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Lin 310: Second Language Acquisition Question Paper

Lin 310: Second Language Acquisition

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: Masinde Muliro University Of Science And Technology question papers

Exam Year:2008

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MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY(MMUST)
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR
THIRD YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (ARTS)
COURSE CODE: LIN 310
COURSE TITLE: SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

DATE: 1st December 2008 TIME: 11.30 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Answer question one (compulsory) and any other three questions.

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1. a) State and explain any three tenets of contrastive analysis hypothesis. (15 marks)

b) Discuss the main weakness of contrastive analysis hypothesis. (10 marks)

2. Discuss the role of exposure in acquisition of English as a second language. (15 marks)

3. a) Explain fossilisation in second and foreign language learning. (6 marks)

b) State and explain any three causes of fossilisation when learning English as a second language in Kenya. (9 marks)

4. List any three tenets of the behaviourist theory and show how they apply to the
teaching and learning of English as a second language. (15 marks)

5. Discuss the universal grammar Hypothesis. (15 marks)

6. State and explain any three hypotheses of the monitor model of second language
acquisition and learning. (15 marks)

Lin 310: Second Language Acquisition Question Paper

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