A. people acquire language rules in a predictable order

  B. language rules must be taught in a certain order

  C. language rules must be learned in a certain order

  D. people tend to acquire simple rules early and difficult rules late.

13. The input involves the following issues EXCEPT _______ .

  A. people acquire language best by understanding input slightly above their present level of competence

  B. the learner's ability to speak fluently cannot be taught directly

  C. people must study grammar in order to express themselves correctly

  D. with sufficient quantity of comprehensible input, i+l will usually be provided automatically

14. The Silent Way is considered suitable for _______.

  A. more advanced learners

  B. beginners

  C. more advanced classes as well as for students at the beginning stages

  D. learners' interactions with each other

15. Which of the following statements is true in the Grammar-Translation Method?

  A. L1 was maintained as the reference system in the acquisition of L2.

  B. L2 was maintained as the reference system in the acquisition of L1.

  C. Latin was maintained as the reference system in the acquisition of L2.

  D. Latin was maintained as the reference system in the acquisition of L1.

Ⅱ . Filling Blanks:(20%)

   Directions: In this section there are 15 statements with 20 blanks.   You are to fill each blank with ONE appropriate word. One point is given to each blank.

16. In the Direct Method only ________ vocabulary and sentences are taught.

17. The ________ Method advocated the priority of oral skills for the first time in the language teaching field.

18. The idea of conditioning is based on the theory that you can train an animal to do anything if you follow a certain procedure which has three major stages:________,________, and reinforcement.

19. In his review of Skinner's Verbal Behaviour, Chomsky explained his rejection of the behaviourist model of language acquisition on the basis of his model of competence and ________.

20. According to Canal and Swain, ________ competence refers to the interpretation of individual message elements in terms of their interconnectedness and of how meaning is represented in relationship to the entire discourse or text.

21. According to Canal and Swain, ________ refers to an understanding of the social contexts in which communication takes place.