Read the fragment:
“The factors affecting the language learning situation may also affect the extent to which the learner chooses to identify with the culture. Like the learning process, this identification is a dynamic process that may change over time according to the social and interactive aspects of the individual learner's experience." (Pena, Cristina Becker Lopes, BELT, 2015)
In this context, the author also develops that:
I - “Individuals build their identities through language and, as second language learners, often find themselves having to build another one through the new language and the sociocultural lens of the second language context;
II - This should not lead to unintentional misperceptions when performance involves language errors and misunderstandings, it also reflecting by culture and society during the learning process;
III - Moreover, given the complex nature of sociocultural and political identities of a given nation, certain identities may be imposed on a learner due to social aspects such as power relations or inequalities of various types." (Pena, Cristina Becker Lopes, BELT, 2015)
It is correct what is written on option:
“Under the threat of a strike, the management conceded and agreed to reinstate annual pay increases for all employees."
The underlined verb can be replaced by:
“It is important to think of the teaching and learning of Foreign Languages in Secondary Education ___________, rather than static, competencies, as a language is par excellence __________ of a given people and it is through its unique form of expression that a people conveys its culture, traditions and knowledge." (Brazilian Curriculum Parameters)
Fill the blanks according to the context:
“John is a famous actor, but the director tried to play him down as just another member of the cast."
The underlined phrasal verb, thinking on the context, can be understood as:
In PCNs (Brazilian National Curriculum Parameters) “Understanding communication as an indispensable tool in today's world, with a view to student's professional, academic or personal development, should be the main goal of the teaching of Foreign Languages in Secondary Education."
Thinking on Representation and Communication, it reflects that:
I - Choosing the register that is suitable to the situation in which the act of communication takes place, as well as the lexical item that bests reflects the idea one intends to communicate;
II - Using the coherence and cohesion mechanisms available for spoken and/or written language production;
III - Using the verbal and non-verbal strategies to make up for failure, foster actual communication and attain the intended effect in production and reading situations;
IV - Knowing and using modern foreign languages as a tool to have access to different languages and grammatical norms.
It is correct what is written in:
“Boosted by the knowledge that the country is to host the forthcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, the tourism industry is booming, which _______ to a high demand for English teachers. Furthermore, as the nation's economy ________ to grow so do its trade relations with English-speaking countries, thus employees are expected to converse confidently in English."
Choose the option that completes the blanks correctly:
Thinking on teaching methodologies, we can find for example:
I - “Cognitive code learning: focus on grammatical rules; memorization of vocabulary and conjugations; translations of texts; written exercises;
II - Grammar translation: method focus on grammatical rules to translate from second language to native language;
III - Direct method: imitation of first language acquisition; oral interaction; spontaneous use of language; no translation, no analysis of grammar rules; focus on modelling and practice; speech and listening are taught."
It is correct what is written on option:
“ They might then find themselves on the wide road ______ European renaissance."
Choose the option that completes the sentence correctly:
Choose the wrong collocation according to the underlined item:
Read the fragment:
“Research focused on second language acquisition (SLA) is no longer directly focused on language teaching as it was in the early stages of the development of this academic area. As such, some questions that guide SLA research include how languages in general are learned and the relation with first language acquisition. The answers to these questions give us a deeper understanding of the nature of language and its complexities, which, in turn, may further aid in language teaching methodologies. Some milestones in the course of SLA research include: contrastive analysis, language transfer, error analysis, and universal grammar."
About the contrastive analysis, it is correct the option:
Read the following sentences:
I - Most report that they get many hypothetical questions (…)
II - It was pouring with rain but there wasn't much wind.
III - There aren't many women priests.
IV - Much campus career centers offer workshops on how to dress for success.
Reflecting on the underlined words, it is correct what is written on option:
“The student-teaching semester _______ traditionally been the place in the curriculum where candidates _______ information about obtaining jobs."
Choose the option that completes the sentence correctly:
