Test Papers / Previous Question Papers of Indira Gandhi National Open University CTE1 The Language Learner June 2007

CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING OF ENGLISH
Term-End Examination

CTE-1 : The Language Learner

Time: 2 hours
Maximum Marks: 100

1. Write short notes on any four of the following : 4x5=20
(i) Influence of attitude on language learning
(ii) Register
(iii) Standard Dialect
(iv) Behaviourist Learning Theory
(v) Interlanguage
(vi) Code-mixing and Code switching

2. What role does motivation play in leaming ? Give a few indances from your experi ence to illustrate your point. (10+10=20)

3. How is human language more sophisticated than the language of animals ? Illustrate with examples. (15+5=20)

4. Explain the basic tenets and procedures of error analysis. How is it more useful than contrastive analysis ? (10+10=20)

5. Who would you call a bilingual ? Explain how bilingualism can be an enabling factor in L2 learning. Give two examples from your classroom experience. (5+10+5=20)

6. Language is not a static entity but subject to variation, Discuss. Describe the factors that lead to language variation. (10+10=20)

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