Questões de Concurso

Analyze the paragraph.
Research focused on second language acquisition (SLA) is no longer directly focused on language teaching as it was in the early stages of the development of this academic area. As such, some questions that guide SLA research include how languages in general are learned and the relation with first language acquisition. The answers to these questions give us a deeper understanding of the nature of language and its complexities, which, in turn, may further aid in language teaching methodologies. Some milestones in the course of SLA research include: contrastive analysis, language transfer, error analysis, and universal grammar. ____________ is based on the idea that learners draw heavily from their native language to learn the additional language, leading to the transfer of certain forms and meanings that may reflect differences in learner performance. (Perna, C. B. L., Molsing, K. V., & Ramos, Y. S.)
Choose the correct milestone in the options below that fills the blank above.

In order to reflect the process of learning, choose the option that is not how a student should apply his/her reading skills.

Read the fragment below.

I- Every language requires a different repertoire of reading skills, based on the structure of the language and the literacy habits of the native speakers of that language;

II- ESL and EFL teachers, therefore, should train students in the skills that will give them the power to comprehend in English. (…) learning a new thinking process is best accomplished when the learner is consciously aware of the process, and an approach to teaching reading skills should take that into account;

III- In fact, the more students talk about their thinking processes, the more they learn. (Mikulecky, Beatrice S.)

Thinking on reading skills, analyze the context above and choose the correct option.

The process of gamification refers to the use of elements of game design in situations outside the gaming environment. In light of this, and the theme of ludic in English language teaching, it is correct to state that

Observe the morphological process of the formation of the following words:

Now analyze the following statements.

I. -context- and -tangle- are free roots, while -ident- is a bound root.

II. These three words are formed both by prefixation and suffixation.

III. In the noun, -ual- and -iz- are derivational suffixes, while in the adverb, -ifi- and -ab- are inflectional suffixes.

IV. dis- and en- both have negative meanings.

V. The head of the noun is -ation, the head of the verb is en- and the head of the adverb is -ly.

The correct statements are