1) Process – ability Theory is outlined by _______; it aims to clarify how learners acquire computational mechanisms.
- Rocker
- Pienemann
- Hawkins
- Chomsky
2) Pienemann believes that language learning is a/an ____________ acquisition of computational mechanism.
- prompt
- gradual
- collective
- active
3) Processability Theory focuses on the acquisition of the procedural skills required for processing the _______ properties of second language.
- colloquial
- formal
- informal
- All of the given options
4) In the _________ orientation central issue is to investigate the extent to which particular linguistic devices are employed to organize stretches of discourse intrasententially.
- multifunctional
- cognitive
- social
- textual
5) Some functional studies adopted a “patch” approach, studying __________ of forms or development of SL within ‘time’ or ‘space’ domain.
- revolution
- evolution
- solution
- evocation
6) Functionalist research with _________ orientation is interested in relationship between the development of child’s formal language system and aspects of their social world.
- multifunctional
- social
- cognitive
- textual
7) At the ____________ stage, learners ‘action would become increasingly automatic to the point that the declarative knowledge may even be lost.
- cognitive
- associative
- autonomous
- all of the given options
8) connectionist do not separate the development of _______ from the development of linguistic system
- management
- accomplishment
- processing
- assessment
9) Learning strategies must not be confused with communication strategies; they do not overlap but there is difference in ______
- focus
- instructions
- rules
- None of the given options
10) Language is a complex ____ skill in terms of how information is stored and learnt.
- behavioral
- cognitive
- technical
- analytical