FTCE Professional Education Practice Exam

Which stage involves the student starting to answer questions with short phrases?

1. Speech Emergent

2. Intermediate Fluency

3. Early Production

4. Pre-production

The correct answer is: Early Production

The stage where students begin to respond to questions using short phrases is known as Early Production. In this stage of language acquisition, learners typically move beyond simple one-word responses and start to formulate their thoughts using two to three-word phrases or short sentences. This indicates a developing ability to use language, even though their responses may still be limited in complexity and vocabulary. In this context, students are actively engaging with the language, typically demonstrating their understanding of basic concepts and responding to inquiries about familiar topics. They might struggle with full sentences, making it a key differentiator for identifying this stage of language learning. The other stages represent different levels of language acquisition, where students either have not yet begun to produce language or are progressing further in fluency and complexity.