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SLA721S - SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION - 1ST OPP - NOVEMBER 2023 |
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n Am I BI A u n IVE RS ITY
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: NOVEMBER2023
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER
MODERATOR
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
MS. A. NGHIKEMBUA
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
[20)
For each statement/question choose the correct option given. Simply write the letter.
1. A critical period in development can be identified when a particular ___ .[2]
a. age is critical for the development of learning and experience
b. experience has its greatest effect on learning during a particular period of development
c. critical experience has its greatest effect on development during learning
d. period, rather than experience, is critical for learning and development
2. One of the most impressive language developments in the early school years is the astonishing
growth of .................................... [2]
a) cooperation
b) understanding
c) structure
d) vocabulary
e) intelligence
3. In their studies on the development of vision in kittens, Hubel and Wiesel (1963)
systematically manipulated ___ . [2]
a. the degree to which kittens were deprived of visual stimuli and the duration of that
deprivation
b. the critical age of onset of visual deprivation
c. the critical period of visual deprivation
d. the age of onset of visual deprivation and the duration of that deprivation
4. What is suggested with this? [2]
Jacqueline Sachsand her colleagues (1981) studied the language development of child they called
Jim. He was a hearing a child of deaf parents, and his only contact with oral language was a
through television, which he watched frequently. The family was unusual in that parents didn't
use sign language with Jim. Thus, although in other respects he was well cared for, Jim didn't
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begin his linguistic development in a normal environment in which a parent communicated with
him in either oral or sign language.
a) the innatist perspective
b) cross-culural research
c) connectism
d) the importance of interaction
5. No case of a feral child has ever provided strong support for the critical period hypothesis.
This is because for all participants
[2]
a) neither the period of linguistic deprivation, nor its starting point, cannot be verified
b) cognitive factors beyond language, including general intelligence, are also impaired
c) cases of feral children only occurred before the 20th century and are impossible to
verify
d) cases of feral children invariably turn out to be hoaxes, in one way or another
6. What is correctly linked to each other? [2]
a) Behaviorism- where the first language and the target language are similar, learners
should acquire target language easily.
b) lnnatist perspective-knowledge of UG must be available to second language learners as
well as to first language learners.
c) Chomsky-innate knowledge of the principles of universal grammar permits all children
to acquire the language of their environment during a critical period of their
development.
d) Cognitive and developmental psychologists-they argue that there is no need to
hypothesize that humans have a language -specific module in the brain.
7. Genie was originally thought to provide a good test case for the critical period hypothesis
with respect to language, because ___ . [2]
a. the period of linguistic deprivation and its starting point were systematically
manipulated
b. she was found at the age of puberty and, subsequently, could not acquire any aspect of
language
c. she had been deprived of linguistic, cognitive and social stimulation from birth to the
age of puberty
d. the period of linguistic deprivation was well-documented as corresponding with
Lenneberg's (1968) hypothesis: from birth to puberty
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8. About the age of two, most children begin to combine words into simple sentences such as
'Mommy juice' and 'baby fall down'. These sentences are sometimes called ______
_
[2]
a) telegram b) telegraphic c) telephonic d) telephone
9. Casesof feral and isolated children do not provide strong support for the critical period
hypothesis because too many factors are unaccounted for, including proof of ___ . [2]
a) how genuine each case is
b) the kind of linguistic deprivation and its duration
c) parental input with respect to language
d) parental input with respect to cognition and emotion
10. In pre-school years, children also develop (......) awareness, the ability to treat language as
an object separate from the meaning it conveys. [2]
a) structuralinguistic b) behaviourism c) socialinguistic d) Metalinguistic
Question 2
[10)
1.1 Distinguish between the following factors of second language acquisition:
a) Attitude and aptitude
[5]
b) Internal factors and external factors of second language learning [5]
Question 3
[25)
3.1 Briefly discuss in which way age affects second language acquisition amongst children and
adults. What does the critical period hypothesis argue about age and acquisition? You may
provide an example of Genie the feral girl to substantiate your response.
Question 4
[25)
4.1 Briefly discuss two theories of language acquisition.
[20]
4.2 From the theories chosen, which one do you consider most tenable (justifiable) and
substantiate your response.
[5]
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Question S
[20)
Identify and discuss any five learning styles used by learners in learning their second language.
Provide relevant examples to substantiate your answers.
End of Question Paper
Total marks 100