Questões de Concurso

In The Postmethod Condition: (E)merging Strategies for Second/Foreign Language Teaching, Kumaravadivelu (1994) states that a widespread dissatisfaction with the conventional concept of method has produced what the author calls the “postmethod condition”, a reformulation that can potentially reshape the character and content of L2 (second language) teaching, teacher education, and classroom research. In this context, fostering language awareness consists in one out of ten macro strategies proposed by the author in a strategic framework for L2 teaching in the postmethod era. Regarding the concept of language awareness proposed by the author, it is correct to say that:

(a)

language awareness comprises explicit language teaching and, therefore, its strategies emphasize the use of memorization techniques.

(b)

language awareness differs from traditional grammar teaching since the former treats grammar as a network of systems to be interacted with.

(c)

language awareness, as a deliberate attempt to draw learners’ attention to formal properties of language, comprises a body of structures to be mastered.

(d)

language awareness-based teaching is learner oriented and, therefore, treats grammar as an end in second language development.