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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 (A)</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 (A)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which hypothesis suggests that students learn to read by reading?

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

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

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

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

<p>Reading (B)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Containing some comprehensible input (B)</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 (A)</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. (A)</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. (B)</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. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What will stimulate more reading outside of school?

<p>Daily regular reading (C)</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. (B)</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. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main topic of the text?

<p>The power of extensive reading in language education (D)</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 (B)</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 (B)</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 (D)</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 (A)</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 (D)</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 (A)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Truscott and Zhu (A)</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 (A)</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 (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers
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