Vocabulary Definitions
Lecture
Vocabulary Parts of Speech
Lecture
Our Class
100
If you do a lot of drugs, this will not work very well.
brain
100
What is the lecture about?
Second language acquistion
100
What form of speech is 'critical'?
adjective
100
Do most students at the College of ESL here at NOVA have more in common with Steven or the lecturer in terms of motivation?
The lecturer
100
Name two students who speak Spanish.
Randy, Antonia, ...
200
Which vocabulary word is a synonym for 'perfect'?
ideal
200
When is the critical period?
Childhood (pre-adolescence)
200
Which noun is also the name of a type of punctuation?
period
200
The lecturer explains the critical period by explaining the idea that when were are children, our brains are just ________ for language learning.
ready
200
What are three countries in which the teacher has lived and worked (besides the U.S.)?
Finland, Czech Republic, Russia, China
300
It is _______ that she is the teacher because she is standing in front of the class and everyone else is sitting down.
obvious
300
Name two factors that affect second language learning.
Environment, Age, Motivation, Attitude
300
Which two vocabulary words contain the suffix "tion"?
acquisition & motivation
300
How does the lecturer say he's going to do regarding his efforts to learn Chinese?
Not give up (yet)
300
Who was the last student to arrive in class today?
??
400
Provide a sentence with the vocabulary word 'critical'.
.
400
Which grade is Steven the Chinese boy in?
1st grade
400
What is the adjective form of the vocabulary word 'motivation'?
motivational
400
The lecturer tells the class that when he observed Steven in his class, the little boy was not a bit _____________.
embarrassed
400
How many students in this class speak Nepalese?
Five?
500
Name six of the vocabulary words for Unit 2.
motivation, critical, ideal, role, factor, period, environment, brain, obvious, acquisition, theory
500
The lecturer is not only a professor, he is also a _________.
linguist
500
Name a verb from this unit's vocabulary.
There are none.
500
In what order does the lecturer discuss THREE of the factors for second language learning
age, environment, attitude, motivation
500
Which two students were absent the first day? (And forgiven long ago)
Randy and Aziz
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