DELTA MODULE 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Test-Teach-Test - CORRECT ANSWER-A lesson design in which learners first
perform a task, which the teacher uses to assess learners' specific needs. They are
then taught whatever they need in order to re-do the task more effectively.
modality - CORRECT ANSWER-The lexical and grammatical ways used by
speakers to express their attitude to what they're saying. For example: Maybe Sarah
is a chef. (lexical _______: adverb)
cohesion - CORRECT ANSWER-The use of grammatical and lexical means to
achieve connected text, either spoken or written.
induction - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of working out rules on the basis
of examples. Also called discovery learning.
priming - CORRECT ANSWER-The process by which a word gathers particular
associations through repeated encounters.
process writing - CORRECT ANSWER-An approach to writing where learners are
encouraged to brainstorm, plan, draft, re-draft, review, and "publish" their written
work.
,word family - CORRECT ANSWER-A group of words which share the same root
but have different affixes, as in care, careful, careless, carefree, uncaring, carer.
sentence - CORRECT ANSWER-The largest purely grammatical unit in a
language.
silent period - CORRECT ANSWER-This refers to the fact that children learning
their first language go through a lengthy period simply listening before they say
their first words.
uptake - CORRECT ANSWER-What learners report to have learnt from a
language lesson. Typically this does not match what the teacher intended to teach.
notional syllabus - CORRECT ANSWER-A syllabus that is organised according to
general areas of meaning that are used in most grammars, such as frequency,
location, duration and possibility.
deixis - CORRECT ANSWER-The way language points to spatial, temporal and
personal features of the context. For example, I have been here three weeks now,
the referents of I, here and now cannot be identified without knowing the context.
phatic language - CORRECT ANSWER-Language whose purpose is to smooth
the conduct of social relations. It has an interpersonal function.
phoneme - CORRECT ANSWER-One of the distinctive sounds of a particular
language. It cannot be replaced with another sound without causing a change in
meaning.
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,phonology - CORRECT ANSWER-The study of a sound system of a particular
language, which describes the abstract system that allows the speakers of a
language to distinguish meaning from mere verbal noise.
polysemy - CORRECT ANSWER-This refers to the case where one word has
more than one related meaning.
prosodic features - CORRECT ANSWER-The stress, rhythm, and intonation
along with tempo, loudness and voice quality of speech.
ellipsis - CORRECT ANSWER-The leaving out of elements of a sentence because
they are either unnecessary or because their sense can be worked out from the
immediate context.
display questions - CORRECT ANSWER-Asked by teachers in order to find out
what a learner can say in the target language.
face validity - CORRECT ANSWER-Used to say that a test is acceptable to a
learner, in that it meets the learner's expectations of what a test should be like.
TALO - CORRECT ANSWER-Text as a Linguistic Object
TAVI - CORRECT ANSWER-Text as a Vehicle for Information
TASP - CORRECT ANSWER-Text as a Stimulus for Production
Dictogloss - CORRECT ANSWER-A classroom dictation activity where learners
are required to reconstruct a short text by listening and noting down key words,
which are then used as a base for reconstruction.
, Diagnostic test - CORRECT ANSWER-A test that helps the teacher and learners
identify problems that they have with the language.
Diglossia - CORRECT ANSWER-A situation where a language that has two
forms, one a 'higher' and more prestigious form used by educated speakers in
formal situations, and the other a 'lower', vernacular form used more commonly.
Dipthong - CORRECT ANSWER-A one-syllable sound that is made up of two
vowels. In Received Pronunciation English there are eight of these.
Discourse management - CORRECT ANSWER-The ability to produce extended
written and spoken texts, for example conversations.
Achievement test - CORRECT ANSWER-This test evaluates a learner's
understanding of a specific course or study programme.
Action research - CORRECT ANSWER-A development tool for a teacher that
involves observing or gathering other data about a class through interviews, case
studies, and questionnaires.
Non-gradable adjectives - CORRECT ANSWER-Adjectives that cannot be
expressed in degrees and so cannot be graded.
Backwash - CORRECT ANSWER-The positive or negative impact of a test on
classroom teaching.
Substitution - CORRECT ANSWER-The replacing of a noun phrase or a clause
by a single word in order to avoid repetition or to make a text more cohesive.
