ENG519 Midterm Past Papers by Zainee Academy

I advise all students to focus primarily on the handouts; especially for the subjective portion.

5 MCQ FROM HANDOUTS AND 8 FROM FILES

Objective From Handouts:

Q1. The choice of a particular approach to ----- will depend on subject-matter knowledge, the learners' proficiency levels.

1. Content selection.
2. Syllabus design

Correct answer: Content selection.

Q2. ----- involves having the opportunity to learn from listening and speaking.

1. Meaning-focused input.
2. Language-focused
3. Meaning-focused output
4. Fluency development

Correct answer: Meaning-focused input.

Q3. The focus of ---- development is on determining what knowledge, skills ….

1. Language
2. Curriculum
3. Syllabus
4. Content
5. According to Porcher 1977 need is not a thing.
6. In some language programs, informal needs analysis is a part of a teacher’s ongoing responsibilities.

MCQ’s from Files:

6. In 1920s to 1950s, there was a pursuit going on to find out approach to teach grammar. (systematic)
7. One of the limitations of the ---- era (1960s) was ‘to what extent the teaching methods addressed learners’ needs. (method)
8. When doing situation analysis, project factors should be adequately taken into account in order to analyze the of a course. (Situation)
9. It is essential to collect information about learners’ background, expectations, beliefs and preferred styles while doing situation analysis. (learning)

Q10. Which of the following principle does not imply that all of the attention of the teacher and learners is directed towards features of the language?

(language system)

11. Which of the following is one of the most difficult decisions in writing materials for language classroom? (Deciding the types of exercise)
12. One of the important elements of organizational factor is good internal communication and professional treatment of teachers.
13. The principle Time on task is based on the research finding that one of the best indicators of what will be learned is how long a learner spends on appropriate learning activities.
14. Which of the following models describes the information needs to develop a profile of the learner’s communicative needs? (Munby) SUBJECTIVE PART (Handouts only)

1. Throughout the 1970s, the ESP in language teaching drew on two approaches. Name them

Answer: Throughout the 1970s, the ESP approach in language teaching drew on register analysis and discourse analysis to determine the linguistic characteristics of different disciplines such as medicine, engineering, or science. Register analysis studies the language of such fields as journalism, medicine, or law for distinctive patterns of occurrence of vocabulary, verb forms, noun phrases, and tense usage.

2. Two major effects of language-focused learning.

Answer: Reviews of research on language-focused learning (Ellis, 1990; Spada, 1997) show that some language-focused learning in a language course has the following effects:

• It can speed up learning.
• It can help learners overcome barriers to their language development.
• It can have a positive effect on meaning-focused learning.

In general, courses containing appropriate amounts and types of language focused learning achieve better results than courses which do not include such learning.

Q3. Which Methods/ tools are recommended to achieve reliable need analysis?

Answer: Needs analysis is a kind of assessment and thus can be evaluated by considering its reliability, validity and practicality. Reliable needs analysis involves using well-thought-out, standardized tools that are applied systematically.