Questões de Concurso sobre Língua Inglesa e Educação

Read three statements about English as a língua franca (ELF). Write T, for true statements, and F, for false ones:

(__)ELF does not adhere to any specific native English dialect or accent but encompasses a wide range of English varieties, making it a flexible and adaptable form of communication.

(__)ELF is a phenomenon where English is used as a common means of communication between speakers of different native languages, often in international or multicultural settings.

(__)ELF is predominantly restricted to academic and formal contexts, such as international conferences, and is rarely used in informal, everyday interactions between non-native English speakers.

Select the alternative with the correct sequence:

Discourse genres refer to specific types or forms of communication that follow particular conventions, structures, and styles, and are used within specific contexts or communities to convey information, ideas, or meaning effectively. These genres can include various forms such as essays, reports, letters, conversations, speeches, and more, each tailored to suit the purpose and audience of the communication. Said that, consider the following statements about discourse genres in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages):

I.Discourse genres primarily focus on the structural aspects of language, such as grammar and vocabulary.

II.Discourse genres are a valuable pedagogical tool in TESOL as they provide students with the practical ability to use language in context, enabling effective communication and language acquisition.

III.In TESOL, discourse genres often revolve around written communication and are less relevant in spoken language instruction.

It is correct what is state in:

Method and Approach are often confused with each other because of the similarity in their meanings. Both are instructional designs with principles and practices that guide the process of teaching and learning.

The following sentences present some differences between them. Write ( M ) for Method(s) and ( A ) for Approach(es).

( ) They prescribe what materials and activities should be used, how they should be used and what the role of the teacher should be.

( ) It is a set of correlative assumptions dealing with the nature of language teaching and learning.

( ) It describes the nature of the subject matter to be taught.

( ) It’s a pre-packaged set of specifications of how the teacher should teach and how the learner should learn derived from a particular theory of language and a theory of language learning.

Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.

Mark the alternative that does not contain an example of a multimodal language lesson.

Em relação à Base Nacional Comum Curricular e seus dispostos para o ensino de Língua Inglesa, assinalar a alternativa que preenche a lacuna abaixo CORRETAMENTE:

Em que pese as diferenças entre uma terminologia e outra, suas ênfases, pontos de contato e eventuais sobreposições, o tratamento dado ao componente na BNCC prioriza o foco da função social e política do inglês e, nesse sentido, passa a tratá-la em seu status de __________________.

A variety of methods and approaches to foreign language teaching has been developed over the last decades. All of them aim to promote foreign language learning based on principles that support their choices concerning the syllabus, activities, learner/teacher roles etc. One of these approaches is Task Based Language Learning that asserts that:

According to Antonio Gramsci, education is a fundamental instrument to establish a new hegemonic relationship and a new political culture in society.

Activities in Communicative Language Teaching are based on three pillars: information gap, choice, and feedback.

Read the following definitions of tests.

Proficiency tests aim to determine learner’s overal ability in a language and are not related to any training they might have had.

Diagnostic tests help teachers discover learners’ linguistic strength and developmental needs.

Achievement tests typically come at the end of language courses and try to determine whether a learner has been successful at achieving the aims of the course. They can also be used to evaluate the course itself.

Placement tests are tipically used at the beginning of a course. Their aim is to give a teacher or an institution a lingusitic profile of a learner that will allow them to place the learner at an appropriate point in the learning programme.

THAINE, C. Teacher Trainign Essentials. Workshops for professional development. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2010. p. 103. [Adaptado].

A group of students have finished units 1-4 of a coursebook and their teacher wants to know how well her students have mastered the content. Based on this situation and the definitions of tests above, the teacher will use the

An English language class is collaborating with a history class on a joint project. Students are tasked with researching and presenting on the historical, cultural, and linguistic influences of the British Empire on the English language. They need to explore how English evolved through colonization and its impact on various cultures. Which of the following best represents the key concept of interculturality and interdisciplinarity in this collaborative project?