一、专业基础课“语言学与语言教学”参考书：
1、Jack C. Richards, 2000, Beyond Training（超越专业技术训练），外语教学与研究出版社，人民教育出版社，剑桥大学出版社；
2、George Yule, 2000, The Study of Language (语言研究），外语教学与研究出版社，剑桥大学出版社；
3、Hongqin Zhao, 2009, Developing Professional Knowledge about Teachers (发展关于教师的专业知识 )，浙江大学出版社。
二、教育硕士专业学位入学考试专业基础课试题参考题型
专业科目名称：语言学与语言教学
注意：答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷或草稿纸上均无效。
Part I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Use “T” for true and “F” for false. (15%)
1. The learning of a second language is a simple process, involving a seemingly finite number of variables.
2. Learning is a relatively permanent change in a behavioral tendency and is the result of reinforced practice.
3. The functionalists believe that language could be dismantled into small pieces or units and these units could be described scientifically, contrasted, and added up to form the whole.
4. That learning takes place in the human organism through a meaningful process of relating new events or items to already existing concepts is put forward by David Ausubel.
5. Deductive reasoning is a movement from a generalization to specific instances: specific facts are inferred or deduced from a general principle.
6. Stephen Krashen, an American professor, is best known for his concepts: the monitor hypothesis, the affective filter, the distinction between learning and acquisition, and the i+1.
7. Truckers, pilots, salespersons and farmers use words and phrases unique to their group. This stylistic variation is referred to as register.
8. A language test that is designed to find out a particular aspect of a particular language is called a placement test.
9. Relatedness of meaning accompanying identical form is technically known as polysemy. That is, one form has multiple meanings related by extension.
10. Some words are formed from the initial letters of a set of other words. This is known as blending.
Part II. Define the Following Terms (25%)
1. collocation
2. affective filter
3. inter-language
4. coinage
5. language acquisition
Part III. Choose TWO of the three questions and give your answers to them in NO MORE than 300 words for each question. (30%)
1. Is there such a thing as the best teaching method? If yes, what is it? If not why not?
2. Do you think language teachers need to become linguists before they become master teachers?
3. Some scholars believe that it is better to start to teach a foreign language like English earlier while others think that early start does not have any advantage. What is your view on this issue?
Part IV. Analyze a Critical Incident (关键事件／教学案例分析) occurred in your own teaching or learning experience (30%) :
1. Describe the incident within 100-200 words and suggest explanation and meaning within the immediate context;
2. Find a more general meaning and classification /significance of the incident, e.g. what teaching/learning problem is reflected in the incident and how can it be useful for other teachers to learn about?
