This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Language Acquisition > Language Acquisition Theories – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Language Acquisition Theories Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The best time to learn a second language is in: A) Childhood. B) High school. C) College. D) Beyond college. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Childhood. 2. Metalinguistic Awareness is the ability to think about, reflect upon, and manipulate the forms and ..... of a language apart from its meaning. A) Functions. B) Features. C) Label. D) Sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functions. 3. The proximal zone of development is part of the approach: A) Constructivism. B) Cognitivism. C) Behaviorist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Constructivism. 4. Paying attention to a language stimulus (e.g. a 'new' L2 word or structure), registering that is has occurred in input. A) Input hypothesis. B) Output hypothesis. C) Noticing hypothesis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noticing hypothesis. 5. Why do children learn nouns first and quickest? A) You can see them-they're real things. B) They are easy to say. C) They hear them lots. D) Children are clever. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You can see them-they're real things. 6. Linguistic interference occurs when: A) People try to speak if they are very nervous and feel intimidated. B) People learn a second language or dialect. C) Young children learn their first language. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People learn a second language or dialect. 7. Creativity in language refers to A) The ability to create novel structures. B) The ability to speak naturally. C) The ability to socialize. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ability to create novel structures. 8. "The language that the learner is exposed to"is the definition of ..... A) Input. B) Output. C) Grammatical Competence. D) Fossilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Input. 9. This occurs from around six to eight months old. In this phase, the infant begins to "babble" and makes noises and syllables that are not yet words. A) Babbling. B) Multiword. C) Pre-talking. D) Telegraphic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Babbling. 10. Which element is NOT part of the affective filter? A) Outgoing personality. B) Motivation. C) Stree and anxiety. D) Self-confidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outgoing personality. 11. Genie was not able to produce grammatically accurate sentences. Her language level proves ..... A) Skinner's behaviourist theory. B) Chomsky's innate theory. C) Bruner's interactionist theory. D) The wug test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bruner's interactionist theory. 12. It is the process and learning curve of skills by which a child acquires language, learn to produce and comprehend speech. A) Language Aquisition. B) Learning Acquisition. C) Pre-linguistic stage. D) Babbling stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language Aquisition. 13. What does Vygotsky suggest is essential to language acquisition? A) Interaction. B) Reading. C) Older siblings. D) TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interaction. 14. It is any language that a person uses other than a first ornative language. A) National language. B) Medium of instruction. C) Second language. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Second language. 15. The optimal age for learning a new language is ..... A) 10-16 years old. B) 18-25 years old. C) 69-420 years old. D) 3-10 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10-16 years old. 16. What is it called when a child makes a mistake that make grammatical sense but isn't correct due to an irregular rule. A) Honest mistake. B) Virtuous mistake. C) Virtuous error. D) A boo boo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Virtuous error. 17. This term is used to define any language that is the aim or goal of learning. A) Second Language Acquisition (SLA). B) Second Language Learning (L2). C) Target Language (TL). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Target Language (TL). 18. Positive reinforcement is part of A) Piaget's theory. B) Krashen's theory. C) Skinner's theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skinner's theory. 19. This theory adheres that a child's brain contains special language-learning mechanisms at birth. A) Cognitive. B) Innateness. C) Behaviourist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Innateness. 20. A statement of the exact meaning of a word, A) Theory. B) Foundation. C) Principle. D) Definition. 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