Module 1

Question 1

How should teachers asses a student’s intelligence:

A. By administering a simple IQ test
B. Ask them to give a presentation
C. By considering Multiple intelligence theory
D. Through Travis games and general knowledge exercises

Answer 1

C. By considering MI theory and treating students as individuals.

Question 2

How do children learn a foreign language:

A. Through careful study of grammar rules
B. By translating new vocabulary using a dictionary
C. Through the exploration of abstract concepts
D. In the same way they learn their native language

Answer 2

D. In the same way they learn their native language

Question 3

In an EFL setting, what type of English do students need to focus on first:

A. Classroom English
B. Business English
C. Survival English
D. English for specific purposes

Answer 3

A. Classroom English

Question 4

What does TEFL stand for:

A. Teaching English as a first language
B. Teaching English to foreign learners
C. Teaching English as a foreign language
D. Teach English for life

Answer 4

C. Teaching English as a foreign language

Question 5

What is a TEFL Teachers primary goal:

A. Raise students English to enable effective oral communication
B. Raise reading and writing to the level of a native English speaker
C. Get all student to learn the same language points
D. Keep students entertained through games, songs and activities

Answer 5

A. Raise students English to enable effective oral communication

Question 6

What is the current preferred teaching methodology:

A. The communicative approach
B. The audio-lingual method
C. Grammar translation
D. An eclectic method that draws on other methodologies

Answer 6

D. An eclectic method that draws on other methodologies

Question 7

Where do TEFL teachers work:

A. In their own country
B. In a country where English is not the first language
C. In a country where English is the primary language
D. Only in N.E. Asia

Answer 7

B. In a country where English is not the first language

Question 8

Which of the following applies to TEFL as opposed to TESL:

A. Students want to learn English
B. Course books are irrelevant
C. They lack the same exposure to English
D. Teachers must speak two languages

Answer 8

C. They lack the same exposure to English

Question 9

Which of the following is not a principle of adult learning:

A. Adult learners experience
B. It is problem centered
C. Relevance and impact on learners lives
D. Sustained practice

Answer 9

D. Sustained practice

Question 10

Andragogy is derived from which two Greek words that have the correct meaning:

A. Child and “to teach”
B. Man and “to lead”
C. Child and “to learn”
D. Man and “to teach”

Answer 10

B. Man and “to lead”