英语教学法(1)试题
中央广播电视大学2003—2004学年度第一学期“开放本科”期末考试
英语(教)专业英语教学法(1)试题
2004年1月
Information for the examinees:
This examination consists of THREE sections. They are:
Section I: Basic Theories and Principles (30 points, 20 minutes)
Section Ⅱ: Problem Solving (30 points, 50 minutes)
Section Ⅲ: Mini-lesson Plan (40 points, 50 minutes)
The total marks for this examination are 100 points. Time allowed for completing this examination is 2 hours.
Section I: Basic Theories and Principles 30 points
Questions 1 -- 15 are based on this part.
Directions: Choose the best answer from A, B or C for each question. Write your answer on the
Answer Sheet.
1. Which of the following activities is typical of the Grammar-translation Method?
A. The students listen to and act on commands in the target language.
B. The students whisper their words in the mother tongue to the teacher who then trans-
late them into the target language.
C. The students translate some sentences in the text into their mother tongue.
2. Which of the following is true according to Krashen?
A. Babies learn their mother tongue.
B. Language acquisition can be achieved even without conscious effort.
C. A foreign language learner should develop his language skills in the order of listening,
reading, speaking and writing.
3. Which of the following statements about course design is NOT true?
A. The general goals of a course should be specified based on the learners" needs.
B. The contents of a course should be selected to fit in with the learning experiences.
C. The assessment activities should reflect those taught in a course.
4. Which of the following generally does NOT describe a CLT syllabus?
A. The vocabulary and grammar structures needed for communicative obieetives (e. g.
telling directions, requesting information, expressing agreement, etc. ).
B. The skills required in typical situations (e. g. listening, speaking or writing skills).
C. The grammar rule appropriate for social occasions (e. g. at a conference, at a party, in
a grocery store, etc. )
5. Which of the following is the teacher expected to do in a communicative activity?
A. To offer the students as little help as possible.
B. To check if the students have understood the instructions before the activity starts.
c. To correct the students" errors immediately after they occur.
6. Which of the following activities is communicative.*
A. The students are required to answer the questions about a text,
B. The students are required to make sentences using the given words or sentence struc-
tures.
C. The students are required to present their ideas on a topic.
7. When a reader tries to guess the meaning of a new word based on the contextual clue,
which one of the following approaches is he using?
A. Bottom-up Approach.
B. Top-down Approach.
C. Interactive Approach.
8. When a researcher reads an academic paper to see if it is relevant to his field of interest,
which one of the reading skills is he using?
A. Skimming.
B. Scanning.
C. Inferring.