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Test-Teach-Test - CORRECT ANSWER-A lesson design in which learners first
perform a task, which the teacher uses to assess learners' specific needs. They are
then taught whatever they need in order to re-do the task more effectively.
modality - CORRECT ANSWER-The lexical and grammatical ways used by
speakers to express their attitude to what they're saying. For example: Maybe Sarah
is a chef. (lexical _______: adverb)
cohesion - CORRECT ANSWER-The use of grammatical and lexical means to
achieve connected text, either spoken or written.
induction - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of working out rules on the basis
of examples. Also called discovery learning.
priming - CORRECT ANSWER-The process by which a word gathers particular
associations through repeated encounters.
process writing - CORRECT ANSWER-An approach to writing where learners are
encouraged to brainstorm, plan, draft, re-draft, review, and "publish" their written
work.
,word family - CORRECT ANSWER-A group of words which share the same root
but have different affixes, as in care, careful, careless, carefree, uncaring, carer.
sentence - CORRECT ANSWER-The largest purely grammatical unit in a
language.
silent period - CORRECT ANSWER-This refers to the fact that children learning
their first language go through a lengthy period simply listening before they say
their first words.
uptake - CORRECT ANSWER-What learners report to have learnt from a
language lesson. Typically this does not match what the teacher intended to teach.
notional syllabus - CORRECT ANSWER-A syllabus that is organised according to
general areas of meaning that are used in most grammars, such as frequency,
location, duration and possibility.
deixis - CORRECT ANSWER-The way language points to spatial, temporal and
personal features of the context. For example, I have been here three weeks now,
the referents of I, here and now cannot be identified without knowing the context.
phatic language - CORRECT ANSWER-Language whose purpose is to smooth
the conduct of social relations. It has an interpersonal function.
phoneme - CORRECT ANSWER-One of the distinctive sounds of a particular
language. It cannot be replaced with another sound without causing a change in
meaning.
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,phonology - CORRECT ANSWER-The study of a sound system of a particular
language, which describes the abstract system that allows the speakers of a
language to distinguish meaning from mere verbal noise.
polysemy - CORRECT ANSWER-This refers to the case where one word has
more than one related meaning.
prosodic features - CORRECT ANSWER-The stress, rhythm, and intonation
along with tempo, loudness and voice quality of speech.
ellipsis - CORRECT ANSWER-The leaving out of elements of a sentence because
they are either unnecessary or because their sense can be worked out from the
immediate context.
display questions - CORRECT ANSWER-Asked by teachers in order to find out
what a learner can say in the target language.
face validity - CORRECT ANSWER-Used to say that a test is acceptable to a
learner, in that it meets the learner's expectations of what a test should be like.
TALO - CORRECT ANSWER-Text as a Linguistic Object
TAVI - CORRECT ANSWER-Text as a Vehicle for Information
TASP - CORRECT ANSWER-Text as a Stimulus for Production
Dictogloss - CORRECT ANSWER-A classroom dictation activity where learners
are required to reconstruct a short text by listening and noting down key words,
which are then used as a base for reconstruction.
, Diagnostic test - CORRECT ANSWER-A test that helps the teacher and learners
identify problems that they have with the language.
Diglossia - CORRECT ANSWER-A situation where a language that has two
forms, one a 'higher' and more prestigious form used by educated speakers in
formal situations, and the other a 'lower', vernacular form used more commonly.
Dipthong - CORRECT ANSWER-A one-syllable sound that is made up of two
vowels. In Received Pronunciation English there are eight of these.
Discourse management - CORRECT ANSWER-The ability to produce extended
written and spoken texts, for example conversations.
Achievement test - CORRECT ANSWER-This test evaluates a learner's
understanding of a specific course or study programme.
Action research - CORRECT ANSWER-A development tool for a teacher that
involves observing or gathering other data about a class through interviews, case
studies, and questionnaires.
Non-gradable adjectives - CORRECT ANSWER-Adjectives that cannot be
expressed in degrees and so cannot be graded.
Backwash - CORRECT ANSWER-The positive or negative impact of a test on
classroom teaching.
Substitution - CORRECT ANSWER-The replacing of a noun phrase or a clause
by a single word in order to avoid repetition or to make a text more cohesive.
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