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Ingles III: Inglé-Comprensión Lectora II

English Term Test 2

READING COMPREHENSION: PART 1

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TEXTS FROM THE READING

MATERIAL FOLDER AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO
EACH ASSIGNMENT. WRITE ABOUT 300 WORDS (if you work individually)
500 WORDS (if you work in pairs) IN TOTAL.

1. Read the story written by R. Bradbury and, if you work individually,

choose 2 questions from point 1 (include the bibliography/ source of
consultation, which must be in English), and 2 questions from point 2. If
you work in pairs, choose 3 questions from point 1 and 2 questions from
point 2.
2. Read chapter 16 from “The study of language” by G. Yule and choose 4
questions to answer if you work individually, and 6 questions if you work
in pairs.
3. Read chapter 17 from “The study of language” by Yule and choose 4
questions to answer if you work individually, and 6 questions if you work
in pairs
4. Read chapter 21 from “The study of language” by Yule and choose 4
questions to answer if you work individually, and 6 questions if you work
in pairs.

QUESTIONS

1. About the story by Bradbury

Find the questions on page 11 of the extra material.
2. About Chapter 16 by Yule
1) What is the “language faculty”? What´s the evidence for its existence?
2) What is the importance of “cultural transmission” and how does it
relate to the “language-faculty”?
3) What does the “acquisition schedule” imply?
4) What does this “acquisition schedule” require for the child to develop a
certain language?
5) What is the controversy over “innateness”?
6) Summarise the different stages in the acquisition process (pre-
language, the one-word stage, the two-word stage, telegraphic speech).
Write one sentence per stage described in this chapter.
7) Explain the process of overgeneralization. Give examples.
 8) Explain the process of overextension. Give examples.
9) Explain briefly the different stages in which children develop syntax.

3. About Chapter 17 by Yule

1) What is the enigma referred to concerning 2 nd language acquisition/
learning?
2) What is the difference between “acquisition” and “learning”?
3) What is the author Joseph Conrad used as an example of?
4) Why does it seem difficult for adults to reach native-like proficiency in
using a second language?
5) What does the affective filter consist of?
6) Summarise each of the 3 methods to foster L2 learning mentioned in
the text using only one sentence for each of them.
7) Explain how “errors” are considered in most communicative
approaches?
8) Explain what interlanguage consists of.
9) Explain the relationship between motivation and success in L2
learning.
10) Explain the difference between “input” and “output”.
11) What is communicative competence? What are its components?
Explain them briefly.

4. About Chapter 21 by Yule

1) How is sociolinguistics defined in the text?
2) What are social dialects? Explain the concept of “prestige” in terms
of social dialects.
3) What is the connection between social dialects and social class and
education?
4) What factors other than social class can determine language
varieties? Explain them briefly (one sentence each).
5) What is the relationship between language and culture?
6) What are some of the “language universals” that languages have in
common?