Week 1

QUIZ 10 Q
1.
Question 1

According to the lectures, why is it important to have an in depth understanding of the history of
ESL/EFL?

1 point

to learn history for the sake of learning

to have a deeper insight into your own teaching theory and practices

to help participants realize that they must align their teaching methods and practices with only one
approach.

2.
Question 2

According to the lectures, what are the elements you are invited to examine in each teaching
approach?

1 point

diagrams, maps, audio recordings

purpose, content, technique

Who, what, why, how

3.
Question 3
“Why should we teach languages?” is asked in order to establish

1 point

purpose

technique

content

4.
Question 4

According to the lectures, why is the content of each teaching approach important to examine?

1 point

to focus on the aims of the learners.

to consider the materials used for teaching each approach.

to greater understand the number of different reasons why students study language.

5.
Question 5

Which is not a question that would allow for a discussion of teacher technique?

1 point

How does a learner learn a language?

How should a teacher teach?

Who should we teach?

6.
Question 6

Why was the idea that “purpose shapes both content and technique” emphasized?

1 point

because it’s important to understand how we can help students remember a language.

because it’s unreasonable to think any other way

because content and technique are changed and adapted for each purpose.

7.
Question 7

Which answer is NOT a primary reason for the the use of caricatures in the upcoming videos?

1 point

to save time and avoid lengthy explanations

to provide a clear contrast of the approaches through exaggeration

to entertain the viewers

8.
Question 8

Peter Elbow is associated with the idea of

1 point
“dogs make good pets”

the believing and doubting game

the angel and devil debate

9.
Question 9

The artistic examples of abstract expressionism and the photorealism movement were used to show

1 point

that even ESL/EFL teachers can appreciate art.

the similarities and differences between the two movements.

how the pendulum swings back and forth, creating extreme opposites of the former movement.

10.
Question 10

When was the pendular swing most prominent in the field of language teaching?

1 point

1880-1980

1860-1960

1818-1918
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Week 2
Module 2 Review Quiz
Total points 10

1.
Question 1

Which year did the lectures associate with the Direct Approach?

1 point

1880

1940

1910

1930

2.
Question 2

Which books/materials might have been used by language teachers during the Grammar Translation
Method? Check all that apply.

1 point

The Writings of Aristotle

The Koran

The Writings of Homer (Odyssey, Illiad)

The Writings of Cicero

The New Testament

3.
Question 3

Which was NOT an acceptable method of helping students remember the target language using the
Grammar Translation Approach?

1 point

Writing essays reflecting what they learned from each text

Acting out the texts that are being studied

Repeatedly reading the same texts

4.
Question 4

A word in a target language that is similar to the native language is called a(n)

1 point

antonym

homonym

cognate
synonym

5.
Question 5

The Direct Approach was specifically designed for wealthy, young men.

1 point

False

True

6.
Question 6

Why did the teacher from the Direct Approach describe his time with the Oohooto tribe?

1 point

To indicate how fascinated the Oohooto people are with flowers, trees, roots and seeds.

To illustrate how the Oohooto people lived.

To demonstrate how easy Spanish can be to learn.

To show how he totally immersed himself in the Oohooto language and culture.

7.
Question 7

In the Direct Approach, listening and speaking skills are de-emphasized.

1 point

True
False

8.
Question 8

Which approach focuses on expressly using the target language in classes.

1 point

The Grammar Translation Approach

The Direct Approach

9.
Question 9

The Direct Approach asserts that people learn a second language just as children learn their first
language by exploring the world around them. Check the arguments that support this claim.

1 point

Using visual aids and objects in the language classroom enables learners, and children, to acquire
language more effectively.

Language learners, like children, can draw on their knowledge of language to quickly acquire the
target language.

Learners, like children, develop skills through predictable sequences.

10.
Question 10

Which techniques could be used in a Direct Approach classroom? Check all that apply.

1 point
Use of Maps

Use of Synonyms

Encouragement of Student Self-Correction

Use of Drawing Pictures based on Dictation

Back Translation

Enactment of plays and skits

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WEEK 3

Module 3 Review Quiz

Total points 10

1.
Question 1

Which is an example of a chain drill?

1 point

Teacher: Pie.

Students: Pie.

Teacher: Pie. Tie.

Students: Pie. Tie.

Teacher: The sky is blue.

