Questões sobre Língua Inglesa e Educação

The statements below describe different issues in second language acquisition. Write " if the statement is TRUE and ¨"if the statement is FALSE. Then choose the alternative that displays the correct sequence.

( ) It is as difficult to ¨Dget at¡¬ linguistic competence in a second language as it is in a first.

( ) The inability to produce an item also means an inability to comprehend the item.

( ) Adults and children alike appear to have the capacity to acquire a second language at any age. ( ) The variability of second language acquisition is affected by the same variables that are applicable to first language acquisition.

( ) Input is more important to second language learners than it is to first language learners.

• A. T – F – T – F – F
• B. F – T – T – T – F
• C. T – T – F – T – T
• D. F – F – F – F – T
• E. T – F – F – T – T

When learners foreignize words (pronounce them as if was an L2 word), which competence are they resorting to?

• A. Cultural competence.
• B. Strategic competence.
• C. Discourse competence.
• D. Linguistic competence.
• E. Sociolinguistic competence.

Which of the factors below has contributed most to the spread of English around the world?

• A. Travel
• B. History
• C. Economics
• D. Popular culture
• E. Information exchange

According to Kachru (1985), the world of English can be described in terms of three circles. The outer circle contains countries where english is:

• A. spoken as the first language
• B. spoken as a foreign language
• C. spoken as an official language
• D. hardly spoken among the people
• E. spoken only in schools and universities

According to the text, judge the following items.

Reading has become an important concern in second language programs, but not in foreign language programs.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text, judge the following items.

Reading is the main objective in countries where English is taught as a second language.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text, judge the following items.

Reading and writing skills are relevant to be taught at the secondary and postsecondary levels.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text, judge the following items.

In Brazil, the main goal of students who take ESL classes is to speak English fluently, without any foreign accent.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text, judge the following items.

Teaching English for reading in its own right has remained unchangeable all along the years.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text, judge the following items.

Some time ago, reading was learned based only on texts written in foreign language.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado