UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL PENINSULA DE SANTA ELENA

PEDADOGIA DE LOS IDIOMAS NACIONALES Y EXTRANJEROS.

MID-TERM REVISION
Name: Kelvin Justino Bazán Reyna
Pine: 5/2

1. Casual Register is informal language used by peers and friends, slangs, vulgarities or
group language?
a) No
b) Yes
c) partly true
d) partly false

2. Which is an example of code mixing?

a) lonchar
b) papas fritas
c) telefono
d) pens

3. What does Sociallinguistic focuses on?

a) language attitudes
b) language varieties
c) social norms
d) group memberships
e) all of the above

4. True or False
➢ True Language can't exist without society.
➢ False We talk the same style in different social contexts.
➢ True The manner in which we talk to our parents is different from the manner in which
we speak to our boss.
➢ False Socialinguistics is the branch of comprehending a text in American literature.
➢ True Differences in pronunciations and vocabulary are easier to identify between
dialects.
➢ False Dialect is referred to the pronunciation of the speaker.
➢ False Accent is the use of language related to occupation.
➢ True Accent is the pronunciation between speakers according to the social class.

5. What is code mixing?

a) mixing is when a word from one language is used in another language without any
changes.
b) is when someone changes the language they're using in the middle of a
conversation.
c) Mixing two languages in one word.
d) none of the above.
6. How many language registers are there?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 6
d) none of the above

7. A Consultative Register is a conversation between...

a) teachers with students
b) lawyer talking to client
c) doctor talking to patient
d) superior to subordinate
e) all of the above
f) none of the above

8. The arrival of the internet has revolutionized communication and led to new
behaviors. This is an example of.....
a) acronyms use
b) cultural norms
c) diversity movement
d) legislation shaping
e) all of the above

9. The way we speak is influenced by the...

a) the news
b) the speeches
c) the documentaries
d) the people and the community

10. In 2008, a new Constitution was ratified by popular vote. This Constitution takes into
account the concepts of multilingualism and interculturalism. These words were
included in the...
a) Ley Organica de Educacion Intercultural
b) Ley Organica de Educacion Superior
c) both a and b

11.What is code switching?

a) is when a word from one language is permanently adopted into another language.
b) alternating between two or more languages
c) This is when someone changes their way of speaking to match the person they're talking
to, such as when someone uses more slang when talking to a friend.
d) changing your password often

12. An example of a frozen register is..

a) the Bible
b) Using slang
c) Accents
d) a podcast

13. The following are languages spoken in Ecuador in the present and or the past:
a) Secoya
b) Waorani
c) all the above
d) letter a
e) none of the above

14. What is Sociolinguistics?

a) sociology only
b) literature
c) linguistics only
d) both, language and society

15. Language is always...

a) inconsistent
b) the same
c) none of the above

16. Multilingualism is the ability to communicate in...

a) one language
b) two languages or less
c) three languages or more

17. Who thought that "linguistic competence relates to the ideal language system that
makes it possible for speakers to put together and understand an unlimited number of
sentences in their language and is able to differentiate grammatical sentences from
ungrammatical constructions."
a) Chomsky
b) Deardorff
c) Fleming
d) all of the above

18. Why do people code switch?

a) To maintain their identity and not appear to be fluent in the other language.
b) To stick to one language in a given situation.
c) To show respect to the other person by using their language.
d) To express their emotions easier.

19. One example of Intimate Register is...

a) mother's pet name to a child
b) laws
c) business presentation
d) none of the above
 20. What are the three language varieties?
a) users, registers, social relations
b) users, use, social relations
c) use, region, styles
d) dialect, users, use

21. Match the American dialect with the British dialect.

Apartment. Have you got a cigarrete?

Did you eat yet? Trousers.
Do you have a match? He dived in head first.
He dove in, head first. Have you eaten yet?
Pants. Flat.