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TEFL Glossary Quiz

A TEFL quiz for TEFL teachers

You can do this quiz online or print it on paper.

1. where learners of different backgrounds (or levels) identify themselves as one group

convergence
assimilation
acculturation
a) convergence b) assimilation c) acculturation

2. strategies and methods for getting learners to respond or guess

elicitation
facilitation
felicitation
a) elicitation b) facilitation c) felicitation

3. words that look similar to words in another language, but have a different meaning

deceptions
false friends
false cognates
a) deceptions b) false friends c) false cognates

4. all of the words and word forms in a language with meaning or function

lexis
glossary
headwords
a) lexis b) glossary c) headwords

5. objects from the outside world that learners can use to make the classroom feel more like an authentic, real-life setting

realia
bona fides
authentalia
a) realia b) bona fides c) authentalia

6. a stage during the initial phase of language acquisition during which a learner doesn't try to speak

silent period
passive stage
reflective phase
a) silent period b) passive stage c) reflective phase

7. an outline of the subjects in a course or program

syllable
syllabus
work plan
a) syllable b) syllabus c) work plan

8. the act of learners practising what they've learned

rehearsal
acquisition
presentation
a) rehearsal b) acquisition c) presentation

9. an approach in which language learners are placed in a class with native speakers in the hope that they will learn as much as possible

immersion
submersion
engulfment
a) immersion b) submersion c) engulfment

10. consonant sound formed using both lips

bi-flap
bilabial
glottal stop
a) bi0flap b) bilabial c) glottal stop

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