Terms and Definitions
The Knowledges
True or False
Tie Breaker(s)
100
Define Pedagogy.
The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept.
100
Teacher’s beliefs about what students know and how they learn.
What is Knowledge of Learners?
100
Native speaker of English = Good teacher of English
False
100
What is the most common letter in English?
'e'
200
Define Declarative Knowledge.
Declarative knowledge involves knowing that something is the case.
200
Teacher’s knowledge about the language.
What is Content Knowledge?
200
Teaching grammar is easy as it is unchanging.
False
200
What does Alma Mater mean in English? Hint: Florida our alma mater thy glorious name we praise...
Bountiful Mother
300
Define Procedural Knowledge.
Procedural knowledge involves knowing how to do something.
300
Knowledge defined as: 'Types of explanation.'
What is Pedagogical Content Knowledge?
300
Success of explanation is determined through feedback.
True
300
What English word has the most definitions?
'Set'
400
Define Knowledge.
Facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
400
Knowledge that is “built from personal and professional experience.”
What is Narrative Knowledge?
400
Strict memorization and studying purely for exams are two of the worst things to do for language retention.
True
400
What is the third most spoken language in Florida?
French Creole.
500
Define Metalanguage.
A form of language or set of terms used for the description or analysis of another language.
500
Knowledge in the form of generalizations.
What is Paradigmatic knowledge?
500
ESL teacher training would benefit from completely separating linguistics and general teaching knowledge as they do not help each other.
False, they need to be balanced
500
What is the meaning of this sentence? 'The complex houses married and single soldiers and their families.' Hint: "Garden Path" Sentence
Single and married soldiers and their families live in the complex.
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