语言学习理论(三年级)试卷A

1外国语学院英语专业2012－2013学年第二学期《语言学习理论》Partone:Definethefollowingtermsortheories.(20%)1.ErrorAnalysis2.Interlanguage3.Mentalism4.MonitorModelPartTwo:Openquestions.Forthefollowing8questions,youareaskedtochoose5ofthemtoanswer.Foreachoneofthem,youmustwritewithlessthan100words.(80%,16pointseach)1.Whatarethestepstoanalyzeerrors?Whatarethesourcesthatlearnersmakeerrorsinlearningasecondlanguage?2.Doyouthinklearnersacquiresometarget-languagefeaturesbeforeothers?Doyouthinklearnersfollowaparticulardevelopmentalroutesororderinlanguageacquisition?3.Howdoesthelearner’sexistinglinguisticknowledgeinfluencethecourseofL2development?4.Whatarethelearningstrategiesthataregenerallyusedby‘goodlanguagelearners’?5.Basedonyourpersonalexperience,whatdoyouthinkoftheCriticalPeriodHypothesis?Doyouknowotherswhoseexperienceswouldsupportorrefuteit?6.IntegrativeandinstrumentalmotivationcanbothplayaroleinthedesiretolearnanL2.HowhavethesetwokindsofmotivationinfluencedyourL2learning?7.Itispostulatedthatyoungerlearnersareprobablymoresuccessfulininformalandnaturalisticlearningcontexts,andolderlearnersaremoresuccessfulinformalinstructionalsettings.Doyouagreeordisagree?Useyourownexperiencecombinedwiththeoreticalsupportfromthiscoursetomakeyourargument.8.ProponentsofUniversalGrammarbelievethatlanguageabilityisinnate,whereasFunctionalistsbelievethatwedeveloplanguageprimarilybecauseofaneedtocommunicate.Whichtheorydoyoubelievein?Why?