Ⅰ.Multipe ChoicePut the corresponding letter of your answer in the brackets before each question. Ⅳ.Questions for Brief Answers1. The monitor theory consists of five hypotheses, what are they?
(1) the acquisition/learning hypothesis
(2) the natural order hypothesis
(3) the moniter hypothesis
(4) the input hypothesis
(5) the affective filter hypothesis
2. What are the teaching objectives of the Grammar-Translation Method?
(1) to read and translate literature
(2) to understand the target language
(3) to develop learners' minds
(4) to gain a better understanding of the first language
3. What is the assumption that the Direct Method got its name from?
The Direct Method got its name from the assumption.that meanings are to be connected directly with the target language,without going through the process of translating into the students'native language.
4. What are the four components of communicative competence according to Canale and Swain?
(1) the grammatical competence
(2) the sociolinguistie competence
(3) the discourse competence
(4) the strategic competence
Ⅴ.Questions for Long Answers1. Why should an English teacher learn some theories of language and language learning? (Give some examples to illustrate your viewpoints)
Because(1) the theories of language provide the theoretical basis for foreign language teaching methods and help us to decide directly or indirectly what contents we are going to teach;
(2) the theories of language learning Can help us to understand how learning is taking place 80 as to enable us to choose a proper method in our teaching.
2. Why is the Communicative Approach so popular in foreign language teaching?
There are a number of reasons:
(1) providing a richer teaching and learning environment
(2) including wider considerations of what is appropriate as well as what is accurate
(3) handling a wider range of language (sentences, texts, conversations)
(4) providing realistic and motivating language practice
(5) making use of learners' personal experience
3. How will you choose your teaching method in your future English teaching?
The method chosen must be based on:
(1) the students'general needs,their learning style,their age,interest,their first language and foundation,etc.
(2) teaching facilities,class size and other school conditions
(3) teacher's own personalities
(4) teaching aims,teaching contents