Students (repeating after the teacher): The sky is blue!

Student 1: I like tennis.

Student 2: She likes tennis. I like football.

Student 3: She likes tennis. He likes football. I like baseball.

2.
Question 2

Which approach utilizes chain drills, as demonstrated above?

1 point

The Reading Approach

The Grammar Translation Approach

The Direct Approach

The Audio-lingual Approach

3.
Question 3

Which approach became popular as a result of standardized tests, such as the Scholastic Aptitude
Test, or the SAT?

1 point

The Grammar Translation Approach

The Audio Lingual Approach

The Direct Approach

The Reading Approach

4.
Question 4

Which approaches focused mainly on language production, specifically listening and speaking skills?

1 point

The Audio Lingual Approach

The Grammar Translation Approach

The Reading Approach

The Direct Approach

5.
Question 5

As a result of pedagogical developments, teachers now continue to utilize vocabulary list

memorization, but to a lesser extent than that of the Reading Approach in the 1930's.

1 point

False

True

6.
Question 6

Which approach combined memorization and automatic responses?

1 point

The Reading Approach

The Grammar Translation Approach

The Audio-lingual Approach

The Direct Approach

7.
Question 7

What was the main purpose of using minimal pairs in the Audio Lingual Approach?

1 point

To reward correct answer.

To improve conversation skills.

To improve grammar.

To improve pronunciation.

8.
Question 8

The use of textbooks in the classroom was vital for the success of students acquiring language using
the Audio Lingual Approach.

1 point
False.

True.

9.
Question 9

Which activity uses scaffolding to help students better understand and comprehend readings?

1 point

Guided Reading

Extensive Reading

Scanning

Skimming

10.
Question 10

Which approaches are more suited to students who probably won't need to use or speak the target
language outside the classroom?

1 point

The Audio Lingual Approach

The Direct Approach

The Reading Approach

The Grammar Translation Approach

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Week 4

Module 4 Review Quiz

Total points 10

1.
Question 1

Which of the following can be considered components of the multiple concert technique? Select all
that apply.

1 point

Completing an outline of notes.

Taking notes of a dialogue.

Repeating exactly what the teacher says.

Going to see three or more musical bands play at an outdoor performance.

Listening to a dramatic reading while following along with a script.

Listening to various musical works at the same time.

2.
Question 2

Which of the following is not actually a classroom approach?

1 point

The Cognitive Approach

The Audio Lingual Approach

The Affective Humanistic Approach

The Reading Approach

3.
Question 3

The Affective Humanistic approach focused on students’ feelings.

1 point

True

False

4.
Question 4

According to the lectures, why is positive reinforcement an effective classroom technique?

1 point

It allows students to be silly and take on the role of other characters.

It helps students receive and comprehend information better.

It encourages learners to take risks and feel comfortable making mistakes.

5.
Question 5

Which approach would most likely be taught by someone interested in expanding the mind and
helping people calm their anxieties?

1 point

The Audio Lingual Approach

The Affective Humanistic Approach

The Cognitive Approach

The Reading Approach

6.
Question 6

Which approach was strongly influenced by behaviorism?

1 point

The Audio Lingual Approach

The Reading Approach

The Affective Humanistic Approach

The Cognitive Approach

7.
Question 7

Which are characteristics of the Cognitive Approach? Choose all that apply.

1 point

Teachers had a rigorous number of tools and resources to teach this particular approach.

It looked for ways to remove mental barriers, such as anxiety, from language learning.

Student errors became of particular interest to researchers.

It never truly developed into a classroom methodology.

8.
Question 8

Which activities might have helped students of an Affective Humanistic teacher to learn language
more quickly?

1 point

Dancing

Memorizing vocabulary

Overlearning

Translating a passage from a textbook

Singing

9.
Question 9

Which approach is Noam Chomsky most closely associated with?

1 point

The Affective Humanistic Approach

The Reading Approach

The Audio Lingual Approach

The Cognitive Approach

10.
Question 10

What were the main focuses of the Affective Humanistic Approach? Select all that apply.

1 point

Providing a soothing environment

Making learners comfortable

Translating classic Latin and Greek texts

Overlearning a language

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WEEK 5

Module 5 Review Quiz

Total points 10

1.
Question 1

Which linguistic theorists are most closely associated with the Comprehension Approach?

