TEFL ONLINE TRAINING UNIT 5
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2.sThesaffectivesfiltersisslowered,
3.sThesmonitorsissnotsmadestoosstrongsbysansoveremphasissonsaccuracy,sand,
4.sThesnaturalsordersofsacquisitionsissrespected.
Thesi+1sSchemas-
sInsthesi+1schema,s"i"smeanssinterlanguage, sthespointsonsthescontinuumsbetweensL1sands
L2sthatsthesstudentscurrentlysoccupies.s+1smeanssthatsthesinputsshouldsbesjustsaslittlesmor
escomplexsorsdifficultsthanstheslearnerscanseasilyscomprehend.
Affectivesfilters-
sWhensasstudentsinsnervoussorsapprehensivesinstheslanguagesclass,sasfiltersgoessupsthatsp
reventssthesinputsfromsgettingsthrough.sThesteacherscanslowersthesaffectivesfiltersbysmakin
gsthesclassroomsascomfortablesenvironmentsforsthesstudentstostakesriskssinsusingstheslang
uage.
Monitors-
sThesmonitorsissthespartsofsthesbrainsthatschecksslanguagesoutputsforsaccuracy.sAnsoverlys
strongsmonitorsinterferesswithsfluencysbecausestheslearnersisstoosworriedsaboutsgettingsth
esgrammar,spronunciationsetc.scorrectstosfocussonsmeaning.sConstantscorrectionsorsfocuss
onsaccuracysbysthesteachersstrengthenssthesmonitor,sinhibitingsfluency.
NaturalsOrdersofsAcquisitions-
sResearchsshowssthatsmanyselementssofsgrammarsaresacquiredsinsascertainsordersregardl
esssofswhenstheysarestaught.sForsexample,sthespluralsandspossessives"s"sendingssaresusu
allysacquiredsbeforesthes3rdspersonssingulars"s".sTeachersscansprobablysspeedsupsthespro
cesssofsacquisitionsbutsnotschangesthesorder.
FoursStagessofsAcquisitions-s1.sPre-Production.
2.sEarlysProduction.
3.sSpeechsEmergence.
4.sIntermediatesFluency.
, Pre-Productions-
sStages1sofsLanguagesAcquisition.sStudentsshavesminimalscomprehensionsandscannotspr
oduceslanguagesyet.sAsscomprehensionsimproves,sstudentsscan:spoint,sdraw,srespondswit
hsaction,schoosesandsactsoutstosshowstheysunderstand.sTospromotesgrowthsTeachersssho
uld:susesvisualsaidssandsrealia,smodifysspeech,susesactivitiesswithsphysicalsresponses,san
dsfocussonsbuildingsvocabulary.
EarlysProductions-
sStages2sofsLanguagesAcquisition.Studentsscansunderstandsmoresandsproducesonesorstw
oswordsanswers.sStudentsscan:sname,slabel,sgroup,slist,scategorize,scount,ssort,sanswers"y
es"sors"no",sandsanswerswithsaswordsorstwo.sTospromotesgrowthsteacherssshould:sasksyes/
nosquestions,sasksforsone-wordsanswers,susesfill-in-thes-
blanksexercises,sexpandsonsstudentsanswers,sexpectsmistakessthatsshowsdevelopingsacq
uisition.
SpeechsEmergences-
sStages3sofsLanguagesAcquisition.Studentsscansproducesphrasessandssentences.sStuden
tsscan:sRetell,sDefine,sExplain,sCompare,sSummarize,sDescribe,sRole-
play,sRestate,sandsContrast.sTospromotesgrowthsteacherssshould:sprovidesinputsthroughsr
eading,susesgamessandsproblem-
solvingsactivities,sintroduceswritingsexercises,suseslanguagesfamiliarstosstudents,sexpectss
omesbasicserrorssinsspeechsandswriting.
IntermediatesFluencys-
sStages4sofsLanguagesAcquisition.sStudentsscanscreateslongerspassagessofslanguage,sbot
hswrittensandsverbal.sStudentsscan:sAnalyze,sCreate,sDefend,sDebate,sPredict,sEvaluate,s
Justify,sSupport,sExamine,sandsHypothesize.sTospromotesgrowthsteacherssshould:susesac
tivitiessthatsrequiringshigherslevelsthinkingsskills,shelpsstudentssdevelopsacademicsandscon
tentsrelatedslanguagesskills,sexpectssomeserrors,sespeciallysinswrittenswork,salthoughscom
municationswillsbesfairlysclear.
9sPrinciplessofsTEFLs-
s1.sPersonalization,s2.sPacesyoursactivities,s3.sVariety,s4.sInterestingstopics,s5.sCollaborati
on,s6.sIndividualization,s7.sOpen-
endedness,s8.sSettingsupsroutines,s9.sEnlargingsthesCircle.
Principles1:sPersonalizations-
sThissprinciplesofsTEFLsmeanssprovidingsassmanysopportunitiessinswhichsstudentsscansex
pressstheirsopinions,sfeelings,sattitudes,shopes,sfears,sdreams,slikessandsdislikes,setc..ass
possibleswithinsyourslessons.sNevershesitatestosgetspersonalswithsyoursstudents.sItsissimpo
rtantsthatstheysfeelsrelatedstosyousassindividuals,snotsjustsnumberssonsansattendancesroste
r.sPersonalizationsmakesstheslearningsprocesssofsassimilatingsnewsinformation,sespecially
slanguage,smuchsmoreseffectivesandsaidssinsmemorysthroughsthesusesofsone'ssownsopinio
nssorsinterests.sExamples:sHopessandsDreamsspresentations,screatesposterssofspersonalsi
nterest,sorsbrainstormsandswritesaboutsaspersonstheysmostsadmire.sPersonalizingsquestio
nssissalsosansessentialselementsofssustainingsinterestsamongsyoursstudentssbysaskingsthe