Deck 5: Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition

Question 1

Electrophysiological measures:

A)Show complex differences in recognition
B)Show complex differences in reading and comprehension
C)Show complex differences in recall
D)Show complex differences in spatial skills
E)Show complex differences in spatial skills

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In which of the following models are there separate lexicons for each language that are connected at the semantic level?

A)Separate-store
B)Two-store
C)Common-store
D)Universal-store
E)Collective-store

Answer 2

A

Question 3

There is evidence that the time course of second language acquisition follows a U-shaped curve: it is initially good, but then there is a decline before the learner becomes more skilled. The decline is associated with the substitution of more complex internal representations for less complex ones. That is, the learner´s knowledge becomes:

A)Unstructured
B)Overwhelmed
C)Unstipulated
D)Restructured
E)Over-stimulated

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following methods of teaching a second language emphasizes speaking and listening before reading and writing?

A)Audiolingual
B)Unstructured
C)Submersion
D)Immersion
E)Traditional

Question 5

Learning emphasizes ____________ knowledge of grammatical rules, whereas acquisition emphasizes their ____________ use.

A)Explicit; unconscious
B)Explicit; conscious
C)Unconscious; implicit
D)Complex; simple
E)Simple; complex

Question 6

The ability to recognize the grammatical functions of words and other syntactic structures is known as:

A)Rote-learning
B)Phonetic coding ability
C)Grammatical sensitivity
D)Inductive learning ability
E)Conductive learning ability

Question 7

If speakers are fluent in two languages, they are said to be:

A)Linguists
B)Trilingual
C)Pragmatic
D)Bilingual
E)Taxonomic

Question 8

We translate from the second language into the first by direct links between items in the lexicon. This is called:

A)Forward translation
B)Backward translation
C)Center translation
D)Dual-route translation
E)Encircled translation

Question 9

Which of the following hypotheses says that attitude and emotional factors are important in second language acquisition, and that they account for a lot of the apparent difference in the facility with which adults and children can learn a second language?

A)Inactive filtration
B)Categorical
C)Comprehension
D)Monitor
E)Active filter

Question 10

There is some evidence that bilinguals with right-hemisphere damage show more aphasia than monolinguals. This type of aphasia is called:

A)Crossed
B)Multi
C)Foreign
D)Verbal
E)Lexis

Question 11

The __________ hemisphere is involved in L2 acquisition.

A)Right
B)Left
C)Center
D)Front
E)Central

Question 12

Who reviewed what facilitates learning foreign language vocabulary, and concluded that simple rote repetition is best for learning to produce the new words, but that using keywords is best for comprehension?

A)Ellis and Beaton
B)Krashen
C)Earles
D)Kersten
E)Chomsky

Question 13

In which of the following methods of teaching a second language is the learner surrounded exclusively by speakers of the second language, usually in the foreign country?

A)Traditional
B)Lingual
C)Direct
D)Immersion
E)Submersion

Question 14

Words in different languages that have the same meaning but different physical forms (e.g., "nephew" and "sobrino" in English and Spanish) are called:

A)Noncognate translation equivalents
B)Cognate translations
C)Cognate translation equivalents
D)Unbounded translations
E)Blind translations

Question 15

Who proposed five hypotheses concerning language acquisition that together form the monitor model of second language learning?

A)Piaget
B)Kroll and Stewart
C)Krashen
D)Skinner
E)Altarriba

Question 16

When we translate words from our first language into our second language, this is called:

A)Forward translation
B)Center translation
C)Backward translation
D)Bounded translation
E)Restricted translation

Question 17

Which of the following methods of teaching a second language carries out all teaching in the second language, with emphasis on conversational skills?

A)Monitor
B)Immersion
C)Submersion
D)Audiolingual
E)Direct

Question 18

When words combine, such as an English suffix added to a German root, or English words put into a French syntactic structure, or responding to questions in one language with answers in another, this is called:

A)Code switching
B)Language mixing
C)Language switching
D)Code mixing
E)Mix switching

Question 19

In which of the following models is there is just one lexicon and one semantic memory system, with words from both languages stored in it and connected directly together?

A)Separate-store
B)Common-store
C)One-store
D)Universal-store
E)Two-store

Question 20

The order of acquisition of syntactic rules, and the types of errors of generalization made, are the same in both languages according to the:

A)Natural order in acquisition hypothesis
B)Acquisition and learning distinction hypothesis
C)Monitor hypothesis
D)Contrastive hypothesis
E)Mediation hypothesis