SLA Quiz
A 10-question quiz designed to assess students’ understanding of the SLA theorists and their theories, with a mix of multiple-choice, true/false, and short-answer questions.
1. Multiple-Choice:
Which theory emphasizes the role of social interaction in cognitive development?
a) Universal Grammar
b) Input Hypothesis
c) Socio-Cultural Development
d) Interlanguage Theory
Correct Answer: c) Socio-Cultural Development
Feedback: This theory, developed by Vygotsky, highlights the importance of social interaction in learning.
2. True/False:
According to Krashen’s Input Hypothesis, learning is more important than acquisition for achieving language fluency.
Correct Answer: False
Feedback: Krashen argues that acquisition is more crucial than learning for developing language fluency.
3. Short-Answer:
Name the theory that focuses on the learner’s evolving language system between their native and target languages.
Correct Answer: Interlanguage Theory
Feedback: Ellis & Larsen-Freeman developed this theory to describe the dynamic language system learners create.
4. Multiple-Choice:
Which theorist is associated with Verbal Behavior and the role of reinforcement in language learning?
a) Noam Chomsky
b) B.F. Skinner
c) Michael Long
d) Rod Ellis
Correct Answer: b) B.F. Skinner
Feedback: Skinner’s Verbal Behavior theory emphasizes the influence of reinforcement and imitation in language learning.
5. True/False:
The Output Hypothesis suggests that producing language is less important than understanding it.
Correct Answer: False
Feedback: Swain’s Output Hypothesis argues that producing language is equally important as understanding it.
6. Multiple-Choice:
Which theory posits that the ability to learn language is innate to humans?
a) Processing Instruction
b) Interaction Hypothesis
c) Universal Grammar
d) Output Hypothesis
Correct Answer: c) Universal Grammar
Feedback: Chomsky’s theory suggests that humans are born with an inherent ability to learn language.
7. Short-Answer:
Who developed the Processing Instruction approach, integrating cognitive psychology into SLA?
Correct Answer: Van Patten
Feedback: Van Patten’s theory focuses on altering how learners process language input to improve acquisition.
8. Multiple-Choice:
Which theory emphasizes the importance of conversational interactions in language learning?
a) Output Hypothesis
b) Interaction Hypothesis
c) Verbal Behavior
d) Universal Grammar
Correct Answer: b) Interaction Hypothesis
Feedback: Long’s Interaction Hypothesis highlights the role of interaction in facilitating language acquisition.
9. True/False:
Interlanguage is a static state that remains unchanged throughout the language learning process.
Correct Answer: False
Feedback: Interlanguage is dynamic and evolves as learners receive more input and practice.
10. Short-Answer:
Which theory distinguishes between ‘acquisition’ and ‘learning’ in language development?
Correct Answer: Input Hypothesis
Feedback: Krashen’s theory emphasizes acquisition is a subconscious process while learning is considered a conscious effort to study and grasp language rules.
Peter Abram 