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MTEL English as a Second Language - Question List

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11.
When working with small groups of English language learners whose first language is Latinate, an ESL teacher has the students work together to develop and maintain a chart of words that are similar in structure and meaning to English words. This activity promotes the students' transfer of vocabulary knowledge from the first language to English primarily by focusing on:
  1. Synonyms
  2. Cognates
  3. Homonyms
  4. Allomorphs
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12.
Which of the following examples provides the strongest support for the theory that all children are born with an innate sense of universal language principles that can be applied to the acquisition of any language?
  1. A child can produce structurally complex novel utterances at a very young age.
  2. A child creates a new language to speak with an imaginary friend.
  3. A child can repeat verbatim the words of songs from favorite television programs.
  4. A child mimics adult speech when playing with other children.
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13.
An ESL teacher is designing a listening lesson for sixth-grade developing-level English language learners. Which of the following guidelines should the teacher follow to align the lesson with the comprehensible input hypothesis?
  1. Use a familiar aural selection appropriate for emerging-level students.
  2. Choose an aural selection that is slightly above the students' comprehension level.
  3. Provide a difficult aural selection along with a written script to which students can refer.
  4. Locate an aural selection that comes with a written translation in the students' first language.
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14.
Which of the following situations best illustrates James Cummins's theory of common underlying proficiency (CUP)?
  1. An English language learner who has knowledge of an academic concept in the first language quickly grasps the concept when it is introduced in English.
  2. English language learners who speak different first languages often make similar errors when learning English.
  3. An English language learner who has advanced proficiency in the first language develops English language proficiency in a relatively short period of time.
  4. English language learners sometimes switch between the first language and English when speaking.
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15.
Which of the following types of instructional activities would be most appropriate for an English language learner at an advanced stage of English language development?
  1. Frequent exercises and drills that focus on the student's development of accurate English pronunciation, spelling, and grammar.
  2. Ongoing opportunities for the student to engage in rigorous, authentic academic conversations and writing in English.
  3. Extensive modeling and scaffolding of the student's oral and written English language skills and strategies.
  4. Immediate correction of the student's spoken and written language errors in English.
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