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Which theory shaped 18th and 19th century schooling and grammar–translation?Read the answer and worked solution →What is a typical result of grammar–translation?Read the answer and worked solution →Richards and Rodgers say the grammar–translation method has no what?Read the answer and worked solution →When was grammar–translation the school standard?Read the answer and worked solution →Reformers like Viëtor and Jespersen wanted teaching of the language rather than what?Read the answer and worked solution →What was a student's role in grammar–translation classrooms?Read the answer and worked solution →Which best defines linguistic prescription?Read the answer and worked solution →The descriptive approach of academic linguistics does what with language?Read the answer and worked solution →Linguistic research is mainly based on which kind of activity?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the main purpose of prescribing language norms?Read the answer and worked solution →Prescription helps speakers of divergent dialects by doing what?Read the answer and worked solution →How do major dictionaries like the OED mainly operate?Read the answer and worked solution →Which body's recommendations about French are often followed but not legally enforceable?Read the answer and worked solution →Which work long guided American English prescription?Read the answer and worked solution →Prescriptivism historically begins in a standard language when society develops what?Read the answer and worked solution →Prescription is often criticised for favouring what?Read the answer and worked solution →Prescription tends to treat non-standard dialects in what way?Read the answer and worked solution →Why does prescription lag behind everyday speech?Read the answer and worked solution →Which construction was advised against in 1834 yet is standard today?Read the answer and worked solution →What is inappropriate dogmatism in grammar teaching?Read the answer and worked solution →Robert Lowth objected to forcing English under rules of what?Read the answer and worked solution →Samuel Johnson doubted that a dictionary can do what?Read the answer and worked solution →Since the mid-20th century, what have many guides done?Read the answer and worked solution →Why might speakers pick a prestige dialect over their own?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which theory shaped 18th and 19th century schooling and grammar–translation?

  1. Behaviourism
  2. Faculty psychology
  3. Gestalt theory
  4. Constructivism
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Correct answer: B. Faculty psychology

1. European education was built around faculty psychology. 2. It held that the mind had will, emotion and intellect. 3. Classical literature and maths were thought to sharpen the intellect, so languages were taught the same way. _Source: Wikipedia, Grammar–translation method, History and philosophy_

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What is a typical result of grammar–translation?

  1. Excellent spontaneous speech
  2. Weak speaking and letter-writing
  3. Native-like pronunciation
  4. Quick listening comprehension
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Correct answer: B. Weak speaking and letter-writing

1. Spontaneous creative output was excluded from the curriculum. 2. Students would often fail at speaking or even letter-writing. 3. Speech, pronunciation and listening were never practised. _Source: Wikipedia, Grammar–translation method, Reception_

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Richards and Rodgers say the grammar–translation method has no what?

  1. Teachers
  2. Theory
  3. Textbooks
  4. Students
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Correct answer: B. Theory

1. Richards and Rodgers noted it is still widely practised. 2. Yet they say it has no advocates and no theory behind it. 3. There is no literature justifying it in linguistics, psychology or education. _Source: Wikipedia, Grammar–translation method, Reception_

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