MOOC: Multilingual Education

Quiz 7

You have come to the end of Week 7, which is also the final week of this whole course. Do the quiz and see what you have learnt in this week and how well you understood the main concepts. There are 18 questions in this quiz: 8 multiple choice questions, one matching task, 8 true or false questions and one drag-and-drop task. It is automatically checked, so you will see the result as soon as you complete it. You can retake the quiz as many times as you wish.

Good luck!

Pragmatic norms tend to be universal.

True

False

Question 1 of 17

High-context cultures primarily tend to prefer direct and explicit messages while low-context cultures tend to be more indirect.

True

False

Question 2 of 17

Which of these words is NOT included in the model of Intercultural Communication?

Knowledge

Attitudes

Performance

Skills

Question 3 of 17

Kinesics refers to ...

extraverbal communication

volume

paraverbal communication

body language

Question 4 of 17

“Do you mind if I close the window?” is an example of a negative politeness strategy.

True

False

Question 5 of 17

Volume and intonation are part of ...

nonverbal communication

paraverbal communication

verbal communication

extraverbal communication

Question 6 of 17

When people go to a restaurant or attend a funeral there is often a culture-specific sequence of events. This is also referred to as a …

cultural artefact

cultural script

cultural event

cultural phenomenon

Question 7 of 17

The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) defined Intercultural Communicative Competence as the main objective of language learning.

True

False

Question 8 of 17

Politeness can be found on all linguistic levels.

True

False

Question 9 of 17

Speech acts and politeness routines are part of ...

nonverbal communication

paraverbal communication

verbal communication

extraverbal communication

Question 10 of 17

“Culture with a capital C” includes masterpieces of art and literature.

True

False

Question 11 of 17

Auto-stereotypes are over-simplified statements about a different culture.

True

False

Question 12 of 17

Words like “bathroom” (instead of “toilet”) or “to pass away” (instead of “to die”) are ...

taboos

connotations

euphemisms

antonyms

Question 13 of 17

Match the names and the models or theories.

Michael Byram	Iceberg Model/High-context vs. low-context cultures Unselect Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity Unselect Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) Unselect Face Unselect a) Culturemes Unselect
Edward T. Hall	Iceberg Model/High-context vs. low-context cultures Unselect Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity Unselect Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) Unselect Face Unselect a) Culturemes Unselect
Milton J. Bennett	Iceberg Model/High-context vs. low-context cultures Unselect Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity Unselect Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) Unselect Face Unselect a) Culturemes Unselect
Penelope Brown and Stephen Levinson	Iceberg Model/High-context vs. low-context cultures Unselect Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity Unselect Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) Unselect Face Unselect a) Culturemes Unselect
Els Oksaar	Iceberg Model/High-context vs. low-context cultures Unselect Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity Unselect Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) Unselect Face Unselect a) Culturemes Unselect

Question 14 of 17

Speech acts such as criticizing or complaining are potentially face-threatening acts.

True

False

Question 15 of 17

Eye contact and gestures are part of ...

extraverbal communication

nonverbal communication

paraverbal communication

verbal communication

Question 16 of 17

A person who has knowledge of cultural practices of two cultures and who can serve as a mediator between them is also called a/an...

intercultural speaker

cultural facilitator

crosslinguistic negotiator

cultural intermediator

Question 17 of 17

Week 1: Introduction to multilingualism and plurilingualism
Week 2: Understanding bilingualism
Week 3: Multilingualism in state and society, and the role of communities
Week 4: Early Childhood Multilingualism
Week 5: Multilingual school
Week 6: Multilingual higher education
Week 7: Interculturalism and intercultural communication