INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

END OF SEMESTER ONE EXAMINATIONS

COURSE CODE: TEJS 105

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE AND LITERACY    

Instruction: Answer all questions

…………… is the ability to read, write and understand concepts in a language. 1 mark]
Literacy
Proficiency
Efficiency
Dialect 
What kind of literacy challenge has a child who has dyslexia?
Psychological
Physiological
Decoding 
Poor comprehension

Which stage of literacy development is also known as Beginning Literacy Stage?
Upper Emergent 
Early Emergent
Early Fluent
Fluency
A language which you have learnt after acquiring your first language is your …………. [1 mark]
Mother tongue
Dialect
Second language
Idiolect   
Developing a personal teaching philosophy depends on one of the following factors.
Creating a conducive classroom situation
Beliefs about teaching and learning and examination
Beliefs about teaching and learning.
Beliefs about course description.
All the following refer to stages of first language acquisition except………………………
Pre-talking stage / Cooing (0-6 months)
Babbling stage (6-8 months) 
Holophrastic stage (9-18 months) 
Upper Emergent stage

…………………. is a term that refers to the teaching of academic content in two languages, in a native and second language. 
Bilingual education
Literacy
Fluency
Automaticity 
Mr. Kofi, who is an Akan, had his children born and bred in London. If the children can speak only English, what property of Language is at work? 
Production
Duality 
Discreteness
Cultural transmission
A variety of a particular language which is spoken by a group of people within a certain locality is known as ……………………….

Language bias

Literacy

Dialect

Genderlect 

The type of Bilingual Education in which students are placed in an English-speaking classroom with native English speakers, regardless of the students’ level of proficient in English is known as ………………

Transitional Bilingual Education

Maintenance Bilingual Education

Submersion Bilingual Education

Immersion Bilingual Education

At which stage of literacy development should teachers give learners books with strong picture support?

Early Emergent

Upper Emergent

Early Fluency

Fluency

Which language learning theory explain that language learning is simply a matter of imitation and habit formation.

Innatist Theory (extra theory)

The behaviourists theory

Theory of Cognitive Development

Developmental Perspective of Language Acquisition Theory

Which of the following is not a challenge of literacy development? 

Physiological Issues

Issues with decoding

Poor comprehension

Teaching philosophy

Who developed the Theory of Cognitive Development

Piaget

Chomsky

 Holdway

Skinner 

15.What is Ghana’s Model Of Bilingual Education

Maintenance Bilingual Education

Submersion Bilingual Education

Immersion Bilingual Education

Transitional Bilingual Education

SECTION B

List the stages of literacy development/acquisition

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Mention 2 properties of language. 

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ii) ………………………………………………………     

What is the current language policy in Ghana?

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What are the four stages of cognitive development in children?

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Give one difference between language and dialect.

ESSAY QUESTIONS

A.  In your own words, explain the term Literacy.

               b. List and explain the four stages of Literacy Development.

        2.   a.  In your own words, explain Language.

               b. List and explain five features of Language.

        3.  Discuss five characteristics of a good literacy teacher

        4. a. Define Bilingual Education.

             b. Discuss four importance of Bilingual Education

      5. a. Explain the Behaviorist Theory

           b. As a literacy teacher, what are the implications of the Behaviorist Theory  to you.