ENG506 Final Term Past Papers

32 MCQs; 8 Questions of 3 Marks & 4 Questions of 5 Marks

Time Duration: 120 minutes

1. Who coined the term English Language Complex (Mc Arthur)

2. AAVE (African American Vernacular English)

Q3. Africa is in the Circle.

1. Inner
2. Outer

Expending

Q4. Until in English grammar has two functions preposition and,

1. Conjunction
2. Adjective
3. Verb
4. Noun

Q5. Language policy is formulated by authorities and imposed on

1. Speech communities
2. Government

Q6. Loss of power by English due to

1. National role
2. International role
3. Regional role

Q7. American English stable and influential because of association with development.

1. Social
2. Economic
3. Sociopolitical
4. Cultural
5. The Swedish group (Abba) recorded all its songs in English.

9. The total number of languages in the world (7097) · 10. Urbanization developing countries of Pakistan (39.7%) · 11. The population of Pakistan in 2017 (4.27%)

12. In proximity agreement verb agrees with (noun) rather than with the sentences more distant subject.
13. African American English is (similar) to American English.

Q. code switching intentIONAl and unintenTIONAtl:

Intentional – sometimes speaker undertake code mixing with definite purpose in mind Unintentional – sometimes speaker do code mixing without realizing Representation of cultural elements of a situation Participant relationships (talking with same level person) Situational factors Language attitudes Message intrinsic factors (interjections and quotations)

Q. Write few lines on CPEC (3)

A collection of infrastructure projects that are currently under construction. Modernize Pakistani infrastructure strengthens economy by the construction of modern transportation networks numerous energy projects, and special economic zones.

Q. How can you deal with the disadvantages of not owning English language explain (3)

Proper learning:

Early exposure to English Continued maintenance

Difficulties

Availability of good exposure Difficult to achieve a high degree of competence Availability of good resources Financial implications

Limited success

Native-like competence achieved by only a minority of no-native learners of English. Difficult but achievable (as evidenced repeatedly by English speakers from all around the world.) The disadvantaged scenario can be altered.

Q. Define approach, Method or Technique (3)

Method · APPROACH · TECHNIQUE

Consistent with approaches plans The broadest level. Theoretical Most concrete level. Comprise for linking theory with practice choices about skills, contents and sequencing. view of what language is and of how it can be learnt. the activities used to implement method.

what is the role of world English’s in the outer and expanding circle classrooms(3)

Outer and expanding circle classrooms:

Textbooks focus on inner circle varieties Research studies to raise awareness of students about the differences in local and international standards Local dialects to be part of English language classrooms

Q. explain Linguistic imperialism in not more than three line.(3)

Spread of English is equated with linguistic imperialism The imposition of one language on speakers of other languages Assumes the active promotion of the language by the dominant class as an active expression of power of the powerful over the powerless (Phillipson, 1992)

Q. What is the current status of English language in Japan(3)

A cline of proficiency in English in Japan from people who ‘know a few words’ to a relatively small segment who are fluent in the language The new government policy of ‘cultivating “Japanese with English Abilities” ’ Elements of English have been made an integral part of the Japanese language A large number of borrowings from English English has become nativized in various respects

Characteristics:

Insertion of a vowel to simplify consonant clusters Addition of –u as a final syllabic in all other cases;

Stool sutuuru

Addition of –o and –i as a final

gray zone gureezoon

Q. Three characteristics of Aboriginal Australian English (3)

In phonology many vowel sounds are reduced Stress shift to the initial syllabus Fricatives are replaced by stops at the same place of articulation e.g.

Father = pata

Q. English the language of anticlonial movements comments (3)