2006年下半年外语教学法真题试卷
一、1.Multipe Choice
Multipe Choice
Directions: In this section, you are given 15 questions, beneath each of which are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You are to make the best choice either to complete the incomplete statement or to answer the question. One point is given to each correct choice.
0. Traditional linguists gave priority to the ______ in the study of language.
A．spoken form
B．written form
C．pronunciation
D．vocabulary
1. ______, a linguist in America, is regarded as the father of American structuralism.
A．Franz Boas
B．Edward Sapir
C．Leonard Bloomfield
D．Hell Dymes
2. Stephen Krashen put forward ______ in the 1970s.
A．the discourse theory
B．the hypothesis of linguistic universals
C．the acculturation theory
D．the monitor theory
3. Dianiel Jones wrote a number of works on English______.
A．grammar
B．phonetics
C．vocabulary
D．culture
4. One of the features of the Grammar-Translation method is that ______ is the basic unit of language teaching and language learning.
A．word
B．phrase
C．sentence
D．text
5. The Grammar-Translation Method neglects______.
A．listening and reading
B．speaking and writing
C．reading and writing
D．listening and speaking
6. ______linguistic and psychological theories based on his observations of children" s use of language were directly applied to the practice of the Direct Method.
A．W.M. Wandt"s
B．J.A. Comenius"
C．F. Gouin"s
D．M.D. Berlitz"s
7. It became a key feature of the Oral Approach in the 1960s that______.
A．new language is introduced and practised in situations
B．accuracy is maintained
C．reading and writing are introduced later
D．translation should be avoided
8. According to the Audio-lingual Method, ______is not a crucial element for learning to happen.
A．a stimulus
B．reinforcement
C．a response
D．a hypothesis
9. The Cognitive Approach gives importance to the learner" s active part in the process of using and learning a language, particularly in the learning of______.
A．rules of spelling
B．rules of word-formation
C．rules of pronunciation
D．rules of grammar
10. Which of the following affective variables were not mentioned in Krashen" s affective filter hypothesis?
A．Motivation.
B．Self-confidence.
C．Anxiety.
D．Interest.
11. In a Natural Approach classroom, most of the classroom time is spent on activities which foster______.
A．language acquisition
B．speaking ability
C．reading ability
D．writing ability
12. Discourse analysis studies language above ______ level.
A．word
B．phrase
C．clause
D．sentence
13. The Global Method takes ______ as its theoretical basis.
A．behaviorist psychology
B．cognitive psychology
C．Gestalt psychology
D．psychoanalysis
14. Chomsky holds the position that linguists should study the ______ of the native speaker.
A．linguistic performance
B．linguistic competence
C．communicative performance
D．communicative competence
二、2.Filling Blanks
Filling Blanks
Directions: In this section there are 20 statements with 20 blanks. You are to fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word. One point is given to each blank.
0. By traditional linguistics we mean the linguistic theory that comes directly from or is in line with the traditional study of language in ancient______.
1. FLTM is a ______which studies the process of patterns of foreign language teaching．
2. According to Gestalt psychology，an object was not the______of individual pans．
3. The basic distinction between language acquisition and language learning is whether the learners pays a______attention to the rules of target language．
4. Generally speaking．the Grammar-Translation Method belonged to the school of______.
5. The Direct Method believes in the______process of language learning and in the inductive teaching of grammar．
6. One of the features of the Direct Method is that grammar is learned______through listening and speaking activities．
7. One of the features of the Oral Approach is that new teaching points should be presented and practiced through meaningful______activities．
8. The Audiolingual Method uses______as the main form. of language presentation．
9. The______is based on the belief that language learning is a process which involves active mental processes and not simply the forming of habits．
10. ______and______are the theoretical basis of the Cognitive Approach．
11. To be______，new material must be related to existing knowledge according to D．Ausubel．
12. Learning has only one function：to serve as：a______or editor of utterances initiated by the acquired system.
13. Closely related to the Communicative Approach is ______, the study of how language is used in communication.
14. ______ Analysis and comparison, sentence making, translation
15. ______ Problem solving activities information transfer role-play simulation
16. ______ New sentence patterns presented in situations
drill-based practice
guided repetition
17. ______ dialogues
clause combination
Minimal pair
18. ______ explanation of grammar rules
personalized questions
translation
19. ______ Language has formal meaning and contextual meaning.
20. ______Speech was primary and writing was secondary.
21. ______Learning is more effective achieved when children are encouraged to engage in guided discovery.
22. ______ Children are born with a language acquisition device (LAD).
23. ______ L is regarded as a set of linguistic habits.
三、3.Matching
Matching
Directions: This section consists of three groups of pairs listed in two columns, A and B. You are to match the one marked ①, ②, ③, ④ ,or ⑤ in Column A with the one marked a, b, c, d, or e in Column B. One point is given to each pair you match correctly.
1.( )40. All languages originate from one language and are ruled by a common grammar.
( )41. British structuralism.
( )42. Hymes and his notion of communicative competence.
( )43. Linguistic competence.
( )44. Learning should be meaningful.
( )45. Foreign language learning is analogous to first language aquisition.
( )46. The mind of human beings have various faculties that can be trained separately.
( )47. Meaning is of primary importance.
( )48. A language is what its native speakers say, not someone thinks they ought to say.
( )49. Language is best learned through use is social context.
A. the Grammar-Translation Method
B. the Direct Method
C. the Oral Approach
D. the Audiolingual Method
E. the Cognitive Approach
F. the Natural Approach
G. the Communicative Approach
(40)
2.(41)
3.(42)
4.(43)
5.(44)
6.(45)
7.(46)
8.(47)
9.(48)
10.(49)
12.( )50. Grammar is the core of language, language materials are arranged according to grammar.
( )51. Mistakes are unavoidable in the creative use of language.
( )52. Comprehension precedes production.
( )53．Meaning is presented by relation directly to the physical world．
( )54．The introduction of authentic texts into learning situations．
( )55．Students as whole person．
( )56．New language is introduced and practised in situations．
( )57．Creating a relaxed，comfortable and cooperative atmosphere．
( )58．Using imperative drills as major classroom activities．
( )59．Separation of language skills into listening，speaking，reading and writing．
A. the Grammar-Translation Method
B. the Direct Method
C. the Oral Approach
D．the Audiolingual Method
E．the Cognitive Approach
F．the Natural Approach
G．the Communicative Approach
H．Total Physical Response
I．Community Language Teaching
J．Suggestopaedia
(50)
13.(51)
14.(52)
15.(53)
16.(54)
17.(55)
18.(56)
19.(57)
20.(58)
21.(59)
四、4.Questions for Brief Answers
Questions for Brief Answers
Directions: This section has six questions. You are to answer them briefly. Five points are given to each question.
0. The monitor theory consists of five hypotheses, what are they?
1. What are the teaching objectives of the Grammar-Translation Method?
2. What is the assumption that the Direct Method got its name from?
3. What are the four components of communicative competence according to Canale and Swain?
五、5.Questions for Long Answers
Questions for Long Answers
Directions: The two questions in this section are to be answered on the basis of your own teaching experience as well as the theoretical knowledge you"ve learned. Ten points are given to each question.
0. Why should an English teacher learn some theories of language and language learning? (Give some examples to illustrate your viewpoints)
1. Why is the Communicative Approach so popular in foreign language teaching?
2. How will you choose your teaching method in your future English teaching?
