SUBJECT AREA: ESOL - STUDY GUIDE FOR TEACHER
CERTIFICATION UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
If you are studying phonology, then you are studying - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The way
in which speech sound patterns are formed.
Speakers can change sentences to questions by changing the - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Pitch.
"Bite" and "byte" are examples of a phonographemic differences known as - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Homophones.
Words which have the same spelling or pronunciation, but different meaning are - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Homographs.
If you are studying "morphemic analysis", then you are studying - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The smallest unit within a language system to which meaning is attached,
and the root and suffix and/or prefix.
If you are studying morpheme, then you are studying: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The
smallest unit within a language system to which meaning is attached.
The term phonographemic refers to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The study of individual
letters and letter combinations.
The definition of individual words - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Is known as making the
meaning of a word explicit.
One type of morphemes (and the key to understanding a word because this is where the actual
meaning is determined) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Root words
,Stress - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Occurs at sentence or word level and can modify
meaning.
Homonym - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Is a general term for word with two or more
meanings.
Homographs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Are two or more words with the same spelling or
pronunciation, but with different meanings.
Heteronyms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Are two or more words that have the same
spelling but different meaning and pronunciation.
When the teacher is correcting a student's language, the teacher should - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Repeat the student's message in a correct fashion, which corrects the error
but in a way that shows the student the correct form without embarrassing him or her.
To carefully correct all mistakes a student makes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Would raise
the affective filter and probably cause the student to hesitate before speaking.
Considering the context of the error - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Gives the teacher insight
into the student's learning, but it isn't a method of correction.
To confirm the error by repeating it - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Will suggest to the student
that his or her utterance was correct and therefore not a good practice.
The study of morphemes may provide the student with - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Grammatical Information.
The meaning of the root word - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Comes from its source or
origin.
,The meaning of the phonemes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Relates to its sound.
Which one of the following is NOT included in the study of "semantics"? a) The definition of
individual words and meanings, b) The intonation of the speaker, c) Culture, d) Meaning which
is "inherent", as well as "contextual". - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Culture.
Semantics study - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The definition of individual words and
meanings, the intonation of the speaker, and meaning which is "inherent" as well as "contextual"
as well.
Idioms are particularly difficult for ELLs because - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Idioms
frequently rely on hyperbole or metaphors.
Idioms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Cannot be literally translated, which prevents the ELL
from understanding what is being implied.
Idioms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅May not be in context which makes them even more
difficult to be understood. The language may be old fashioned, which younger students wouldn't
get, or be part of today's pop culture and thus difficult for many adults to understand.
If you are studying "pragmatics", then you are studying - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅How
context impacts the interpretation of language.
Meaning which is "inherent" as well as "contextual" refers to - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Lexicon of the language.
A teacher who asks the ELL if he or she has finished the task really means "Finish the
assignment." This is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Pragmatics.
Synonyms refer to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Two words that mean the same.
, If you are studying "syntax", then you are studying - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The rules
for correct sentence structure.
The intonation and accent used when conveying a message refer to - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Pitch and Stress.
The subject-verb-object order of the English sentence refers to - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The correct order for most English sentences.
Language learners seem to acquire syntax - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅In the same order
regardless of whether it is in L1 or L2.
All language learners must progress - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Through the same
hierarchical steps in their language learning process.
Language learners - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅go from the least to the most complicated
stages regardless of whether it is L1 or L2.
Decide if the following sentence order of acquisition of "negation" is correct or not:
Sentence 1: "No school. No like."
Sentence 2: "Kim didn't went to school."
Sentence 3: "Kim doesn't like to go to school." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅This order of
acquisition of "negation" is correct because starts with the least developed sentence.
Decide if the following sentence order of acquisition of "negation" is correct or not:
Sentence 1: "Kim doesn't like to go to school."
Sentence 2: "Kim didn't went to school."
Sentence 3: "No school. No like." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅This order of acquisition of
"negation" is incorrect because starts with the most developed sentence.
