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Cross-Linguistic Patterns in Language and Education

Description: This quiz assesses your understanding of cross-linguistic patterns in language and education. It covers topics such as language universals, language acquisition, and language teaching.
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of language universals?

  1. They are shared by all human languages.

  2. They are innate.

  3. They are learned through experience.

  4. They are arbitrary.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Language universals are innate and shared by all human languages. They are not learned through experience.

What is the term for the process by which children acquire their first language?

  1. Language acquisition

  2. Language learning

  3. Language development

  4. Language socialization


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Language acquisition is the process by which children acquire their first language.

Which of the following is NOT a stage in the process of language acquisition?

  1. Babbling

  2. One-word utterances

  3. Two-word utterances

  4. Telegraphic speech


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Telegraphic speech is not a stage in the process of language acquisition. It is a characteristic of child language in which children produce utterances that are grammatically incomplete but still convey meaning.

What is the term for the process by which adults learn a second language?

  1. Language acquisition

  2. Language learning

  3. Language development

  4. Language socialization


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Language learning is the process by which adults learn a second language.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the success of language learning?

  1. Age

  2. Motivation

  3. Intelligence

  4. Native language


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Intelligence is not a factor that affects the success of language learning.

What is the term for the method of language teaching that emphasizes the use of the target language in the classroom?

  1. Grammar-translation method

  2. Audio-lingual method

  3. Communicative language teaching

  4. Content-based instruction


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Communicative language teaching is the method of language teaching that emphasizes the use of the target language in the classroom.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of bilingualism?

  1. Cognitive advantages

  2. Economic advantages

  3. Social advantages

  4. Health advantages


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Health advantages are not a benefit of bilingualism.

What is the term for the phenomenon in which bilinguals are able to switch between languages effortlessly?

  1. Code-switching

  2. Language transfer

  3. Language interference

  4. Language attrition


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Code-switching is the phenomenon in which bilinguals are able to switch between languages effortlessly.

Which of the following is NOT a challenge faced by bilingual children?

  1. Language delay

  2. Language mixing

  3. Academic difficulties

  4. Social isolation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Social isolation is not a challenge faced by bilingual children.

What is the term for the loss of one's native language?

  1. Language attrition

  2. Language shift

  3. Language death

  4. Language endangerment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Language attrition is the loss of one's native language.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to language endangerment?

  1. Globalization

  2. Economic development

  3. Education

  4. War


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Education is not a factor that contributes to language endangerment.

What is the term for the process by which a language becomes extinct?

  1. Language death

  2. Language shift

  3. Language attrition

  4. Language endangerment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Language death is the process by which a language becomes extinct.

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for revitalizing endangered languages?

  1. Language immersion programs

  2. Language documentation

  3. Language policy changes

  4. Language education


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Language policy changes are not a strategy for revitalizing endangered languages.

What is the term for the phenomenon in which a language is used for a wider range of purposes than it was originally intended?

  1. Language expansion

  2. Language shift

  3. Language death

  4. Language endangerment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Language expansion is the phenomenon in which a language is used for a wider range of purposes than it was originally intended.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of language universals?

  1. They are shared by all human languages.

  2. They are innate.

  3. They are arbitrary.

  4. They are learned through experience.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Language universals are innate and shared by all human languages. They are not learned through experience.

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