1. There are ___basic skills required to learn a language.
Three
Four
Two
Five
2.
Fill in the blanks exercise helps develop the
skill for looking for ____
Spellings
Pronouns
Vocabulary
Verbs
3.
Speaking is a product of ______
Listening
Writing
Reading
None of the
above
4.
A ______is a collection of sentences and
paragraphs.
Essay
Story
Novel
Drama
5.
Advices and requests usually require
_____language.
Harsh
Polite
Flattering
Pleasing
6.
It is better to use ______sentences while doing
the listening skill development exercise.
Long
Complicated
Short
Complex
7.
Gap filling exercises are traditionally
called______
Fill in the blanks
Fill out the
blanks
Fill in the
spaces
Fill in the
missing words
8.
In _______skills, the focus is on intonation and
pronunciation.
Reading
Writing
Speaking
Listening
9.
In order to do good writing, it is important to
do good_______
Speaking
Listening
Reading
Listening
and writing
10.
In story without an ending, the teacher doesn’t
provide the ______
Last paragraph
First
paragraph
Middle
paragraph
None of the
above
11.
The assessment criteria should be __________
Consistent
Fair
Relevant
Authentic
12.
The teacher can also give students a first
sentence of the story to get them started for_____
Predict and tell
Report
writing
Feature
writing
Story
without an ending
13.
Predict and tell boosts_________
Imagination
Vocabulary
Creativity
All of the above
14.
________is like hunting for words.
Vocabulary
Listening
Comprehension
Speaking
15.
Words in spoken English may not be used in
_______
Informal
Story
Essay
Formal
16.
While doing the reading activity students need
to know what the ________is.
Comprehensive text
Beginning
text
Ending text
Moral
17.
Students develop concepts and concentrate on the
language while doing_______
Loud reading
Silent reading
Scanning
Skimming
18.
______have advantage of replying instantly.
Emails
Letters
Cards
Faxes
19.
The students must focus on the __________of
writing during close reading.
Elements
Features
Aspects
Length
20.
Diary writing is another form of ______writing.
Reflective
Narrative
Diary
Journal
21.
Opinion of both or more parties should be
included in the ________writing.
Dialogue
Narrative
Story
Formal
22.
Phrases like ‘Good morning’ and ‘good day’ can
be used in ____
Formal
writing
Informal
writing
Both formal and informal
None of the
above
23.
__________writing has different definitions in
different regions in the world.
Formal
Informal
Report
Essay
24.
Writing in an official context is an example of
_______
Essay
Email
Formal
Story
25.
When ________takes place, everything comes in a
detailed form.
Silent
reading
Loud reading
Skimming
Scanning
26.
Linked text makes_____
Clear
writing
Valid
writing
Authentic
writing
All of these
27.
In a ________text, a lot of dialogues are used.
Descriptive
Argumentative
Elaborate
Interesting
28.
Narrative writing is like_____
Telling a story
Formal
writing
Predict and
tell
Speech
Edu-516 Teaching of English
Total Questions 18
Total MCQs=10
Total subjective Questions =8
1: what do you know about argumentative text?
It is similar to
debates, but debates are oral and argumentative is a written form of debates.
It is usually an argument between two people. There is a point taken with two
sides on a coin while both sides are trying to prove a point. There is a
sequence in the dialogues from both sides. One point is being discussed and
then there is a counter argument. Both sides of the argument are to be taken
into consideration. Opinion of both or more parties should be included in the
dialogue writing. Punctuation is very important in the conversation to make the
dialogues clear. Without punctuation the arguments won’t be shown like a
dialogue. Some words which are used in spoken language can be used in
argumentative writing as well for e.g; “In my opinion”, “I think”… Such phrases
will make the argument evident. Polite phrases can be used according to the
scenario for eg; “thank you for your opinion but…”
2:how can you create favorable classroom environment for
developing speaking skills?
3:what is the importance of pair work in speaking skills?
