Let me share important MCQs on “Applied Linguistics”.
Applied linguistics is:
(a) The study of language is relation to our cognition and in particular to the way we acquire our first language.
(b) The studies the uses to which linguistic insights can be put, especially in second language teaching.
(c) the transfer of specific phenomena from one language to another, even though they are not regarded as grammatical.
(d) None of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: The studies the uses to which linguistic insights can be put, especially in second language teaching.
What is the meaning of ‘Discourse analysis’?
(a) The investigation of the structure and patterning of human speech.
(b) It contrasts explicitly with analyses of written language or of contrived examples in linguistic works.
(c) a & b
(d) None of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: a & b
What is the meaning of ‘Conversation analysis”?
(a) The investigation of the manner in which languages change their structure over time.
(b) the methods for analysing and organising spoken language in social interactions, including discussions.
(c) the study of text structures and writing styles for writings that use many tenses in their composition.
(d) None of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: The techniques for examining and structuring conversations or any type of social interaction
which involves spoken language.
What is meant by the term ‘Error’?
(a) a typical mistake that second-language learners make
(b) Usually traceable to a structural feature of their native language
(c) a & b
(d) None of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: a & b
What is the meaning of ‘Mistake’ ?
(a) The investigation of the manner in which languages change their structure over time.
(b) An instance of incorrect usage in a foreign language which is apparently random.
(c) The investigation of the structure and style of texts, of picces of language which consist of more than a single sentence.
(d) None of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: An instance of incorrect usage in a foreign language which is apparently random.
What is the meaning of ‘Interference’?
(a) The transfer of certain phenomena from one language to another where they are not considered grammatical.
(b) This may happen on an individual (during second language learning, for example) or collectively in which case it often leads to language change.
(c) a & b
(d) None of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: a & b
What is the meaning of ‘Text linguistics’ ?
(a) The investigation of the manner in which languages change their structure over time.
(b) a seemingly random incidence of improper usage in a foreign language.
(c) The investigation of the structure and style of texts, of pieces of language which consist of more than a single sentence.
(d) None of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: The investigation of the structure and style of texts, of pieces of language which
consist of more than a single sentence.
What is the meaning of ‘Second language teaching’?
(a) This is probably the main area of applied linguistics.
(b) There are many views on how a second language is learned, above all in comparison with the relative perfection of first language acquisition.
(c) In order to enhance results, research in this area typically focuses on creating models that can be used to properly describe the process of teaching foreign languages.
(d) All of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: All of A, B, and C
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