STARTING REVISING FOR
PHD ENTRANCE EXAMS
Reviewing previous questions
Dr. BOUKHECHBA Hicham
Lecturer at Djelfa University Algeria
h.boukhechba@mail.univ-djelfa.dz
The starting point
Looking for lessons Looking for research
axes
Reading Blindly
Reading purposefully
Writing Summaries Solving problems
( answering previous
PhD questions )
Developing Writing style
No clear end Better understanding of
Frustration the related concepts
Giving up Clear and guided
revision
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2013
Teacher’ roles / methods
The teachers’ role in the classroom has been shifting over time from strict
Learner-centeredness
controller to facilitator.
Classroom Management
Discuss and illustrate the teacher’s role through the most appropriate approaches/
methods
2011
The phrase “ learner-centered” makes it sound as if the teacher is not in control of
the classroom. In the light of your reading discuss fully the notion of learner-
centeredness and its application in a country like Algeria.
2014
Successful classroom management involves not only responding effectively when
problems occur, but rather preventing them. Discuss.
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2015
Teacher’ roles / methods
Harmer (2001:94) believes that failure in EFL teaching is largely due to the fact”
Learner-centeredness
that many approaches and teaching methods …are based on a very western idea
Classroom Management
of what constitutes “ good” learning” . Comment on this statement with
Culture / teaching / methods
reference to ELT in Algeria
2014
In the field of foreign language teaching/learning, there has been a prominent
shift from the focus on teachers and teaching to the focus on learners and
learning.
What implications might this shift have on such pedagogical practices as choosing
materials, activities, topics, and forms of teaching?
2015
According to academic research, linguists have demonstrated that there is not one
single best teaching method for everyone in all contexts. Comment
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How did psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics influence language learning ? Teacher’ roles / methods
Learner-centeredness
Classroom Management
Culture / teaching / methods
2015 Psycholinguistics
sociolinguistics / language
Data collection and analysis procedures are critical to effective research. Define learning
Applied linguistics
each of these two processes providing examples and clarify the difference between
them.
2015
One of the applied linguistics' main objectives is to solve language teaching
problems. Explain.
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2015. From the 1950s to the 1970s emerged different approaches to language
Teacher’ roles / methods
teaching mostly concerned with communication, yet almost no room was felt for
Learner-centeredness
literature. The recent developments in language teaching show a significant
Classroom Management
return of literature in a communicative approach perspective. Do you think that
Culture / teaching / methods
these claims for using literature I EFL teaching could be credited? Psycholinguistics
sociolinguistics / language
2016. Researches recently pointed the importance of cognitive and affective learning
factors in the acquisition of a foreign language. Discuss, with particular reference to Applied linguistics
Literature and language learning
the acquisition of English as a foreign language.
Cognitive factors / language
learning
2014
The grammar-translation method, the educationalist monolith” for more than
2000 years successfully resisted attempts to innovate in education until the end
of the nineteenth century that brought a genuine revolution in the teaching of
languages. Contrast method with more modern alternatives.
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2015. From the 1950s to the 1970s emerged different approaches to language
Teacher’ roles / methods
teaching mostly concerned with communication, yet almost no room was felt for
Learner-centeredness
literature. The recent developments in language teaching show a significant
Classroom Management
return of literature in a communicative approach perspective. Do you think that
Culture / teaching / methods
these claims for using literature I EFL teaching could be credited? Psycholinguistics
sociolinguistics / language
2016. Researches recently pointed the importance of cognitive and affective learning
factors in the acquisition of a foreign language. Discuss, with particular reference to Applied linguistics
Literature and language learning
the acquisition of English as a foreign language.
Cognitive factors / language
learning
2014
The grammar-translation method, the educationalist monolith” for more than
2000 years successfully resisted attempts to innovate in education until the end
of the nineteenth century that brought a genuine revolution in the teaching of
languages. Contrast method with more modern alternatives.
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2016
Teacher’ roles / methods
Do you believe that language learning/ teaching is possible with the focus on
Learner-centeredness
function ( communication ) rather than on the form ( Grammar)?
Classroom Management
Culture / teaching / methods
Psycholinguistics
2016 sociolinguistics / language
learning
It is argued that communicative language teaching creates a learning environment Applied linguistics
that closely replicates how students will use language in a real-life situation Literature and language learning
-Discuss Cognitive factors / language
learning
2017
Why has the teaching concern shifted from teacher-centeredness to learner-
centeredness ?
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2016
Teacher’ roles / methods
Do you believe that language learning/ teaching is possible with the focus on
Learner-centeredness
function ( communication ) rather than on the form ( Grammar)?
Classroom Management
Culture / teaching / methods
Psycholinguistics
2016 sociolinguistics / language
learning
It is argued that communicative language teaching creates a learning environment Applied linguistics
that closely replicates how students will use language in a real-life situation Literature and language learning
-Discuss Cognitive factors / language
learning
2017
Why has the teaching concern shifted from teacher-centeredness to learner-
centeredness ?
