Sunday, December 1, 2013

89. Model QP: EDU- 04.2


[Kerala University English Teacher Educator’s Forum - KUETEF]

This Model Question Paper was prepared during the Workshop for Reification of the BEd Curriculum held at Mar Theophilus Training College, Nalanchira, Thiruvananthapuram  during April 2013.

Specimen  Question Paper - Restructured Curriculum 2013

EDU 04.2 Theoretical Base of English Education- I
Time:2 hours                                                       Marks:50                                                         
                
PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

I.  Answer all questions choosing the correct answer from the
    alternatives.

1.   Men can refer to past and future in speech and this property of human language is known as ……..
      (a) Arbitrariness                           (b) Productivity              
(c) Displacement                          (d) Variety
2.   The descriptions of the systems and patterns of speech sounds in a language is called…….
      (a) Morphology                   (b) Phonology       (c) Syntax    (d) Semantics
3.   The status of English in India is that of …..
      (a) Associate Official Language     (b) Official Language
      (c) National Language                  (d) Indo-Global Language
4.   Who referred to English as a major window on the world?
      (a) Winston Churchill                            (b) Lord Macaulay         
(c) Gandhiji                                            (d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
5.   How will you expand LAD in Chomskian version?  
      (a) Language Aptitude Demarcation
      (b) Language Acquisition Device
      (c) Learner Applied discourse  
      (d) Learner Ability Description
6.   Which of the following does not come strictly under modern transactional mode?
(a)  Face to face                              (b) Distance mode         
(c) Blended learning                     (d) Virtual learning
7.   Social Constructivism was proposed by…….
      (a) Peztalozzi             (b) Kohler             (c) Levotsky           (d) Vygotsky
8.   A set of correlative assumptions dealing with the nature of language teaching and learning is known as……..
      (a) Approach   (b) Method  (c) Technique        (d) Strategy
9.   In Neurolinguistic programming, noticing what another person is communicating consciously and non-verbally refers to …….
      (a) Outcomes   (b) Rapport  (c) Sensory acuity (d) Flexibility

10. The use of rods and colour-coded pronunciation charts are advocated in
      (a) Total Physical response                    (b) Silent way      
(c) Suggestopedia                                  (d) Community language learning                       
(1   X 10 = 10)

         PART B: VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

                II    Attempt all questions in two or three sentences each. 
                         
11.Write two maxims of teaching relevant to  the English language classroom.
12.   Define language  and mention  any two characteristics.
13.    Explain Linguistic Intelligence.
14.   Mention any two major tenets of Audio-lingual Method.
15.  Mention any two differences in learning English as Second Language (L2) and as Foreign Language (FL)?
                                                                                  (2 x 5 =10)

           PART C :  SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

         III  Answer any four questions not exceeding  a page and a half.   

16.    How do the variables related to  rural and urban background of students affect the teaching of English?
17. Suggest ways of developing Multiple Intelligence in the English classroom.
18.        What are  Krashen’s views on  language learning ?
19.    Discuss the key assumptions of Task Based language teaching.
20.      Differentiate between Intensive Reading and Extensive Reading.
21. Suggest how a Virtual Learning Environment can be effectively employed for teaching English.
                                                                                                     (5 x 4 = 20)

  
PART D: ESSAY QUESTION
IV. Answer any one question not exceeding three pages.                           
22.  Discuss the principal characteristics of Grammar Translation Method. What are the merits and demerits you have identified in this method of learning a language?

23.Examine the implications of Cognitivism in language teaching methodology.

                                                                                    (10 x 1 = 10)

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