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Which hypothesis dominated the recent past in language teaching?

  • SkillAcquiring Hypothesis
  • Practice-First Hypothesis
  • SkillBuilding Hypothesis (correct)
  • Comprehension Hypothesis
  • What is the main focus of the Comprehension Hypothesis?

  • Writing skills
  • Understanding messages (correct)
  • Practicing rules
  • Memorizing vocabulary
  • What does the SkillBuilding Hypothesis emphasize in language learning?

  • Understanding messages
  • Sheltered subject matter teaching
  • Acquiring vocabulary
  • Practice-First approach (correct)
  • Which teaching methods are associated with the Comprehension Hypothesis?

    <p>Comprehensible-input based methods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of the present era in language teaching?

    <p>Application of Comprehension Hypothesis in teaching</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key concept in the emerging teaching methods in language education according to the text?

    <p>Understanding messages for language acquisition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hypothesis suggests that students learn to read by reading?

    <p>Reading Hypothesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who among the following also hypothesized that comprehension is the mechanism underlying language acquisition?

    <p>James Asher</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is emphasized as the source of vocabulary and spelling competence in the text?

    <p>Reading</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hypothesis has been depicted as the consistent winner in confrontations with the Skill-Building Hypothesis?

    <p>Comprehension Hypothesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Traditional methods based on Skill-Building are noted to include:

    <p>Containing some comprehensible input</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Aside from reading, what is indicated as a likely activity for students in classes using Comprehension Hypothesis based methods?

    <p>Self-study</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of giving students some time to read, as per the Reading Hypothesis?

    <p>To show students the significance of self-selected reading.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important for students to know about the Comprehension Hypothesis?

    <p>To guide students towards activities that lead to growth in English.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author suggest regarding rewarding students for reading?

    <p>Rewarding students for reading may send the wrong message about the activity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What will stimulate more reading outside of school?

    <p>Daily regular reading</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is mentioned as a danger of rewarding students for reading?

    <p>It may imply that reading is not inherently enjoyable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important for students to know about how language and literacy are acquired?

    <p>To enable them to continue making progress after the school program ends.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main topic of the text?

    <p>The power of extensive reading in language education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who co-authored a paper about extensive reading in English as a foreign language?

    <p>Mason and Krashen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    From which publication can one find information about a reading program that is continuously successful?

    <p>RELC Journal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which symposium was the paper 'A Reading Program that Keeps Winning' presented?

    <p>International Symposium on English Teaching</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which study discusses the 'Facilitating and Inhibiting Factors in English as a Foreign Language Writing Performance'?

    <p>Lee, S.-Y. 2005</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where can one read about user behavior and 'Globalness' of the Internet from the perspective of Taiwan users?

    <p>Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the title of Smith's article published in the International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching in 2006?

    <p>A Comparison of Pure Extensive Reading</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which publication can you find Stokes, Krashen, and Kartchner's research on the acquisition of the Present Subjunctive in Spanish?

    <p>ITL: Review of Applied Linguistics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who argues against the use of grammar correction in L2 writing classes?

    <p>Truscott and Zhu</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of language acquisition does Michael Swain focus on in his work from 1985?

    <p>The Role of Comprehensible Input</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main topic of Zhu and He's research article from 2002 in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication?

    <p>Diffusion and Impact of the Internet in Hong Kong</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the article by Truscott in Language Learning 1998?

    <p>Noticing in Second Language Acquisition</p> Signup and view all the answers

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