CERTIFICATION UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
If you are studying phonology, then you are studying - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The way
in which speech sound patterns are formed.
Speakers can change sentences to questions by changing the - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Pitch.
"Bite" and "byte" are examples of a phonographemic differences known as - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Homophones.
Words which have the same spelling or pronunciation, but different meaning are - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Homographs.
If you are studying "morphemic analysis", then you are studying - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The smallest unit within a language system to which meaning is attached,
and the root and suffix and/or prefix.
If you are studying morpheme, then you are studying: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The
smallest unit within a language system to which meaning is attached.
The term phonographemic refers to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The study of individual
letters and letter combinations.
The definition of individual words - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Is known as making the
meaning of a word explicit.
One type of morphemes (and the key to understanding a word because this is where the actual
meaning is determined) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Root words
,Stress - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Occurs at sentence or word level and can modify
meaning.
Homonym - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Is a general term for word with two or more
meanings.
Homographs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Are two or more words with the same spelling or
pronunciation, but with different meanings.
Heteronyms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Are two or more words that have the same
spelling but different meaning and pronunciation.
When the teacher is correcting a student's language, the teacher should - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Repeat the student's message in a correct fashion, which corrects the error
but in a way that shows the student the correct form without embarrassing him or her.
To carefully correct all mistakes a student makes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Would raise
the affective filter and probably cause the student to hesitate before speaking.
Considering the context of the error - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Gives the teacher insight
into the student's learning, but it isn't a method of correction.
To confirm the error by repeating it - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Will suggest to the student
that his or her utterance was correct and therefore not a good practice.
The study of morphemes may provide the student with - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Grammatical Information.
The meaning of the root word - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Comes from its source or
origin.
,The meaning of the phonemes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Relates to its sound.
Which one of the following is NOT included in the study of "semantics"? a) The definition of
individual words and meanings, b) The intonation of the speaker, c) Culture, d) Meaning which
is "inherent", as well as "contextual". - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Culture.
Semantics study - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The definition of individual words and
meanings, the intonation of the speaker, and meaning which is "inherent" as well as "contextual"
as well.
Idioms are particularly difficult for ELLs because - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Idioms
frequently rely on hyperbole or metaphors.
Idioms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Cannot be literally translated, which prevents the ELL
from understanding what is being implied.
Idioms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅May not be in context which makes them even more
difficult to be understood. The language may be old fashioned, which younger students wouldn't
get, or be part of today's pop culture and thus difficult for many adults to understand.
If you are studying "pragmatics", then you are studying - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅How
context impacts the interpretation of language.
Meaning which is "inherent" as well as "contextual" refers to - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Lexicon of the language.
A teacher who asks the ELL if he or she has finished the task really means "Finish the
assignment." This is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Pragmatics.
Synonyms refer to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Two words that mean the same.
, If you are studying "syntax", then you are studying - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The rules
for correct sentence structure.
The intonation and accent used when conveying a message refer to - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Pitch and Stress.
The subject-verb-object order of the English sentence refers to - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The correct order for most English sentences.
Language learners seem to acquire syntax - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅In the same order
regardless of whether it is in L1 or L2.
All language learners must progress - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Through the same
hierarchical steps in their language learning process.
Language learners - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅go from the least to the most complicated
stages regardless of whether it is L1 or L2.
Decide if the following sentence order of acquisition of "negation" is correct or not:
Sentence 1: "No school. No like."
Sentence 2: "Kim didn't went to school."
Sentence 3: "Kim doesn't like to go to school." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅This order of
acquisition of "negation" is correct because starts with the least developed sentence.
Decide if the following sentence order of acquisition of "negation" is correct or not:
Sentence 1: "Kim doesn't like to go to school."
Sentence 2: "Kim didn't went to school."
Sentence 3: "No school. No like." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅This order of acquisition of
"negation" is incorrect because starts with the most developed sentence.
