TKT Teachers' and Learners' Language 2

Question 1

What is 'teacher talk' or 'teacher language' in the context of ELT?

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The modified, simplified language and interaction patterns a teacher uses when addressing language learners to facilitate comprehension

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The language a teacher uses exclusively when speaking to parents

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The academic language found in teacher training textbooks

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The language teachers use when marking learner assignments

Question 2

What is 'eliciting' in the context of classroom interaction?

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Drawing out language, ideas, or answers from learners through targeted questions rather than presenting information directly

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The teacher telling learners what to write in their exercise books

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Correcting learner errors by repeating the correct form

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Providing written feedback on learner compositions

Question 3

What is 'echo correction' in language teaching?

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A teacher correction technique where the teacher repeats a learner's error with a questioning intonation to prompt self-correction

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A peer correction technique where one learner repeats another's error

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A technique where learners listen and repeat correct sentences from an audio recording

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A writing correction method using symbols to indicate types of error

Question 4

What does 'learner output' refer to in language acquisition?

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The language that a learner produces, either spoken or written, during learning activities

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The grade or score a learner receives at the end of a test

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The homework tasks assigned by the teacher for completion outside class

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The number of words a learner reads per minute in a reading test

Question 5

What is 'metalanguage' and when do teachers use it?

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The language used to talk about language, such as grammatical terms like 'noun', 'tense', or 'clause'

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A language used only in academic linguistics research

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A simplified version of English used in teacher training materials

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The language used in teaching evaluations and lesson observations

Question 6

What is meant by 'learner talk' and why is maximising it important?

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The spoken language produced by learners during classroom activities, which should be maximised to give learners practice and reduce teacher-dominated lessons

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The noise learners make when disrupting a lesson

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The language learners use to communicate with each other in their first language

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The feedback learners provide in lesson evaluation questionnaires