Language Concepts and Pedagogy Questions and Answers

Q: English uses..............for yes/no questions.

English uses the rising tone for yes/no questions.In English intonation, questions that can be answered yes or no, such as 'Are you coming?', are normally spoken with a rising tone, which signals that the speaker expects the listener to respond.The falling tone is used for statements, commands and wh-questions ('Where are you going?'). The fall-rise expresses reservation or implication, as in 'Well, I might'. Falsetto is a voice quality, not an intonation pattern.

Q: In English, nouns are generally accented on :

In English, nouns are generally accented on the first syllable.Most two-syllable nouns in English carry stress on the first syllable: TAble, WAter, MOther, GARden. This contrast is clearest in noun-verb pairs spelled alike, where the noun is stressed on the first syllable and the verb on the second: a REcord / to reCORD, a PREsent / to preSENT, an OBject / to obJECT.The second, middle or last syllable is stressed in particular words, but not as a general rule for nouns.

Q: The grammar of a language studies the :

Grammar studies the sentences, and only the well-formed sentences, usable in that language.In the generative view introduced by Chomsky, the grammar of a language is the system of rules that generates all and only the grammatical (well-formed) sentences of that language, and assigns each its structure.The sounds of a language are studied by phonetics and phonology, and its vocabulary by lexicology. The classics written in a language are the subject of literary study, not grammar.

Q: ...............is the smallest meaningful unit of language.

The smallest meaningful unit of language is the morpheme.A morpheme cannot be divided into smaller parts that carry meaning. The word 'unhappiness', for example, has three morphemes: un- (not), happy and -ness (state). Some morphemes are free words (happy), others are bound affixes (un-, -ness, the plural -s).The phoneme is the smallest unit of sound that distinguishes meaning, but it has no meaning of its own: /p/ and /b/ separate 'pat' from 'bat'. Phrases and sentences are larger units built from words.

Q: How many diphthongs does English use ?

English (Received Pronunciation) uses 8 diphthongs.The eight RP diphthongs fall into three groups: centring diphthongs ending in a schwa, as in near, square and cure (/ɪə/, /eə/, /ʊə/); closing diphthongs ending in /ɪ/, as in face, price and choice (/eɪ/, /aɪ/, /ɔɪ/); and closing diphthongs ending in /ʊ/, as in goat and mouth (/əʊ/, /aʊ/).Twelve is the number of pure vowels in RP, which is a common confusion. Ten and six do not match the standard inventory.

Q: When we use computers to learn a language it is called :

Using computers to learn a language is called computer assisted language learning (CALL).CALL covers any use of computers in language teaching and learning: drill and practice programs, multimedia courseware, language corpora, online communication and, more recently, mobile and web-based tools. The term became standard in the 1980s.Computer generated programs and computer based classrooms describe tools or settings rather than the field of language learning itself, and 'console based classroom' is not a recognised term.

21.

What does the comprehensibility skill for writing include?

A.Building relationship between ideas and expressions
B.Testing writing skills
C.Testing vocabulary
D.Effectively communicating messages and information

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB PGT - 2023,

Answer: D

The key says the comprehensibility skill for writing includes effectively communicating messages and information, so that the reader can understand what the writer means. A text that is comprehensible is clear in language, order and purpose.

I could not trace the exact source of the term in a standard reference, but the key is consistent with the meaning of the word comprehensibility, and nothing found shows it to be wrong. Building relationships between ideas, testing writing skills and testing vocabulary describe other aspects, such as coherence and assessment.

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22.

What is the full form of LAC?

A.Learning across the curriculum
B.Language across the curriculum
C.Language across the classroom
D.Learning across the classroom

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB PGT - 2023,

Answer: B

LAC stands for Language across the curriculum. It is the idea that language learning is the shared work of teachers of every subject and not only of the language teacher, because pupils learn science, mathematics and social studies through language. The approach is associated with the Bullock Report of 1975 in Britain and is taken up in India's National Curriculum Framework of 2005.

Learning across the curriculum, language across the classroom and learning across the classroom are changed forms that do not name the approach. Only the second option gives the standard expansion.

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23.

Which of the following is Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency?

A.Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
B.Academic language
C.Conversational language
D.Informal communication

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB PGT - 2023,

Answer: B

Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP), a term from Cummins, means the academic language needed to learn in school, such as understanding textbooks and writing essays. Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS) are the contrasting conversational skills used in everyday informal talk. So conversational language and informal communication describe BICS, not CALP.

