Which of the Following Statements Most Accurately Describes the Development

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the development of pragmatics and discourse in the adolescent/advanced language learning stage?

• A) Students at this stage begin developing proficiency with argumentative/persuasive discourse.
• B) Students learn how to take proper turns in conversations and make assumptions about what their partner already knows.
• C) Students become able to maintain a topic over several conversational turns for the first time.
• D) This is the first stage where students learn to make the transition from being oral to increasingly literate in their use of language.

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Definitions:

Alphabetic Order

A method of arranging items based on the sequence of letters in the alphabet from A to Z.

Social Loafing

A scenario in which individuals working in a group setting display reduced effort in achieving objectives, unlike when working independently.

Deindividuation

A phenomenon where individuals in a group lose a sense of self-awareness and as a result, may act differently than they would alone, often leading to anti-normative and disinhibited behavior.

Group Polarization

Group polarization refers to the tendency for a group to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of its members, following group discussion.