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SLA721S - SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION - 2ND OPP - JANUARY 2024 |
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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY NAME: COMMERCE,HUMAN SCIENCESAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT NAME: COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOROF ENGLISHAND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BENL
LEVEL: 7
COURSE: SECONDLANGUAGEACQUISITION COURSE CODE: SLA721S
SESSION: JANUARY2024
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 75
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/SUPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER
MS. A. NGHIKEMBUA
MODERATOR
DR. L. NAMASEB
THIS EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF~ PAGES
(Including this front page)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS
1. Examination paper
2. Examination script
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Answer ALL QUESTIONS
Question 1: Multiple choice
[Total Marks 20]
For each statement/question choose the correct option given. Simply write the letter.
1) In the early school years, what is the essential part of vocabulary growth? [2]
a) Gesture
b) Talking on the phone
c) Writing
d) Reading a variety of text type
2) In the interaction hypothesis, the emphasis is on the individual cognitive processes in the
mind of the learner. Interaction facilitates those cognitive processes by giving learners
access to the input they need to activate internal processes. In (....) theory, greater
importance is attached to the conversations themselves, with learning occurring through
the (........).[2]
a) Vygotsyan, cognitive development
b) Vygotskyan, social interaction
c) Chomsky, social interaction
d) Skinner, cognitive development
3) According to the CAH (Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis), where the first language and
the ....................................... language are similar, learners should acquire the structures
of the language easily. [2]
a) First language
b) Indigenous language
c) Third language
d) Secondlanguage
4) (.....) and (.....) emerge very soon. (......) emerges around the end of the second year and
becomes a favorite for the next year or two. Finally, when the child has a better
understanding of manner and time( .....) and (....) emerge. [2]
a) Where, who, why, how, when
b) How, when, why, where, who
c) Why, where, who, how, when
d) Where, who, how, when, why
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5) Piaget could not trace this by observing children. [2]
a) Changes in their appearance
b) The zone of proximal development
c) Objective permanence
d) Logical inferencing
6) .................................... refers to an unconscious process. [2]
a) Acquisition
b) Learning
c) Theory
d) Hypothesis
7) Who are A and B?
A said that thought was internalised speech, but B saw language as a symbol system
that could be used to express knowledge acquired through interaction with the physical
world. [2]
a) Brown-Bloom
b) Bloom-Vygotsky
c) Lennenberg-Piaget
d) Vygotsky-Piaget
8) Which one doesn't belong to a group? The list below explains first language acquisition.
Choose the wrong connection between theory and person. [2]
a) The behaviourist-BF Skinner
b) The innatist-Piaget
c) The interactionist-Vygotsky
d) The cognitive-Chomsky
9) Michael Long agree with Krashen in terms of the importance of input. But he also
argued that .................... is the necessary mechanism for making language
comprehensible. [2]
a) Input processing
b) Monitor model
c) Modified interaction
d) Cognitive development
10) Choose the right thing about childhood bilingualism. [2]
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a) Children who learn more than one language from earliest childhood are refered to as
"sequential bilinguals11 rather than "simultaneous bilinguals11 •
b) Many simultaneous bilinguals achieve high level of proficiency in both languages.
c) Bilingualism can have negative effect on abilities that are related to academic success.
d) Using first language in family can have negative consequences for children's self-
esteem.
Question 2
[Total Marks 20)
1.1 Define the following terms. Privide an example for each.
a) Internal factors
[5]
b) Critical Period Hypothesis
[5]
c) Caretaker speech/ modified speech
[5]
d) lntralingual errors
[5]
Question 3 (stages of language acquisition)
[Total Marks [19]
The information provided below has been jumbled (mixed up), unjumble the information by
completing the table given. Re-draw the table in your answer booklet.
Age
0-6 months
1-3yrs
3-5yrs
5-7yrs
6months-1 year
characteristics
stage
Child has near native speech
intermediate
has excellent comprehension
Early production
makes few errors
Preproduction
makes grammar errors
Advanced fluency
has good comprehension
Speech emergence
Has limited comprehension
Produces one-two words
Nods head (yes/no), has minimal comprehension
Stage
•
Characteristics
Age
1.
2. ................................... .
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3. ................................... .
4. ................................... .
5.................................... .
[5]
[9]
[5]
Question 4
[Total Marks 30]
Second language acquisition (SLA) is not a uniform process. The variability amongst second
language acquirers differs across categories. This variability is accounted for by Klein's six
dimension of L2 acquisition. Briefly discuss the six dimensions of SLA.
a) Propensity
[5]
b) Language faculty
[5]
c) Access
[5]
d) Structure of the process
[5]
e) Tempo
[5]
f) End state
[5]
Question 5
[Total Marks 11]
Discuss the behaviourists view on language learning.
Total marks 100
End of Question Paper