Cummins separated BICS, which a child usually learns within about two years, from CALP, which takes about five to seven years to develop.

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24.

Which of the following is a basic interpersonal communication skill?

A.Academic language skill
B.Conversational language
C.Cognitive academic language proficiency
D.Formal language

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB PGT - 2023,

Answer: B

Conversational language is the basic interpersonal communication skill (BICS), the everyday social language, which develops quickly. Academic language skill and cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP) are the more demanding school language, and formal language is not the label for BICS. Cummins distinguished BICS, the language used in everyday conversation, which takes about two years to develop, from CALP, the language of academic study, which takes five to seven years.

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25.

English uses..............for yes/no questions.

A.The rising tone
B.The falling tone
C.The falling rising tone
D.The falsetto

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2018, SET Exam - 2018,

Answer: A

English uses the rising tone for yes/no questions.

In English intonation, questions that can be answered yes or no, such as 'Are you coming?', are normally spoken with a rising tone, which signals that the speaker expects the listener to respond.

The falling tone is used for statements, commands and wh-questions ('Where are you going?'). The fall-rise expresses reservation or implication, as in 'Well, I might'. Falsetto is a voice quality, not an intonation pattern.

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26.

In English, nouns are generally accented on :

A.The second syllable
B.The first syllable
C.The middle syllable
D.The last syllable

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2018, SET Exam - 2018,

Answer: B

In English, nouns are generally accented on the first syllable.

Most two-syllable nouns in English carry stress on the first syllable: TAble, WAter, MOther, GARden. This contrast is clearest in noun-verb pairs spelled alike, where the noun is stressed on the first syllable and the verb on the second: a REcord / to reCORD, a PREsent / to preSENT, an OBject / to obJECT.

The second, middle or last syllable is stressed in particular words, but not as a general rule for nouns.

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27.

The grammar of a language studies the :

A.Sounds of that language
B.The classics written in that language
C.The vocabulary of that language
D.The sentences and only the well-formed sentences usable in that language

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2018, SET Exam - 2018,

Answer: D

Grammar studies the sentences, and only the well-formed sentences, usable in that language.

In the generative view introduced by Chomsky, the grammar of a language is the system of rules that generates all and only the grammatical (well-formed) sentences of that language, and assigns each its structure.

The sounds of a language are studied by phonetics and phonology, and its vocabulary by lexicology. The classics written in a language are the subject of literary study, not grammar.

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28.

...............is the smallest meaningful unit of language.

A.The phoneme
B.The morpheme
C.The sentence
D.The phrase

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2018, SET Exam - 2018,

Answer: B

The smallest meaningful unit of language is the morpheme.

A morpheme cannot be divided into smaller parts that carry meaning. The word 'unhappiness', for example, has three morphemes: un- (not), happy and -ness (state). Some morphemes are free words (happy), others are bound affixes (un-, -ness, the plural -s).

The phoneme is the smallest unit of sound that distinguishes meaning, but it has no meaning of its own: /p/ and /b/ separate 'pat' from 'bat'. Phrases and sentences are larger units built from words.

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29.

How many diphthongs does English use ?

A.12
B.10
C.8
D.6

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2018, SET Exam - 2018,

Answer: C

English (Received Pronunciation) uses 8 diphthongs.

The eight RP diphthongs fall into three groups: centring diphthongs ending in a schwa, as in near, square and cure (/ɪə/, /eə/, /ʊə/); closing diphthongs ending in /ɪ/, as in face, price and choice (/eɪ/, /aɪ/, /ɔɪ/); and closing diphthongs ending in /ʊ/, as in goat and mouth (/əʊ/, /aʊ/).

Twelve is the number of pure vowels in RP, which is a common confusion. Ten and six do not match the standard inventory.

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30.

When we use computers to learn a language it is called :

A.Computer generated programs
B.Computer assisted language learning
C.Computer based classroom
D.Console based classroom

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2018, SET Exam - 2018,

Answer: B

Using computers to learn a language is called computer assisted language learning (CALL).

CALL covers any use of computers in language teaching and learning: drill and practice programs, multimedia courseware, language corpora, online communication and, more recently, mobile and web-based tools. The term became standard in the 1980s.

Computer generated programs and computer based classrooms describe tools or settings rather than the field of language learning itself, and 'console based classroom' is not a recognised term.

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