Good Morning

The required Chapters for TM exam:
Two, Three, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, and Nine
In addtion to the first two lectures which were not entirely from the book: Lecture one: First Language Acquisition, and Lecture Two: Second Language Acquisition.

You should focus on the work and theories of the following people:
- Chomsky (Universal Grammar, and all ideas related to it)
- Randolph Quirk: his ideas can be found in Chapters 2 and 5
- Fries (chapter 9)
- Sapir
- Lewis (Lexical Approach)
- A. D. Wilkins (Chapter 6)

You need to focus on all teaching methods, and the last chapter (Language Skills) is important too.
Do not forget to read and understand highlighted passages from the book, and all passages related to the theories of the people mentioned above.

The style of questions is going to be a bit similar to the previous two.

Wish you all the best of luck in the exam
Regards

 
Question 1
Read the following statements then answer the questions below them (1.1 AND 1.2):
- As long as there is close attention, motivation is not important in learning.
- Impairment in cognitive skills could cause slowness in language acquisition.
- Teaching pronunciation is easier than teaching grammar because it can be reduced to a system.
- Meaning could be conveyed without grammar.

1.1- Which one(s) of those statements is/are true?
1.2 - Explain why each of the other statements is wrong (no more thanFour lines each, and answer should be in the form:(x)- This statement is wrong because: …..


QUESTION 2:
Answer only ONE of the following questions:
a-        What is the meaning of being ‘selective’ in teaching?How could it be useful?

b-        What is the importance of making mistakes during the learning process (of a second/foreign language)?

Question 3:
What do you think is the main problem Arab learners of English are most likely to face when learning the Listening and Speaking English language skills? What is the cause of that problem, and what do you think is the solution?