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Nature of Language

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Mrs. Harris' ESL class is given a homework assignment in which the students must observe other people around school and outside of school. The students are to note how other people greet each other and say farewell. Back in class, the teacher gives the students a real life scenario of two friends who have not seen each other in five years. The students must develop a dialogue and present to the class. What area of linguistics does this activity focus on?
pragmatics
Mr. Kirkpatrick is beginning a unit on morphology with his third-grade class. In order for his students to be most successful in using and manipulating morphemes, he should begin his unit with which activity?
a review of basic morphemes like /ing/, /s/, or /ed/
English learners (ELs) in early childhood environments often require direct instruction in literacy development. One pedagogical strategy a teacher can use to improve academic language outcomes in young children is to:
create activities that incorporate language that will be used outside of the classroom.
Which is the best example of an error in syntax?
A native English speaker asks an ELL how he feels and he replies, "I feel happy very."
A middle school teacher teaches a group of intermediate-level English learners about prefixes and suffixes.
How is this activity most likely to promote students' English language development?
This activity will increase vocabulary and syntactic understanding.
Which of the following words changes its meaning and pronunciation depending on whether it is used as a noun or an adjective?
invalid
Follow-up activities are crucial to enhancing elementary students' listening skills. Which one of the following activities would be most appropriate for students who are new to the country and have limited reading/writing skills in English?
Conducting a class discussion about the key points of the story and then having the students perform a dramatic play about these events.
Mrs. Holland breaks her ELL/ESL class into small groups and provides each group a list of words about animals at the zoo. She instructs each group to discuss the words and decide what each word has or does not have in common with the other words. Which of the following is this activity most likely to promote?
Vocabulary about animals
What is the study of existing sounds in a particular language called?
Phonology
Which of the following would be the best activity for students struggling with phonemic awareness?
Have struggling students practice phonemic activities specific to the area in which they are behind.
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