What does a language function mean?
(A)what is done with the language
(B)the tune you use when you are speaking
(C)stating a fact about which I have no doubt
(D)grammatical knowledge

How many years does Cummins believe that students will need in order to be able to understand and talk in context-rich situations?(A)about 4 years(B)at least 5 years(C)approximately 2 years(D)about 9 years

Which are called ‘productive skills’ in terms of learners’ use of language?(A)listening and reading(B)speaking and writing(C)listening and speaking(D)reading and writing

Which syllabus is not strongly recommended at present?(A)structural syllabus(B)functional-notional syllabus(C)task syllabus(D)procedural syllabus

What should a syllabus designer consider about the content of a syllabus?(A)student needs(B)the situation in which the teaching takes place(C)the type of student (e.g., age, educational background, & previous learning experience)(D)all of the above

What is more important about organizing groups to work together?(A)Use the students’ choice to select members based on friendship.(B)Ask students who sit near one another to form a pair or group.(C)Give students enough time to find and sit with partners.(D)Make sure that the groups do not always remain the same.

According to Nunan (1989), which one is a real-world task?(A)Complete a work sheet after listening to a piece of aural text.(B)Students express their own view and comments after listening to a piece of aural text.(C)Put the scrambled sentences in correct order.(D)Complete a form based on what they hear.

Which of the following speaking exercises may prompt more conversational adjustments between participants for language acquisition?(A)Read a model dialogue and have a similar conversation using cues provided.(B)Study a substitution table and make up sentences.(C)Look at diagrams of clocks. With a partner ask and answer questions about the time.(D)Listen to a model, study a map and say the route from one specified point to another.

What can teachers do to maximize student interaction in class?(A)Encourage competition rather than co-operation.(B)Give more explanations rather than asking questions.(C)Allow time for students to listen, think, process their answer and speak.(D)Increase teacher talking time.

What is meant by top-down approach to listening?(A)Listeners segment the stream of speech into its constituent sounds, link these together to form words, and chain the words together to form clauses and sentences.(B)Listeners utilize both ‘inside the head’ knowledge and ‘outside the head’ knowledge to interpret what they hear.(C)Listeners take in and store aural messages in much the same way as a tape recorder.(D)Spoken language is structured differently from written language.

Which is not true about the nature of listening comprehension?(A)Listeners grimly focus on every word they hear.(B)When listening to television or radio news broadcasts, we usually tune in to certain items and exclude others.(C)Successful listening involves the integration of information encoded in the message itself with broader knowledge of the world.(D)Listener’s purpose is a crucial factor that determines the way of listening.