1 point

James J. Asher

B.F. Skinner

Stephen Krashen

Noam Chomsky

2.
Question 2

Which approach utilizes the technique of using commands combined with observable physical
actions for students to observe and follow?

1 point

Affective Humanistic Approach

Comprehension Approach

Communicative Approach
Cognitive Approach

3.
Question 3

Which aspects of the Comprehension Approach are similar to the Direct Approach?

1 point

Lowering the affective filter.

Focus on grammatical forms.

Learners have time to process language before producing the language.

Focus on making meaning clear.

4.
Question 4

A Korean langauge teacher brings in a map for the Seoul subway system and asks students to
create conversations in Korean about transportation using the information provided in the map. This
is an example of

1 point

Use of authentic materials

Language games

Information gap

Sequencing activities
5.
Question 5

What is the main purpose of TPR (Total Physical Response) activities?

1 point

To quickly summarize information gleaned from classroom activities.

to make meaning clear to students

to give students a greater appreciation of the target language's culture.

to make students use the target language in their own conversations.

6.
Question 6

Which approach encourages learners to develop an appreciation for the target people, culture and
place by connecting with them through language and use of meaningful communication?

1 point

Reading Approach

Comprehension Approach

Communicative Approach

Cognitive Approach

7.
Question 7
Which of these are teaching methods used in the Communicative Approach? Check all that apply.

1 point

Use of food, music, posters and costumes

Use of books focusing on one specific language aspect: reading, writing, listening and speaking

Use of books focusing on all four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking

Use of level-appropriate books with high interest themes.

8.
Question 8

Which approach would most likely advocate for "English Only" classrooms?

1 point

Grammar Translation Approach

Cognitive Approach

Comprehension Approach

9.
Question 9

Which of these are a focus of the Communicative Approach? Select all that apply.

1 point

to use the target language.

to help make input comprehensible to students.

to love other cultures and places.

to connect people together in order to create opportunity and awareness.

10.
Question 10

When students assume the role of the teacher by giving commands to other students and the
teacher, this is called

1 point

Role playing

Information gap

Total Physical Response

Role reversal

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WEEK 6

Final Assessment
Total points 25

1.
Question 1

Which approaches focused on the oral production of language? Select all that apply.

1 point
The Cognitive Approach

The Affective Humanistic Approach

The Grammar Translation Approach

The Communicative Approach

The Direct Approach

The Audio-lingual Approach

The Reading Approach

2.
Question 2

Which language approaches swung to the other side of the pendulum, placing more emphasis on
non-speaking language skills, such as grammar, reading and writing? Select all that apply.

1 point

The Audio-lingual Approach

The Affective Humanistic Approach

The Direct Approach

The Grammar Translation Approach

The Cognitive Approach

The Reading Approach

3.
Question 3

Which approach did not offer actual techniques for classroom instruction, instead it used research to
better comprehend learners minds and the workings of language?

1 point

The Cognitive Approach

The Direct Approach

The Audio-lingual Approach

The Affective Humanistic Approach

4.
Question 4

What is the term for the technique of using commands combined with observable physical actions for
students to observe and follow?

1 point

Role Reversal
Dramatization

TPR (Total Physical Response)

Explicit Grammar Instruction

5.
Question 5

Which language approach utilized the following techniques: habit formation drills, minimal pairs,
dialogues, and memorization?

1 point

The Affective Humanistic Approach

The Audio-lingual Approach

The Communicative Approach

The Direct Approach

6.
Question 6

Which techniques are most commonly associated as part of the Communicative Approach? Select all
that apply.

1 point

Skimming

Memorization of Vocabulary Lists

Use of Authentic Materials

Information Gap Activities

Sequencing Activities

Role Plays

7.
Question 7

According to the videos, what are the three elements that teachers can think about when reviewing
different teaching philosophies?

1 point

Technique

Constraints

Content

Purpose

8.
Question 8

According to the lectures, which of the following questions are related to purpose? Select all that
apply.

1 point
Who should we teach?

What are the materials that are required?

Why should we teach language?

How do teachers help students remember a language?

How does a learner learn a language?

9.
Question 9

What was the purpose of "back translation?"

1 point

to help students understand the signs they might encounter in a foreign country.

to stress that the more comfortable students are, the more effectively they'll learn the target
language.

to draw on students' knowledge of their native language as they try to learn a new one.

to help learners precisely understand language forms and vocabulary.