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2017
Teacher’ roles / methods
“ At first sight, it may seem rather odd to focus on what learners get wrong
Learner-centeredness
rather than what they get right. However, there are good reasons for focusing
Classroom Management
on errors. First, they are a conspicuous feature of learner language, raising the
Culture / teaching / methods
important question of “ why do learners make errors ?” Second, it is useful for Psycholinguistics
sociolinguistics / language
teachers to know what errors learners make. Third, paradoxically, it is possible learning
that making errors may actually help learners to learn when they self-correct the Applied linguistics
errors they make” Literature and language learning
Cognitive factors / language
Rod Ellis 2007:15
learning
Comment the quotation giving ample examples and justification. Errors / teaching / learning
Communication / culture
2016
Problems of communication and poor dialogue arise when persons from different
social and cultural context fail to understand each other properly
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2013
Teacher’ roles / methods
Account for the contribution of discourse analysis to language teaching .
Learner-centeredness
Classroom Management
Culture / teaching / methods
Psycholinguistics
2016 sociolinguistics / language
learning
Applied linguistics
All languages are dialects, but not all dialects are languages. Discuss Literature and language learning
Cognitive factors / language
learning
2019
How can the use of modern technology help in promoting foreign language
learners’ autonomy?
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2019
Teacher’ roles / methods
What principles would you opt for in designing a syllabus for tourism students?
Learner-centeredness
Classroom Management
Culture / teaching / methods
Psycholinguistics
2019 sociolinguistics / language
learning
How do cultural and global issues affect communication? knowing that global Applied linguistics
communication helps to increase business opportunities, remove cultural barriers, Literature and language learning
and develop a global village. Cognitive factors / language
learning
2019
Critics say that the teachers' role should no more conform to the dictum “ the
sage on the stage” because the task of education is not to pout information into
learners’ heads but rather to engage learners’ minds with powerful and useful
concepts.
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2019
Teacher’ roles / methods
Creswell (2002) notes that quantitative research is the process of collecting,
Learner-centeredness
analyzing, interpreting, and writing the results of a study; while qualitative
Classroom Management
research is the approach to data collection, analysis, and report writing. This
Culture / teaching / methods
leads to the conclusion that triangulation could be one of the important processes Psycholinguistics
sociolinguistics / language
to ensued validity and reliability. learning
Discuss. Applied linguistics
Literature and language learning
Cognitive factors / language
2019
learning
In what aspects is first language acquisition different from second language
acquisition?
Illustrate to support your answer.
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2019
Teacher’ roles / methods
As a means of global communication, English no longer exclusively expressed the
Learner-centeredness
culture (s) of English-speaking nations. Discuss.
Classroom Management
Discuss.
Culture / teaching / methods
Psycholinguistics
sociolinguistics / language
learning
2019 Applied linguistics
Nowadays, technology is used as a means to conduct academic researches, be it Literature and language learning
Cognitive factors / language
linguistics, literature, didactics, or civilization. discuss the statement in an essay
learning
providing ample examples.
2019
Cognitive linguistics has played a determining role in establishing learner-
centeredness as a key principle in modern language pedagogy. Discuss
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Formal Education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”
Teacher’ roles / methods
Jim Rohn
Learner-centeredness
Comment
Classroom Management
Culture / teaching / methods
Psycholinguistics
You are interested in investing the effect of using technology tools in English
sociolinguistics / language
learning
vocabulary acquisition. How would you turn this research problem into a research
Applied linguistics
proposal? Write down the outline of this proposal explaining each part fully..
Literature and language learning
Cognitive factors / language
learning
Write an essay on the following topic
The blending of technology and teaching has generated a myriad of technological
teachings, distance teaching, electronic teaching, and mix mode, to cite a few.
Consider two modes, compare them, and state how challenging they are.
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In view of applied linguists' concern with language in use, at the broadest level of
Teacher’ roles / methods
analysis, language is studied in relation to the culture and context in which it is
Learner-centeredness
used. Discuss the relevance of the previous statement in a technology-dependent
Classroom Management
era.
Culture / teaching / methods
Psycholinguistics
sociolinguistics / language
learning
How does the teacher’s feedback following students’ errors affect their motivation Applied linguistics
to learn a foreign language? Literature and language learning
Cognitive factors / language
learning
The complexity of the teaching /learning process with different learners,
practitioners, goals and approaches, materials, and classroom techniques makes
it inconceivable that any one method could achieve optimum success in all
circumstances. Explain
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How can the post-positivist and interpretivist paradigms influence the choice of
Teacher’ roles / methods
research methodology?.
Learner-centeredness
Classroom Management
Culture / teaching / methods
Psycholinguistics
sociolinguistics / language
learning
A targeted learning environment is one of the most essential elements that Applied linguistics
determines an efficient learning/ teaching process Literature and language learning
Cognitive factors / language
Discuss the role of the learning environment in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic
learning
experience
Culture has become an integrative part of language learning in EFL classrooms.
Can culture be taught? If yes, via which approach?
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The 21st-century learning skills require critical thinking, technological literacy,
Teacher’ roles / methods
collaboration, and creativity. To what extent do these new perspectives represent
Learner-centeredness
a real challenge to previous theories of language learning.
Classroom Management
Culture / teaching / methods
Psycholinguistics
sociolinguistics / language
learning
Applied linguistics
Literature and language learning
Cognitive factors / language
learning