Topic
52: Speaking Skills - Pair Work
It plays an
important role in developing speaking skills. Students often feel shy speaking
to a higher authority. If this activity is done in pairs, where they speak to
their partners and the teacher can supervise where they lack. She can note down
their mistakes and give them collective feedback so as not to be embarrassing
the students. This way they would not become conscious. Personal feedback can
be given at a later level. In the beginning teachers should always give
collective feedback without taking names. Otherwise, it would become very
demotivating for the students. Teacher should explain her point and then she
can observe their progress. Teachers should develop a structure of giving
feedback when supervising pair work. It is also important to give positive
feedback and praise where due. This would make the feedback authentic that the
teacher was not only pointing mistakes but also appreciating the effort.
4:How do the language game plays a role to learn a
language?
5:which different activities used for match the word?
6:what is the present perfect tense ? state example?
7:how can you famliriaze the students difficult words on the
tapeaudio? And how can maintan feasible environemt?
Paper 1:
Types of text :
(1)
Narrative
(2) Argumentative
(3) Dialogue
(4) Exposition
(5) Report
(6) Discussion
Types of writing
(1) Formal writing
(2)
Informal writing
How wil u teach application profile
Conditionals
How wil u teach application profile
Conditionals
Formal
Informative Writing - Profile Writing
An
important part of an application is profile writing. It means people want to
know you, a picture of what you are, how have you achieved your aims, what are
your hobbies. Where details are required, few words will not be enough.
Students need to give a good idea to the reviewer of their application.
Students should not just write “cricket” in the hobbies section. They should
explain at which level, with whom, who inspired them etc. It will give a lot of
detail about a person‟s personality and character. Use different paragraphs for
different topics in a subjective answer. Writing about your family, education,
skills, hobbies, and talents is a good way to fill up your profile picture.
paper 2:
1:pragmatism
2:know
me
3:
informal teaching method is more proper than formal
4:how
teacher guide students to write short story?
Topic
89: Outline of a Short Story
It is also included
in the literature course. It is usually interesting to read as it is short.
Students can be encouraged to write short stories themselves. Teachers can give
either ending or beginning to give students an outline. Along with outline, she
can also give a sentence, or the whole story can be written in a gap filling
exercise. Students can imagine and write what they think happened. Teacher can
provide resources to help students. She can integrate multi media resources as
well. The visual learners would be very happy to see pictures and words in
order to write a story. Teacher can tell the beginning orally as well. Students
can then continue after that. She can then carry on with the story. The teacher
can then develop the rest of the story on that idea. Teaching of English
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Topic
90: Short Story - Scene and Situation
Scene
and situation is developed according to the basic theme of the short story. Is
the situation of war, poverty, and peace etc, all these things have to be
discussed at length by the teacher before students write the short story? This
way students will have a context and a schema in their mind. Otherwise it will
be a time-wasting activity. Understanding of the background and culture is
important; e.g. students should have knowledge of a village if the story
demands so. It is not expected of a student to write a short story without
having words to write that, therefore teacher has to specify whether the short
story has to be dramatic, real life incident, heroic act, series of events etc.
Short stories in the newspaper have a series of events. Teacher has to
determine this according to the level of the students.
5:reflection
writng..
Topic
39: Informal Writing - Reflective writing
It
can be both under formal and informal writing. It depends on the organization
and culture. It is something that we write reflecting back on what we have done
in order to keep a record for further references. It is usually demanded by an
institution and then it is a formal writing. It might be published somewhere
and read by many people. Any kind of academic writing is formal. A prospectus
is a good example of formal reflective writing. You can write your own
reflective writing as well, as in the case of a personal diary where you can
jot down your own reflections for improving yourself. This may be only bullet
points or like spoken language for only the writer to read.