10.
Question 10

Why did the Communicative Approach come about? Select all that apply.

1 point
People were traveling more, for both work and pleasure, which heightened the need to communicate
in foreign language.

People didn't have time to sit and process language until they were ready to speak it. They needed a
faster way to study language.

People realized the importance of ancient Greek and Latin philosophies, so they began focusing
more on these age old texts.

People began to realize that students learned a second language much in the same way that a child
learns its first language.

People began to realize that more than just grammar and vocabulary knowledge were necessary to
effectively communicate in another language.

11.
Question 11

Which approaches promote learning culture as an important part of language acquisition? Select all
that apply.

1 point

The Direct Approach

The Cognitive Approach

The Audio-lingual Approach

The Communicative Approach

12.
Question 12

Which of the following approaches believe that memorizing grammar and vocabulary are imperative
to learning language? Select all that apply.

1 point

The Reading Approach

The Grammar Translation Approach

The Affective Humanistic Approach

13.
Question 13

Which of the following are aspects of the "silent period" concept? Select all that apply.

1 point

learners don't know enough of the language to begin speaking, so they remain silent.

learners might not be confident enough to speak the target language, so they remain silent.

learners resent the fact that they have to learn the target language, so they refuse to speak.

teachers ask learners not to speak unless spoken to.

14.
Question 14

Why is it important to have an in-depth understanding of the history of ESL/EFL?

1 point
to help participants realize that they must align their teaching methods and practices with only one
approach.

to have a deeper insight into your own teaching theory and practices.

to learn history for the sake of learning.

15.
Question 15

The Comprehension Approach uses which of the following techniques? Select all that apply.

1 point

Multiple concerts

Role Reversal

TPR (Total Physical Response)

Encouraging the utilization of the "silent period"

Listening to music while reading a text

16.
Question 16

The Direct Approach should utilize two languages: The learner’s first language and the target
language the learner is studying.

1 point
False

True

17.
Question 17

Which linguist was the inspiration for the use of the "Angel" and "Devil" videos in this course?

1 point

James J. Asher

B.F. Skinner

Peter Elbow

Stephen Krashen

Noam Chomsky

18.
Question 18

Who put forth the idea that students learn language through comprehensible input and that teaching
should focus on helping students comprehend a language, similar to how a child learns his/her first
language?

1 point

James J. Asher

Noam Chomsky
B.F. Skinner

Peter Elbow

Stephen Krashen

19.
Question 19

The Direct Approach asserts that people learn a second language just as children learn their first
language by exploring the world around them. Select all the arguments that support this claim.

1 point

Using visual aids and objects in the language classroom enables learners, and children, to acquire
language more effectively.

Language learners, like children, can draw on their knowledge of language to quickly acquire the
target language.

Learners, like children, develop skills through predictable sequences.

20.
Question 20

Which approach asserts that the use of motivational devices, such as games, help students with
language acquisition?

1 point

The Communicative Approach

The Direct Approach

The Comprehension Approach

The Grammar Translation Approach

21.
Question 21

Which is an example of a "chain drill?"

1 point

Teacher: Bat.

Students: Bat.

Teacher: Bat. Pat.

Students: Bat. Pat.

Teacher: The sky is blue.

Students (repeating after the teacher): The sky is blue!

Student 1: I like tennis.

Student 2: She likes tennis. I like football.

Student 3: She likes tennis. He likes football. I like baseball.

22.
Question 22

Which approach features "chain drills?"

1 point

The Cognitive Approach

The Audio-lingual Approach

The Reading Approach

The Affective Humanistic Approach

23.
Question 23

Which of the following are components of the multiple concert technique from the Affective
Humanistic Approach? Select all that apply.

1 point

Taking notes of a dialogue.

Listening to a dramatic reading while following along with a script.

Completing an outline of notes.

Going to see three or more musical bands play at an outdoor performance.

Repeating what exactly what the teacher says.

Listening to various musical works at the same time.

24.
Question 24

Which language approach do most teachers align themselves with today?

1 point

The Comprehension Approach

The Communicative Approach

The Cognitive Approach

The Affective Humanisitc Approach

25.
Question 25

Which activity from the Reading Approach uses scaffolding to help students better understand and
comprehend readings?

1 point

Guided Reading

Skimming

Scanning

Extensive Reading