GGGV1244 Revision Quiz INSTRUCTIONS: Answer ALL questions in this section (30 marks). For questions 1 to 10, state the learning strategies employed by the learner. 1.
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Ahmad prefers to keep quiet in his English language class. He frequently switches to his mother tongue during small group discussions to express his ideas. A.
Practicing
B.
Employing action
C.
Guessing intelligently
D.
Overcoming limitations
After every language lesson, Lihan makes it a point to counter check with his friend important points discussed by the teacher. A.
Reviewing
B.
Asking questions
C.
Centering one’s learning
D.
Co-operating with others
Tan’s notes are organised in neat graphic organisers where minute details are grouped according to categories. A.
Employing action
B.
Creating mental images
C.
Applying images and sounds
D.
Arranging and planning learning
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Siti consistently looks at her detailed semester study schedule to make sure that she keeps to the goals and objectives she sets for herself. A.
Centering learning
B.
Evaluating learning
C.
Overcoming limitations
D.
Arranging and planning learning
Ting, who is from a Chinese medium school, often confides his deep-seated anxiety with his close friend Mathew who is proficient in English. A.
Lowering anxiety
B.
Encouraging yourself
C.
Co-operating with others
D.
Taking emotional temperature
Venugopal always tops his class in grammar. This is probably due to the fact that he spends a lot of time thinking about the grammar rules involved. A.
Practicing
B.
Guessing intelligently
C.
Analyzing and reasoning
D.
Creating structure for input and output
Livan joins the local Toast Masters Club because it gives her an authentic environment to either listen to eloquent speakers or to participate in the public speaking workshops. A.
Employing action
B.
Encouraging yourself
C.
Overcoming limitations
D.
Arranging and planning learning
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Anna often plays her favourite music while studying. A.
Encouraging yourself
B.
Lowering your anxiety
C.
Taking your emotional temperature
D.
Arranging and planning your learning
Dorothy gets her classmate Doreen to read through her assignments before handing them over to her language teacher. A.
Asking questions
B.
Lowering your anxiety
C.
Empathising with others
D.
Co-operating with others
Miriam uses metaphors to concretise abstract language concepts. A.
Employing action
B.
Centering your learning
C.
Analyzing and reasoning
D.
Creating mental linkages
Language learning strategies (Cohen, 1984) are _____________ . A. deliberate approaches to learning B. what learners do to learn and do to regulate their learning C. mental operations that learners use to accomplish learning tasks D. methods or conscious enterprise of exploiting available information to improve learning
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Oxford (1990) says that learning strategies are ______________ . A. techniques or devices learners use to acquire a second language knowledge B. some general order higher approaches to learning which govern the choice of specific techniques C. methods or conscious enterprise for exploiting available information to improve competence in a second language D. specific actions taken by the learner to make learning easier, faster, more enjoyable, self-directed, effective, and transferable to new situations
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Which strategy is used when a learner wants to master a target language? A.
Language use strategy
B.
Communication strategy
C.
Language learning strategy
D.
Language performance strategy
Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of language learning strategies according to Wenden (1987)? A.
They are problem oriented.
B.
They are specific features or techniques.
C.
They are behaviours amendable to change.
D.
They are features which describe a learner’s broad language learning approach.
Wenden (1987) and Oxford (1990) agree on the following characteristics of learning strategies EXCEPT _____________ . A.
they are action based
B.
they can be automatic
C.
they are not always observable
D.
they support learning directly or indirectly.
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Which of the following is a cognitive strategy? A.
Circumlocution
B.
Setting language learning goals
C.
Coping with emotional difficulties
D.
Clarification / verification of new knowledge
Which of the following is a metacognitive strategy? A.
Note-taking
B.
Making deduction
C.
Making advance preparation
D
Working collaboratively with peers
Which of the following is an affective strategy? A.
Guessing intelligently
B.
Seeking contact with native speakers
C.
Regulating / self-direct one’s language learning
D
Developing a positive attitude towards target language
The following are factors affecting language learning strategy use EXCEPT _______ . A.
gender
B.
class size
C.
motivation
D.
career orientation
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Which of the following DOES NOT affect the use of language learning strategy? A.
study peers
B.
personality
C.
teaching methods
D.
cultural background
Which of the following is NOT separate strategy training? A.
Presented as a separate instructional programme
B.
Strategies are taught separately from subject matter
C.
Students will learn strategies better if they focus on strategies only
D.
Strategies taught separately from subject matter are immediately evident
Which of the following is NOT embedded strategy training? A.
It requires teacher training.
B.
Students are not told of the objectives.
C.
Students are presented with materials that lead them to use particular strategy.
D.
Materials are written and activities are presented to enable students to elicit the use of the particular learning strategy being taught.
Which of the following is NOT direct strategy training? A.
Students are told of its value and purpose.
B.
Students explicitly told the how and why of a learning strategy.
C.
Students are told of how but not the why of a learning strategy.
D.
Knowing the how, the why and the when of learning strategy use enables a student to maintain the direct strategy once outside the training environment.
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Which of the following DOES NOT DESCRIBE integrated strategy training? A.
Offered as part of a regular content area course
B.
Contents received under this form of training are less realistic
C.
Students get to practice strategies on authentic academic and language tasks Strategy instruction is most effective when linked to regular language learning activities
D.
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The following make up reasons for teaching learning strategies EXCEPT _____ . A.
motivate learners
B.
makes teaching easier
C.
makes effective language learning possible
D.
helps students become better language learners
The following are ways how learning strategies should be taught EXCEPT ______ . A.
reduce choice of strategies
B.
integrate strategy instruction with regular lessons
C.
enhance students’ language learning strategies
D.
plan continuous instruction in language learning strategies
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of learner training? A.
Learner autonomy
B.
Dependent learner
C.
Competent learner
D.
Personal development
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The following are some of the eight-step model for strategy training described by Oxford (1990) EXCEPT _____________ . A.
select related strategies
B.
consider motivational issues
C.
consider integration of strategy training
D.
determine the learner’s needs and ability
The following are Malaysian-based learning-to-learn model developed by Mohamed Amin (1998-2000) EXCEPT ______________ . A. B. C. D.
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e-LearnerTraining.Net SMART Net i-SELL SPIN
Which of the following is NOT the framework used by Mohamed Amin (2010) to develop the learning-to-learn units in his book entitled Strategies for Successful English Language Learning (SELL)? A. B. C. D.
Purpose & Main Idea Procedures & Examples Development Variation
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