Name that Researcher!
Name that Theory!
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100

This researcher is obsessed with INPUT!

Krashen

100

This theory includes input, output, negotiation of meaning, feedback, and repair.

Interactionist Approach

100

This term refers to language that is actually produced (spoken or written).

Output

100

What is my dog's name?

Winnie!

100

Name one component of a good research question.

Is it measurable? Is it realistic? Is it clear, concise, and well-focused? Are key concepts articulated accurately? Is it original and thoughtful?

200

For this researcher, if you don't NOTICE something, you won't learn it.

Schmidt

200

According to this theory, humans have an innate ability to acquire a language by setting principles and parameters.

Universal Grammar

200

This is the process in which an expert helps a novice in order to carry out a task until they internalize the knowledge on their own.

Scaffolding

200

What color are my eyes?

Green AND brown!

200

What type of goal setting did Kelsey & Gabby's study examine?

SMART goals

300

This researcher believes we have a language acquisition device in our heads.

Chomsky

300
According to this theory, our learning is mediated by physical and symbolic tools through scaffolding.

Sociocultural Approach.

300

This term refers to your own awareness of the language and its rules.

Metalinguistic knowledge.

300

What was my dissertation research project about? Be specific!

Pragmatics in study abroad among beginning L2 Spanish learners.

300

In Jess, Kyler, and Mari's study, teachers did not receive professional development to work with what population of students?

English language learners (ELLs/ELs)

400

This researcher thinks INTERACTION is necessary for SLA.

Long

400

According to this theory, SLA is a matter of response to a stimulus and conditioning.

Behaviorism

400

This is the term that represents the learner's developing system and their unique characteristics in the learning process.

Interlanguage

400

What was the name of the girl who was deprived from human interaction until her early teens?

Genie

400

According to Piper, Julia, and Brielle's study, what type of feedback do students and teachers prefer? 

They both prefer oral feedback. 

500

This researcher created the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

Vygotsky

500

This approach explains why some people say "soda" and others say "pop."

Sociolinguistic Approach

500

This is the most common type of corrective feedback, yet least effective.

Recast

500

What are the 3 levels of context that we read about in the transdisciplinary framework article? 

Macro, meso, micro

500

In Lizzie and Hailey's study, what 3 types of motivation explain the reasons why students study a new language at UWL?

Intrinsic, integrative, and instrumental

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