL - Answer-involves selecting language
structures on basis of utility for communicative purposes
focus is on speaking skills
audiolingual method of ESL - Answer-relies on repetition of structural patterns,
instruction reinforces proper expressions
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Direct approach to ESL - Answer-came after grammar-translation approach
incorporates secondary language more
lessons begin with dialogue incorporated into modern english conversation.
Reading approach to ESL - Answer-only appropriate if reading is most important skill to
master
vocabulary acquisition is stressed
Community language learning approach to ESL - Answer-1- students dependent on
teacher
2-students begin to contact english language speakers
3- students talk to members of target linguistic group
4-student can speak freely and be understood
5-student refines linguistic skills
Functional-notional approach to ESL - Answer-emphasizes a strictly organized syllabus
language is divided into discrete units of analysis, usually social content
goal is to equip students with knowledge for common social situations
Sheltered english instruction - Answer-characterized by comprehensible input, meaning
that all the information disseminated in the class should be understandable to the
students
Sheltered english approach methods - Answer--cooperative learning
-hands on
-teacher makes all content comprehensible
Sheltered instruction: language and conceptual development - Answer--language gives
categories for certain concepts
-students need to increase language as they increase content
sheltered instruction: making input comprehensible - Answer-teacher must define tricky
vocabulary associated with the lesson
teachers need to receive explicit instruction in sheltered English and SDAIE.
sheltered instruction: mathematics instruction - Answer-teachers need to help students
make connections between concrete, semi-concrete and abstract expressions of new
concepts.
, sheltered instruction VS ESL - Answer-sheltered instruction focuses on mastery of
content area
*must be certified in content
ESL- focuses on development of english skills
submersion programs - Answer-provide little structured support for the acquisition of
English, with students being thrust into the content of their grade level
*high rate of failure
transitional ESL education - Answer-students receive both primary and secondary
language support while learning content
students are assessed in L1
SDAIE (specially designed academic instruction in english) - Answer-students need at
least intermediate fluency in english
students given course materials in native language and in english
ESL program characterisitics - Answer-content is taught in students primary language
and separate instruction is provided in English language skills
dual immersion programs - Answer-students with different first languages are placed
together and encouraged to learn each other's native tongue
4 basic orientations to teaching ESL - Answer-1. structural/linguistic
2. cognitive
3. affective/ motivational
4. functional/communicative
structural/linguistic approach to ESL - Answer-based on comparisons between
structures of 2 languages
teachers isolate grammatical and syntactic elements in each language and teach
students in their prescribed sequence
cognitive approach to ESL - Answer-entails objectives that enable students to make
generalizations about the rules of English
affective/ motivational approach to ESL - Answer-emphasizes predisposition students
have that can enhance or inhibit learning
teachers try to diminish anxiety
functional/communicative approach to ESL - Answer-involves selecting language
structures on basis of utility for communicative purposes
focus is on speaking skills
audiolingual method of ESL - Answer-relies on repetition of structural patterns,
instruction reinforces proper expressions
