What type of writing system is the English language?
Phonological system --> irregular system
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Name one characteristic of written language
static and permanent / more correction / no interaction / formal / spelling
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Which element of communication is missing, according to Jakobson? Sender, message, code, receiver, feedback, noise
Channel
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Which type of communication uses special objects or tangible symbols. I.e.: blind languages, secret codes and proxemics?
Tactile communication
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What is the synthetic approach to teach reading?
children learn 44 basic sounds that can be produced by the 26 letters of the English alphabet. Once they learn the letters, then they can learn words.
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Name one activity of student to student interaction
dialogues to conversations, drama or information-gathering...
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Who developed Total Physical Response? When?
James Asher in the 1960s
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Mention some techniques for teaching non-verbal communication
Discuss the meaning of gestures and expressions. • Mime adjectives of physical features and feelings.... • Watch a video without sound; act out a dialogue...
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How did Skinner consider / define language?
A process of imitation and reinforcement (it's a form of behaviour)
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What does LAD stand for? (Chomsky's theory)
Language Acquisition Device
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What does the term "interference" mean in the behaviorist view of second language acquisition?
Similarities between two languages cause a “positive transfer”, while differences cause a “negative transfer”, generally known as “interference”.
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Can you name the 5 hypothesis of the Monitor Model?
Acquisition/learning hypothesis / The monitor hypothesis / The input hypothesis / The natural order hypothesis / The affective filter hypothesis
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Name one similarity and one difference between first language acquisition and second language learning
