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Foreign Language Professor Practice Test

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15 multiple-choice questions on foreign language professor knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15Comprehensible input is:
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Answer: Language slightly above current level. Input.

Question 2 of 15ACTFL rates:
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Answer: Language proficiency. Proficiency.

Question 3 of 15A heritage speaker:
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Answer: Grew up hearing the language. Background.

Question 4 of 15Target language means:
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Answer: The language being learned. Goal language.

Question 5 of 15Before a trip abroad, run:
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Answer: An emergency plan. Safety.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Course plan and policies.”
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Answer: Syllabus. Syllabus: Course plan and policies.

Question 7 of 15What does “ACTFL” mean?
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Answer: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.. ACTFL: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Part-time instructor.”
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Answer: Adjunct. Adjunct: Part-time instructor.

Question 9 of 15What does “Communicative approach” mean?
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Answer: Teaching through real use.. Communicative approach: Teaching through real use.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Learning through use only.”
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Answer: Immersion. Immersion: Learning through use only.

Question 11 of 15What does “Conjugation” mean?
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Answer: Verb forms.. Conjugation: Verb forms.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Expert review of research.”
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Answer: Peer review. Peer review: Expert review of research.

Question 13 of 15What does “Comprehensible input” mean?
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Answer: Language just above current level.. Comprehensible input: Language just above current level.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Ability to use a language.”
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Answer: Proficiency. Proficiency: Ability to use a language.

Question 15 of 15What does “Target language” mean?
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Answer: Language being learned.. Target language: Language being learned.

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