Unit1: Introducing Second Language Acquisition

1.    SLA refers to the study of:

• a) First language acquisition

• b) Second language acquisition

• c) Language teaching methodologies

• d) Comparative linguistics

2.  Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting L2 learning?

• a) Motivation
  
  
  
  

• b) Aptitude

• c) Hair color

• d) Age

3.    The Input Hypothesis was proposed by:

• a) Noam Chomsky

• b) Stephen Krashen

• c) Lev Vygotsky

• d) Michael Long

4.  The concept of "i + 1" refers to:

• a) The ideal number of students in a language class

• b) Input that is slightly beyond the learner's current level

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  c) The first stage of language acquisition

• d) The importance of error correction

5.The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) is associated with:

• a) Universal Grammar

• b) Input Hypothesis

• c) Sociocultural Theory

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  d) Interaction Hypothesis

6. 6. Which theory emphasizes innate linguistic principles?
   
   
   
   
   

• 6. a) Input Hypothesis

• 6. b) Sociocultural Theory

• 6. c) Universal Grammar

• 6. d) Interaction Hypothesis

7.  Negotiation of meaning is a key component of:

• a) Universal Grammar

• b) Input Hypothesis

• c) Interaction Hypothesis

• d) Sociocultural Theory

8.  L2 learning involves the acquisition of:

• a) Phonology

• b) Morphology

• c) Syntax

• d) All of the above

9. 9.The study of how context influences meaning is called:
   
   
   
   
   

• 9. a) Semantics

• 9. b) Syntax

• 9. c) Pragmatics

• 9. d) Morphology

10.    SLA research aims to:

• a) Understand the processes of L2 learning

• b) Improve language teaching methodologies

• c) Inform language policy

• d) All of the above