Questionnaire Team 2

Pages: 342- 348

1. What is classroom research?

Research into the ways in which classroom interaction patterns affect the teaching- learning process.

2. What is “comprehensible input”?

Is the access to the target language at a level that is both contextually rich and challenges learners but does not overwhelm or frustrate them.

3. What is the surest way to foster SLA in classrooms?

Pairing or grouping learners and structuring tasks that include students’ interaction.

4. What is “time on task”?

Factoring the importance of the time dedicated to learners production.

5. What does teacher classroom discourse includes?

Pre-lesson chitchat, lesson warm up, teacher questions, explanation and teacher-fronted instruction, modeling language use, error correction and feedback to students.

6. What are some characteristics and purposes of lesson warm up activities?

They create a positive atmosphere; it helps as a review, establishes routines, assists in getting attention, and reduces anxiety.

7. What is the difference between recasts and explicit correction?

A recast is the reformulation of a learner’s utterance, usually by the teacher, in an attempt to provide the correct target form, and explicit correction lets immediate recognition and acceptance of the correct form.

8. What is the sequence of discourse in a classroom, according to Lightbown and Spada (2006)?

Initiation- Response- Evaluation (IRE)

1. The teacher asks a student a display question to find out whether the student can respond.

2. A student responds

3. The student answer is evaluated by the teacher

9. What is the sequence of discourse in a classroom, according to Cullen, Hall and Walsh (2002)?

Initiation- Response- Feedback (IRF)

1. The teacher initiates the interaction by asking a referential question or introducing a topic

2. A response is given

3. The initiator uses the response to move the conversation forward

10. What is the difference between inductive and deductive presentation?

Deductive approaches involve the teacher first presenting the rules and then providing examples that illustrates the rule. On the other hand, inductive approaches involve the teacher first presenting examples and then guiding the students to arrive at the rule based on the examples presented.

11. What are some recent alternatives to the IRE and IRF?

Instructional conversation and collaborative dialogue.

12. What are some examples of visual materials?

Photos, line drawings, course textbooks, stick figures, written texts, graphics on the whiteboard, magazine pictures, posters and graphic organizers.