Questões de Concurso

En una escuela secundaria, los maestros notaron una caída significativa en la participación de los estudiantes durante las clases de español. Muchos muestran desinterés, hablan entre ellos y parecen no involucrarse con las actividades propuestas. ¿Cuál es tu actitud como profesor de esta clase? 

Stephen Krashen proposed five central hypotheses that form the basis of his second-language acquisition theory. Although debated, these hypotheses have profoundly influenced teaching practices. Analyze the statements below in light of Krashen's theory:
I.The Monitor Hypothesis suggests that conscious learning functions only as an editor or corrector of linguistic output, and its use depends on having sufficient time, focusing on form, and knowing the rule.
II.The Input Hypothesis states that acquisition occurs when the learner is exposed to comprehensible input that is slightly beyond their current level of competence, represented by the formula i+1.
III.The Acquisition?Learning Distinction Hypothesis asserts that the conscious learning of grammatical rules can directly become subconscious acquisition through repetitive practice (drills).

Select the alternative that presents only the correct statement(s):

O ensino de vocabulário evoluiu de listas isoladas para abordagens baseadas em contexto e corpora. O conceito de 'Collocation' (colocação) é central para a fluência e naturalidade. Assim, registre V, para as afirmativas verdadeiras, e F, para as falsas:
(__)'Strong tea' e 'powerful computer' são exemplos de colocações léxicas fixas ou semi-fixas, onde a troca dos adjetivos ('powerful tea') soaria não natural para um falante nativo.
(__)O ensino de colocações deve ser evitado nos níveis iniciais, devendo o professor focar exclusivamente em palavras isoladas e suas traduções diretas para não sobrecarregar cognitivamente o aluno.
(__)O Princípio do Idioma (The Idiom Principle), proposto por Sinclair, sugere que os falantes operam com um grande número de frases pré-construídas ou semi-pré-construídas, o que justifica o ensino de 'chunks' lexicais.
(__)As colocações gramaticais diferem das lexicais pois envolvem, invariavelmente, uma preposição combinada com um substantivo, adjetivo ou verbo (ex: 'depend on', 'afraid of').

Após análise, assinale a alternativa que apresenta a sequência correta dos itens acima, de cima para baixo:

Read the excerpt below:
“Teacher of language has received the knowledge of linguistic theory to teach language. Linguistics has been used as one of the disciplines which contribute to the theory of language teaching.
The knowledge of linguistic theory has been used as a device to help the language teacher.” Source: Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 15 (8): Author: Ali Akbar Khansir – Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching. The discussion emphasizes that Linguistics provides theoretical foundations that support language teachers in understanding linguistic structure, selecting methods, and developing appropriate teaching materials. It also states that the teacher’s role is not to teach theoretical linguistics, but to apply linguistic principles in the classroom. Based on these ideas, analyze the statements below:
I. The global expansion of English increasesthe need for teachers to master linguistic knowledge that supports intercultural communication and effective lesson planning.
II. It is argued that linguists and language teachers perform the same professional role, since both work directly with the scientific description of language.
III. Linguistics, although not offering ready-made teaching methods, provides theoretical principles that help teachers understand how language works and produce suitable learning materials.
IV. Applied Linguistics also includes the study of teaching methods and error-correction strategies related to language learning.
Choose the correct alternative.

As teachers, we need to balance English language activities that focus on accuracy and fluency. This can be done by