TESOL Final exam study guide UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What does "TESOL" stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Teaching English to Speakers of
Other Languages
Which is part of the federal government's definition of an ELL? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Students who don't understand English well enough to be successful in an English-language
classroom
What are school districts required to do with regard to ELs? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Give a Home Language Survey to all students to identify ELs
What does research show about the relationship between ELLs' (L1) native language oral
proficiency and literacy, and their (L2) English literacy skills? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Native language (L1) oral proficiency and literacy improves English (L2)
Which aspect of language takes young ELs longer to master? - CORRECT ANSWER -
CALP, or "academic language"
In which type of program would ELs receive L1 support as they move into an English-speaking
environment? - CORRECT ANSWER - Transitional bilingual program
How have ideas about teaching ELLs changed since the 1990s? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Newer research shows that bilingualism has benefits, and ELLs learn English better when they
can maintain their L1.
According to recent research, how does the brain functioning of bilingual people seem to differ
from that of monolingual people? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bilingual people have better
executive functioning and problem-solving abilities.
What is an EL? - CORRECT ANSWER - An English Learner
, What does Dr. Metro believe about you? - CORRECT ANSWER - You CAN gain the
skills and knowledge to provide excellent instruction to ELs.
What do you always have to do to have an absence excused in LTC 4460 (thus avoiding your
final grade going down by one-half letter)? - CORRECT ANSWER - Make up the work
you missed within one week.
When are reading questions due? - CORRECT ANSWER - In class on the day the readings
are due.
In general, when and how are assignments (quizzes and projects) in LTC 4460 due? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Via Canvas, by the beginning of class time on the day they are due.
What are the 4 language skills we will learn about? - CORRECT ANSWER - Speaking,
Listening, Reading, and Writing
Which text is in an academic register, with field of the eclipse, a formal tenor, and a written
mode? - CORRECT ANSWER - A total solar eclipse occurs when the Earth intersects the
umbra portion of the Moon's shadow.
How long does it take most ELs to develop academic (context-reduced) registers of language? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Up to 7 years.
Which sentence summarizes Vygotsky's theory of sociocultural development? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Learning is a social process in which students can acquire new thinking skills
by doing work within the Zone of Proximal Development.
What is one critique of progressive pedagogy? - CORRECT ANSWER - It disadvantages
ELs because it doesn't provide explicit language teaching.
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What does "TESOL" stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Teaching English to Speakers of
Other Languages
Which is part of the federal government's definition of an ELL? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Students who don't understand English well enough to be successful in an English-language
classroom
What are school districts required to do with regard to ELs? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Give a Home Language Survey to all students to identify ELs
What does research show about the relationship between ELLs' (L1) native language oral
proficiency and literacy, and their (L2) English literacy skills? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Native language (L1) oral proficiency and literacy improves English (L2)
Which aspect of language takes young ELs longer to master? - CORRECT ANSWER -
CALP, or "academic language"
In which type of program would ELs receive L1 support as they move into an English-speaking
environment? - CORRECT ANSWER - Transitional bilingual program
How have ideas about teaching ELLs changed since the 1990s? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Newer research shows that bilingualism has benefits, and ELLs learn English better when they
can maintain their L1.
According to recent research, how does the brain functioning of bilingual people seem to differ
from that of monolingual people? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bilingual people have better
executive functioning and problem-solving abilities.
What is an EL? - CORRECT ANSWER - An English Learner
, What does Dr. Metro believe about you? - CORRECT ANSWER - You CAN gain the
skills and knowledge to provide excellent instruction to ELs.
What do you always have to do to have an absence excused in LTC 4460 (thus avoiding your
final grade going down by one-half letter)? - CORRECT ANSWER - Make up the work
you missed within one week.
When are reading questions due? - CORRECT ANSWER - In class on the day the readings
are due.
In general, when and how are assignments (quizzes and projects) in LTC 4460 due? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Via Canvas, by the beginning of class time on the day they are due.
What are the 4 language skills we will learn about? - CORRECT ANSWER - Speaking,
Listening, Reading, and Writing
Which text is in an academic register, with field of the eclipse, a formal tenor, and a written
mode? - CORRECT ANSWER - A total solar eclipse occurs when the Earth intersects the
umbra portion of the Moon's shadow.
How long does it take most ELs to develop academic (context-reduced) registers of language? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Up to 7 years.
Which sentence summarizes Vygotsky's theory of sociocultural development? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Learning is a social process in which students can acquire new thinking skills
by doing work within the Zone of Proximal Development.
What is one critique of progressive pedagogy? - CORRECT ANSWER - It disadvantages
ELs because it doesn't provide explicit language teaching.
