Name the 4 Blocks of Contents and 2 of their 6 subcategories found in Decree 108/2014.
B1:L, B2:S, B3:R, B4:W. Linguistic functions, strategies, sociocultural aspects, high frequency vocabulary, syntactic structures, transversal contents.
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What is one of the main benefits of drama projects (i.e. practicing memorized lines) in the FLC?
Allow pupils to focus on and practice paralinguistic features of speech and accompanying nonverbal communication without worrying about the words themselves.
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Name and define three types of literature of particular interest in the FLC.
NURSERY RHYMES: traditional songs/rhymes for kids. RIDDLES: questions that play with language. TALES: short, fun stories (traditional/modern)
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Name and briefly define the three periods of children's literature that we have discussed. (15)
15th-17th century: Prior to children's literature. 18th-19th century: beginnings of children's literature. 20th century to present: children's literature's boom
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How did behaviourism change FL teaching?
Behaviourism (Sapir/Bloomfield), which says lang. is a behaviour and can be learned through repetition & reinforcement shifted us to the AL/AV methods.
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According to Nunan, what are the two main aspects that set the Learner Centred Approach apart from other approaches? (25)
Activities based on information & materials provided/elaborated by students & their opinions about contents/methodology/evaluation are taken into account
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Name the main benefits of having a textbook and the main benefits of NOT having a textbook.
Textbook: Lots of pre-preapared materials; ease of use. No textbook: flexibility and adaptability.
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Name 2 pedagogical benefits of using songs in the classroom.
Promotion of oral fluency/active listening/concentration/memory; repetition=fun internalization of content & alignment with the developmental stage of students
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Assessment must be ____, ____, and ____. What does this mean?
CONTINUOUS: we are always assessing. FORMATIVE: influence our teaching process. SUMMATIVE: take into account all activities. (Students should self assess.)
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What did the Direct/Natural Method attempt to do in comparison to the Grammar-Translation Method?
The D/N Method attempts to teach FL in the same way the L1 is learned, focusing purely on acquisition, as opposed to the G-T Method, which teaches artificially
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According to Moon, why should we collaborate with our students in the design and creation of materials?
It's a win-win! It's easier for us; we don't have to do it all. Our pupils benefit by being more motivated by being having control over the learning process.
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What are the pros and cons of cooperative games? Competitive games?
COOP: develop social skills/working in groups. May not be as motivating as comp. games. COMP: highly motivating, sometimes students get too competitive.
