​2008年下半年外语教学法真题试卷

一、1.Multipe Choice

Multipe Choice
Directions: In this section, you are given 15 questions, beneath each of which are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You are to make the best choice either to complete the incomplete statement or to answer the question. One point is given to each correct choice.

0. According to the records available, human beings have been engaged in the study of language for ______centuries.

A．10
B．15
C．20
D．25

1. Traditional linguists gave priority to the written form. and took ______as their starting point.

A．words
B．phrases
C．sentences
D．paragraphs

2. Overemphasis on translation can never free learners from dependence on the______ language.

A．second
B．target
C．first
D．foreign

3. According to Gouin, ______ expression is intimately linked with thought about real events.

A．linguistic
B．verbal
C．facial
D．natural

4. What can be introduced as a means of consolidation and evaluation in the Direct Method?

A．Fill-in-the-blank.
B．Dictation.
C．Writing.
D．Reading.

5. Palmer and his fellow linguists believed that a mastery of some ______ words would greatly assist foreign language learning.

A．1,000
B．2,000
C．3,000
D．4,000

6. With the Oral Approach, rather than focus on explaining grammatical rules in classroom teaching, the teacher must encourage direct and______ use of the target language in the classroom.

A．quick
B．careful
C．spontaneous
D．specific

7. The Audiolingual Method provided such materials for teaching English as all of the following EXCEPT______.

A．English 900
B．Lado English Series
C．New World English
D．Success With English

8. The Audiolingual Method uses ______ to present the language.

A．dialogues
B．passages
C．movies
D．articles

9. The process of learning by discovery, according to Bruner, involves ______ with the minimum of instruction and errorful learning.

A．generalization
B．association
C．deduction
D．induction

10. In the Natural Approach, the lexicon for both comprehension and production is considered ______in the construction and interpretation of messages.

A．critical
B．trivious
C．unimportant
D．inappropriate

11. According to the Natural Approach,______is not absolutely essential for language acquisition.

A．writing
B．reading
C．speaking
D．listening

12. One of the study areas in pragmatics is how utterances are affected by the relationship between______.

A．the speakers
B．the hearers
C．the reader and the writer
D．the speaker and the hearer

13. Most schools of the Communicative Approach share the view that language is used for communication, and they are primarily concerned with the ______ rather than the structure.

A．communication
B．meaning
C．interaction
D．participants

14. Which of the following methods advises teachers to consider their students as "whole persons"?

A．Community Language Learning.
B．The Silent Way.
C．Total Physical Response.
D．Suggestopaedia.

二、2.Filling Blanks

Filling Blanks
Directions: In this section there are 20 statements with 20 blanks. You are to fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word. One point is given to each blank.

0. Sigmund Freud was the first psychologist that made a careful study of ______ mind.

1. By ______ Schumann and Anderson meant that individuals of one culture have to go through the process of modification in attitudes, knowledge, and behavior. in order to function well in another culture.

2. The strategy of combining grammar rules with ______ was adopted by many foreign language teachers in the 19th century.

3. Latin grammar was at that time thought to be the most logical and ______ grammar.

4. The Direct Method got its name from the assumption that ______ are to be connected directly with the target language, without going through the process of translating into the students" native language.

5. Although the teaching of all four language skills is advocated by most Direct Methodologists, ______communication skills are regarded as basic.

6. In the Direct Method, the most frequently used techniques of consolidating what has been presented and practiced are ______, purposeful tasks and graded composition.

7. In collaboration with Michael West and other specialists, Palmer produced a______ to the English vocabulary for EFL teaching.

8. In applying the Oral Approach, with the target language as the language of the classroom, translation should be______.

9. The Audiolingual Method presents______as its main training skill.

10. ______ was much more effective than punishment according to some behaviorists.

11. The structural linguists hold that the habits of the students" native language are thought to______with their attempts to master the foreign language.

12. The generative linguist is interested not only in______ language but also in explaining language. In other words, they attempt to find the what as well as the why in the study of language.

13. According to Piaget, thought or thinking has its origin in actions physically performed and then internalized. In other words, thought is ______ actions.

14. Although Krashen and Terrell claim that language is a ______ for communication, they consider language learning as mastery of structures by stages.

15. The Natural Approach considers ______ as the most important element of any language teaching program.

16. The Notional-Functional Syllabus is a syllabus, not a ______.

17. According to Hymes, linguistic theory is one incorporating communication and______.

18. In a Total Physical Response classroom, the students listen attentively and respond______to commands given by the teacher.

19. According to Curran, there are six elements necessary for non-defensive learning. They are security, ______, aggression, retention, reflection, and discrimination.

三、3.Matching

Matching
Directions: This section consists of three groups of pairs listed in two columns, A and B. You are to match the one marked ①, ②, ③, ④ ,or ⑤ in Column A with the one marked a, b, c, d, or e in Column B. One point is given to each pair you match correctly.

1.A: techniques used in Grammar-Translation Method
  ①reading
  ②analysis and comparison
  ③translation
  ④reading comprehension questions
  ⑤written work
  B: the purpose
  a. to apply the grammar rules to examples and to understand the reading passage
  b. to introduce new words and grammar rules
  c. to check the understanding of the reading passage
  d. to apply the new items
  e. to present new items or to understand the passage

①

2.
②

3.
③

4.
④

5.
⑤

7.A: techniques used in the Natural Approach
  ① personal charts and tables
  ② open dialogues
  ③ problem-solving
  ④ games
  ⑤ individual reports and presentations
  B: the purpose
  a. to help the students to use the target language to work out problems
  b. to involve the students" ideas and reactions
  c. to involve the students in giving information about themselves
  d. to involve the students in learning something new through the target language
  e. to involve the students in using the language to play

①

8.
②

9.
③

10.
④

11.
⑤

13.A: Foreign Language Teaching Method
  ① Total Physical Response
  ② the Silent Way
  ③ Community Language Learning
  ④ Suggestopaedia
  ⑤ Three Dimensional Approach
  B: the advocator or practitioner
  a. J. Asher
  b. G. Lozanov
  c. Zhang Zhengdong
  d. Charles A. Curran
  e. Gattegno

①

14.
②

15.
③

16.
④

17.
⑤

四、4.Questions for Brief Answers

Questions for Brief Answers
Directions: This section has six questions. You are to answer them briefly. Five points are given to each question.

0. Could you please name two of Daniel Jones"s works on English phonetics?

1. What is the core of a Grammar-Translation classroom?

2. How does the teacher that employs the Oral Approach respond to students" errors?

3. What is the attitude of the Cognitive Approach towards mistakes in the language learning process?

4. What are the distinguishing features of the Notional-Functional Syllabus?

5. What is the role of the teacher in Total Physical Response?

五、5.Questions for Long Answers

Questions for Long Answers
Directions: The two questions in this section are to be answered on the basis of your own teaching experience as well as the theoretical knowledge you"ve learned. Ten points are given to each question.

0. What advantages can be found in the Direct Method?

1. What are the five distinctive features of the Audiolingual Method in terms of the structural linguistics and behaviorist psychology? Give one typical technique to illustrate one of these features．