Corpus Fundamentals
What is a korpus?
A)A list of grammar rules
Bu)A collection of authentic language texts
C)A language textbook
D)A dictionary of translations
A collection of authentic language texts
What does learner corpus contain?
A)Only newspaper articles
B) Language produced by learners
C)Only native speakers' conversations
D)Grammar exercises written by teachers
Language produced by learners
Which tool can be used to analyze word frequencies and concordance lines?
A) Powerpoint
B)Paint
C)AntConc
D)Calculator
AntConc
What is the main focus of Error Analysis?
A) Studying learner errors
B)Memorizing native speaker dialogues
C)Translating ever sentence
D)Avoiding written assigments
Studying learner errors
What does DDL stand for?
A)Direct Dictionary Learning
B)Data-Driven Learning
C)Digital Description of Language
D)Developing Daily Lessons
Data Driven Learning
What is the main purpose of corpus linguistics?
A)To translate every text
B)To memorize vocabulary lists
C)To analyze language patterns and usage
D)To teach pronounciation only
To analyze language patterns and usage
Which corpus mainly contains spoken language?
A) Spoken corpus
B) Written corpus
C) Parallel corpus
D)Learner grammar book
Spoken corpus
What is COCA?
A)A grammar teaching method
B)The contemporary Corpus of American English
C)A translation technique
D)A learner error category
The Contemporary Corpus of American English
Which researcher is associated with influential work on Error Analysis published in 1967?
A)Naom Chomskiy
B)S.P.Corder
C)Tim Koʻhna
D) Ferdinand de Saussure
S.P.Corder
Which researcher is associated with Data-Driven Learning?
A)S.P.Corder
B)Naom Chomskiy
C) Tim Johns
D)Michael Halliday
Tim Johns
How does a corpus -based approach differ from traditional textbook -based learning
A)It focuses only on grammar rules
B)It uses authentic language examples to discover patterns
C)It avoids real -life language
D)It eliminates the need for teachers
It uses authentic language examples to discover patterns
What is the main purpose of a specialised corpus?
A)To include ever possible language variety
B)To translate texts into several languages
C)To focus on a particular subject or domain
D)To contain only students'mistakes
To focus on a particular subject or domain
What does a concordancer show?
A)Words and phrases in their surrounding contexts
B)The definitions of words
C) Pronounciation symbols
D) Translations without examples
Words and phrases in their surrounding contexts
How can learner corpus help an English teacher?
A)By eliminating the need for assessment
B)By showing only correct sentences
C)By identifying frequent learner errors and patterns
D)By replacing all classroom activities
How can corpus examples help student learn vocabulary?
A)By showing words in authentic contexts and common combinations
B)By presenting words without any context
C)By teaching spelling but not meaning
D)By avoiding examples of real language
By showing words in authentic contexts and common combinations
Why is context important when learners study words through a corpus?
A)It helps learners understand meaning and appropriate usage
B)It makes all words have the same meaning
C)It removes the need to study grammar
D)It helps learners memorize spelling only
It helps learners understand meaning and appropriate usage
What makes parallel corpus different from a general corpus?
A)It contains only spoken English
B)It focuses exclusively on grammar errors
C)It contains academic vocabulary
D)It includes corresponding texts in two or more languages
It includes corresponding texts in two or more languages
What is the main function of a tagger in corpus analysis?
A)To translate sentence
B)To correct ever writing mistake automatically
C)To count paragraphs only
D)To assign grammatical or lexical labels to language items
To assign grammatical or lexical labels to language items
What does Contrastive Interlangue Analysis (CIA) involve?
A) Teaching grammar without examples
B) Comparing dictionaries from different publishers
C)Analyzing pronounciation without written dars
D) Comparing learner corpora with native speaker corpora or
Comparing learner corpora with native speaker corpora
Which classroom activity besr represents a corpus -based approach?
A)Copying grammar rules without discussion
B) Memorizing a list of isolated words
C)Listening to a teacher without examining examples
D) Comparing corpus examples to discover how a language pattern is used
Comparing corpus examples to discover how a language pattern is used
A student finds that a word frequently appears in academic texts but rarely in informal conversations.What can the student inter?
A)The word is incorrect in spoken English
B)The word has no clear meaning
C)The word may be more common in academic contexts
D)The word can be used in writing
The word may be more common in academic contexts
A researcher wants to compare students' essays with texts written by proficient English users.Which approach is most suitable?
A)Studying only a specialised corpus
B)Comparing learner and reference corpora
C)Using a spoken corpus
D)Counting worda without comparing texts
Comparing learner and reference corpora
A teacher wants students to investigate common collocations and compare word usage accross corpora.Which tool is particularly suitable for these tasks?
A)A basic spelling checker
B)A presentation editor
C)Sketch Engine
D)A calculator
Sketch Engine
Students repetadly make the same grammatical errors How can corpus -based Error Analysis help the teacher respond?
A)By identifying the error pattern and planning targeted practice
B)Ignoring the error if the message is understandable
C)By replacing grammar lessons with translation
D)By asking students to memorize unrelated vocabulary
By identifying the error pattern and planning target practice
What is a major limitation teachers should consider when using corpus -based activities?
A) Corpora never contain authentic language
B)All corpus tools provide identical results
C)Beginners may struggle with complex data or digital tools
D) Corpus examples cannot be used to teach vocabulary
Beginners may struggle with complex data or digital tools