TEFL Unit 1 Test Questions & Answers
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Suggestopedia - ANSWERThe teacher asks the students to sit on beanbags on the floor and to listen
to gentle classical music. The teacher then reads a text while the students listen and relax.
Communicative Approach - ANSWERThe teacher works hard to ensure that as many activities as
possible focus on interaction in the classroom, with this interaction being both the means and the
goal of learning the language. Activities used will include role play, interviews, games, activities, and
pair work. The ability to interact in the new language is the key to all that is done in the classroom
with a focus on meaningful functional language.
Grammar-Translation Method - ANSWERThe teacher focuses most of their attention on grammatical
points, often explaining rules in depth and in the learner's L1 if possible. Learners begin by reading
and writing with the teacher, ensuring that mistakes are not made in the structure of the language
produced, at the expense of fluency and verbal communication.
Direct Method - ANSWERA method of teaching where is it important that L1 is never used, grammar
is taught inductively, concrete vocabulary is introduced through demonstration, mime, and pictures
and abstract vocabulary is introduced through association of ideas. Used by Berlitz language schools.
Total Physical Response (TPR) - ANSWERThe teacher asks their students to stand, sit, dance, run,
clap, and shout -- which they do. The class then plays a game of Simon Says, taking it in turns to lead
the activity. Used primarily with young learners.
The Silent Way - ANSWERThe teacher aims to be as quiet as possible in the classroom, allowing their
students to produce as much language as possible through exploration with minimal instructions.
Cuisenaire rods can be used to represent word forms or structures, but the focus is on
experimentation by the learners using the blocks of language that have been introduced.
Audio-Lingual Method - ANSWERThe teacher presents sentences to the class and asks them all to
repeat, firstly as a group and then individually with the teacher providing feedback on accuracy and
pronunciation. The approach is teacher led and focuses largely on repetition of core structures and
sentences -- not only in the classroom but also in language labs where available.
Eclectic Method - ANSWERThe teacher varies the techniques and approaches they use in the
classroom based on what they believe works best for different items they are teaching and the
100% Correct!!
Suggestopedia - ANSWERThe teacher asks the students to sit on beanbags on the floor and to listen
to gentle classical music. The teacher then reads a text while the students listen and relax.
Communicative Approach - ANSWERThe teacher works hard to ensure that as many activities as
possible focus on interaction in the classroom, with this interaction being both the means and the
goal of learning the language. Activities used will include role play, interviews, games, activities, and
pair work. The ability to interact in the new language is the key to all that is done in the classroom
with a focus on meaningful functional language.
Grammar-Translation Method - ANSWERThe teacher focuses most of their attention on grammatical
points, often explaining rules in depth and in the learner's L1 if possible. Learners begin by reading
and writing with the teacher, ensuring that mistakes are not made in the structure of the language
produced, at the expense of fluency and verbal communication.
Direct Method - ANSWERA method of teaching where is it important that L1 is never used, grammar
is taught inductively, concrete vocabulary is introduced through demonstration, mime, and pictures
and abstract vocabulary is introduced through association of ideas. Used by Berlitz language schools.
Total Physical Response (TPR) - ANSWERThe teacher asks their students to stand, sit, dance, run,
clap, and shout -- which they do. The class then plays a game of Simon Says, taking it in turns to lead
the activity. Used primarily with young learners.
The Silent Way - ANSWERThe teacher aims to be as quiet as possible in the classroom, allowing their
students to produce as much language as possible through exploration with minimal instructions.
Cuisenaire rods can be used to represent word forms or structures, but the focus is on
experimentation by the learners using the blocks of language that have been introduced.
Audio-Lingual Method - ANSWERThe teacher presents sentences to the class and asks them all to
repeat, firstly as a group and then individually with the teacher providing feedback on accuracy and
pronunciation. The approach is teacher led and focuses largely on repetition of core structures and
sentences -- not only in the classroom but also in language labs where available.
Eclectic Method - ANSWERThe teacher varies the techniques and approaches they use in the
classroom based on what they believe works best for different items they are teaching and the
