ENG504 Final Term Solved Papers Spring 2025

ENG504

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Maha Malik Spring2025

1. Language Awareness aims to evoke analytical insight into the learner and bridge the space between L1 and L2.
2. Learning styles and strategies are often interrelated.
3. Research indicates that highly motivated successful learners (ALL OF THE GIVEN)
4. Self-knowledge is as important for teachers as it is for students .
5. Specifically in the Japanese culture, the words and statements of authority (hence of teachers) are not doubted or criticized
6. Three main types of second language private speeches were identified by Ohta in 2001
7. The domain which fosters tolerance and acceptance of ethnic diversity in SL classroom is called Social domain
8. In order to enable the most learners possible to learn as much as they can, we need to give them every advantage.
9. Receptive skills in a language are: Both reading and listening

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Students can be successful in speaking SL only if the cultural issues are an inherent part of the curriculum

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Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP)

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The use of the first language in the domain leads to develop cross cultural and cross linguistic links. (social)

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In early development stages, the learners have to resort to resource to organize and process new information. (first) language

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Language awareness emphasizes on person's sensitivity and nature and role in human life. (conscious)

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Researchers argue that it is easy for the children as compared to adult learners to learn a second language. This factor is related to (age)

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The domain which creates awareness of the way language can be used to imply meaning is termed as domain. (power)

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The private speech in classic Piagetian theory is seen as an evidence of children's (egocentrism)

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Specifically in culture, the words and statements of authority (hence of teachers) are not doubted or criticized. (Japanese)

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After studying the second language culture, the language students act as (anthropologists)

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According to Krashen (1985), second language acuisition reuires----input and motivation. (comprehensible)

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It is important to introduce the (objectively)

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CALP is referred to as__ English, the proficiency to read, write and learn at an appropriate grade level .(Academic)

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The accuracy of recast reproduction depends on: (Learners' language level; Length of the recast; Number of corrections; ( All of the options)

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FonF~Focus on Form

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UG~ Universal Grammar

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IL~ Inter-language

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TL~ Target Language

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CDS~ Child Directed Speech

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CA~Contrastive Analysis

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SL~ Second Language

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SLL~ Second Language Learning

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SLA~Second Language Acquisition

Q1. What is Language Awareness?

Language awareness refers to the explicit knowledge and sensitivity to language forms, functions, and uses. It supports understanding how language works and helps learners monitor and develop their language proficiency.

Q2. What is meant by Second Language?

A second language is any language learned after the first language (mother tongue), used for communication in daily life or education.

3. Define Fossilization.

Fossilization is a phenomenon where incorrect language forms become a fixed part of a learner’s second language use, despite exposure to correct forms or further instruction .

4. Define Scaffolding (Activity Theory).

Scaffolding is the temporary support given by a teacher or more capable peer to assist a learner within their Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), enabling the learner to perform a task until they can do it independently .

5. Define Input and Output.

Input: Language data learners are exposed to (e.g., reading, listening). Output: Language produced by learners (e.g., speaking, writing).

6. Define Diglossia.

Diglossia is a sociolinguistic situation where two language varieties coexist in a society: one high (formal) and one low (informal), used in different contexts .

7. Define Private Speech.