Questionnaire 3

Chapter 9: Whole Language

1. When was term “whole language” created?
2. What is literacy?
3. What does the “whole language” movement argue? What was it developed for?
4. What does the whole language approach emphasize?
5. What is this approach based on?
6. Describe how whole language views language. (the three perspectives)
7. Describe the learning theory underlying whole language.
8. Enumerate the major principles underlying whole language.
9. What is the role of the teacher?
10. What is the role of the learner?
11. How do you define “real world materials”?
12.  As regards procedure, what is the main characteristic of whole language?
13. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of this approach.