6:salutation
Topic
37: Formal Writing - Salutations
These
are phrases like „Dear Father‟ or „Dear Friend‟ etc. Sometimes we use different
salutations for respectful relations. For informal writing, we can just use hi,
hello. Phrases like „Good morning‟ and „Good day‟ can be used in both formal
and informal writing. Some salutations are fixed for particular persons like
for a legal officer, political leader, and royal family member. In that case
„Your Highness‟, „Most Respected‟ would be used when the position of that
person is limited in number. These can be used for a mayor, governor, judge and
sometimes teacher.
7:netiquette
?
Topic
69: Speaking Skills -Netiquette – IT Language
The
etiquette to use language online, the net language also has some manners. Students
are usually speaking that language too. Casual and informal language can be
used but there should be restrictions on its use. Since the words are spread to
a lot of people, some words should be censored. Some words are not accepted in
the society members like senior citizens or children.
8:match
the words
Topic
86: Match the Words
These
exercises are useful and they build up vocabulary and understanding. It is
started by matching pictures with words. This way they can learn names of
things, even in the classroom. In secondary school, the teacher can provide two
words which are similar in meaning put sequence is jumbled up; column A has to
be matched with column B. There can be collocations to match the words. This is
a useful exercise to enable students to look for another similar word. Students
can also think of a third word and write that down side by side. This way they
are going to enhance their vocabulary. Teachers should accept those words and
not consider them wrong. This is done while reading as well. Students can
underline words which are similar in meaning.
Mid term paper fall 2015
Paper 3:
Total Question 17
MCQs 10
Subjective Question 7
1.
How teacher can help student in grammar and vocabulary during a
creative writing?
Topic
25: Writing Skills - Creative Writing Skills
Writing should
encourage creativity. Skill of creating must be instilled in children of all
social backgrounds. Teachers need to teach grammar and spellings yet polish the
imagination of students. Students should be taught to note down creative ideas
whenever they come to their mind. This habit can be developed by carrying a
notebook with them. The more we practice creativity the more it is generated.
Imagination must be extracted from the mind and used on paper. The mind can
think of a possibility of something extraordinary which should be transferred
to paper.
Topic
26: Writing Skills - Grammar and Vocabulary
These are important
tools for creative writing. Sometimes, students are creative in their thinking
but not in writing. Here is where the teacher needs to help them with grammar
of sentences to remove the barrier to creative writing. Students should not be discouraged
if there are grammar mistakes. Build confidence in students to enhance their
creative writing skills. Vocabulary is like hunting for words. Teachers can
display words on the walls of classroom to reduce students struggle for the
right words. Although reading is a great way to increase vocabulary but words
close in meaning to the idea in mind should be easily available. Lesser
vocabulary would discourage the student to write creatively. 3 marks
2.
What strategy would you use to teach future tense to your students?
Topic
96: Grammar Use - Future Tense
It is about what is
going to happen in future. The action is a planning or a wish. Future consists
of a subject, the future form of the verb and the object. For example, I will
eat an apple tomorrow. The use of will and shall with the verb is very
important. Later, tomorrow, afterwards are words that specify that the action
will be done in future. The teacher can add the extensions of the future tenses
according to the need of the future tense. Students can add phrases of their
own choice as well.
3.
what are Gap filling exercise how are they useful ?
Topic
85: Exercises
These exercises are to
develop the reading, writing skills and how an essay is to be read. This
exercise can be useful for all levels. Gap filling exercises, traditionally
called fill in the blanks, enable students to form meaningful sentences. They
also develop the skill for looking for vocabulary. Instead of students looking
for words and wasting time, teacher should provide them with the list of words.
In order to achieve the aim, she should facilitate the students with word bank.
Teacher can mention how many words are required in the gap, by mentioning the
number in the bracket at the end of the sentence. She can also fill the first
one to help the students. In primary school, teacher should supervise the
students in this exercise. 5
marks
4.
what are the advantages of favorable class environment for speaking
class?
