Why should teachers understand language correspondences and variations?

Because not all grammar mistakes are just "wrong," but influenced by L1.

The system of writing rules including spelling and punctuation.

How do idiolects influence communication?

They reflect each person’s unique way of speaking based on experience.

Why do students overgeneralize rules?

Students generalize rules because of intralingual origin (L2).

What is the role of phonology in language?

It focuses on how speech sounds are produced and organized.

Which sentence shows a challenge with English orthography?

The word knight has a silent 'k' and is not pronounced as written

What is interlanguage?

It is applying knowledge from the source language to the target language.

Why does language variation matter in communication?

Affects clarity and mutual understanding across different regions and group

Why does linguistics refute Second Language Acquisition (SLA) ?

Because source language problems are present among students.

How does contrastive analysis improve language learning?

It predicts errors caused by differences between native and target language

Why is contrastive analysis important in SLA?

It helps teachers predict common mistakes.

Which of the following is an example of morphology?

Forming the word happiness from happy + -ness

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Why should teachers understand language correspondences and variations?
So they can teach only the rules of the target language without comparison.
To make sure students stop using their first language completely.
Because not all grammar mistakes are just "wrong," but influenced by L1.
Because all students make the same mistakes, regardless of L1.
2
What is orthography?
The way people pronounce vowels in different regions.
A type of spoken dialect used in formal speech.
The system of writing rules including spelling and punctuation.
A form of language used only by social groups.
3
How do idiolects influence communication?
They reflect each person’s unique way of speaking based on experience.
They are shared by everyone in a region
They are the official grammar rules of a language.
They are only used in formal writing.
4
Why do students overgeneralize rules?
Due to a lack of exposure to the target language.
Because students have problems with syntax.
Because students are only applying rules from their L1.
Students generalize rules because of intralingual origin (L2).
5
What is the role of phonology in language?
It explains sentence structure and word order.
It focuses on how speech sounds are produced and organized.
It describes vocabulary and meaning.
It shows how to write words correctly.
6
Which sentence shows a challenge with English orthography?
The sentence She eats pizza uses correct syntax.
The word knight has a silent 'k' and is not pronounced as written
Thank you is a polite phrase in pragmatics.
The word dog is a noun in the lexicon.
7
What is interlanguage?
It is the systematic study of the grammatical rules .
The stage where no further development occurs.
It is applying knowledge from the source language to the target language.
It is the acquisition of a target language through exposure.
8
Why does language variation matter in communication?
It stops people from learning new words.
It only applies to written language.
Affects clarity and mutual understanding across different regions and group
It makes all languages sound the same.
9
Why does linguistics refute Second Language Acquisition (SLA) ?
Because SLA is based on psychological theories.
Linguistics has not refuted SLA
Because source language problems are present among students.
Because SLA focuses the social aspects of language learning.
10
How does contrastive analysis improve language learning?
It focuses solely on vocabulary acquisition, not grammar.
It encourage learner to rely only on translation from their native language
It eliminates the need for learners to study grammar rules.
It predicts errors caused by differences between native and target language
11
Why is contrastive analysis important in SLA?
Because it helps students learn faster by memorizing rules without practice
Because it teaches students how to speak multiple dialects.
It helps teachers predict common mistakes.
So teachers can ignore individual learning differences.
12
Which of the following is an example of morphology?
Deciding the word order in a sentence.
Correctly pronouncing the ‘th’ sound.
Forming the word happiness from happy + -ness
Choosing polite language in a conversation.

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