Topic
48: Speaking Skills - Favorable Classroom Environment
The environment must be
natural, not artificial where people are mocking at each other and looking down
upon the speaker. Even if students are making mistakes there must be no shame
in that. Mistakes are supposed to help us improve. The atmosphere should not be
of shame and guilt. Hence the environment must be friendly and accepting errors
of others as English is a second language. This way students will not feel
hesitation to speak up. The teacher should encourage students to speak in
English only. She herself should avoid the mother tongue. This would make the
classroom more favorable. She can put words on the board or walls or charts to
help students use them in sentences. Teacher should understand the problems of
grammar, pronunciation and punctuation and help them accordingly. The teacher
should have encouraging body language and gestures like a warm smile. She
should herself use the language she expects her students to use. 3 marks
5
.What is present simple give two example?
Topic
91: Grammar Use - Present Simple
Students must be aware
of proper grammar use in writing. While reading, students should identify
grammar usage. Tenses are the most important feature of grammar. Present simple
is the first tense students learn. The best way to learn it is with examples
like I eat, I go, I run, I laugh. What is happening at present is being
described in present simple tense. An action verb and a subject is what make a
present simple tense. A subject can be a noun or a pronoun. An object may be
added. E.g., I eat an apple. This transition should be very gradual. Use of
article has to be introduced gradually as well 2 marks
6.
Which language game can be based on descriptions? 5 marks.
7
.What are different types of text name any two types of text ? 2 marks
Eng516 midterm paper 4
29 Dec 2015
10 mcqs
7 questions
1-
what are benefits for students to know about the difference between
formal and informal writing? where these writings can b used?
Formal
Writing
Formal writing has
different definitions in different regions in the world. Academic writing like
assignments and essays is mostly considered formal. Words in spoken English may
not be used in formal writing. There is a proper format for formal writing.
There is a beginning, title and ending with a formal greeting. Writing in an
official context is an example of formal writing. Personal communication is
usually informal writing. Formal writing should be presentable.
Topic
29: Developing Writing Skills
Informal
Writing
This is an opposite
of formal writing. It can be included in the course of primary school children
to make them understand the difference. Emails are usually written informally,
without a title/name. But they can be formal as well, it depends on the
receiver. If he or she is in a higher position, for eg; a boss or parent we
tend to use formal writing. There is nothing wrong with informal writing; it
just has different features and characteristics. It is mostly used online among
young people with their peers.
The content of informal
writing does not include explanation of the text. In this regard informal
writing is similar to spoken language. The listener is usually familiar and
knows what we are talking about
2-
elements of CV writing??
Topic
46: Formal Informative Writing - Curriculum Vitae or Resume
It is formal informative writing,
as it is about providing facts based on reality. You have to inform the person
about yourself, about facts that are always going to stay with you, like name,
date of birth, nationality, religion etc. Layout of the CV is very important be
it for higher education or job. It should be organized, starting with
educational qualifications with the dates. You should specify if it is a
degree, course or certification. The name of the institute must also be
mentioned. Whether it was full time or part time should also be mentioned. You
should stick with the format, whichever you are using. Divide your
qualification in columns. It should be in chronological order. You should also
mention extra-curricular activities; volunteer and charity work come under
this.
Your details
Personal statement
Work experience
Education
Skills
Hobbies and interests
References
A clear and simple layout
Things to watch out for
Check
for spelling or typographical errors.
3-
Second conditional and an example
Topic
99: Grammar Use - Second Conditionals
As it is clear, these are on a
second level degree. They are based on wishes, for e.g. “if I had money I would
buy a house”. The condition is if the person had the money. The sentence
carries a meaning of wish. Use of if shows the wish. Would is the modal word
here. Second conditionals are also used when things are not really possible.
Some second conditionals are also put in first conditionals; e.g. “if I had
worked hard I would have been successful”, because it is not really possible.
Usually the facts are in first conditionals, and impossible wishes are in
second conditionals. Things that are never going to happen e.g.; if I was a
billionaire I would buy the world.
4-
past simple test and how can you teach past simple test to students.
Topic
92: Grammar Use - Past Simple
It is something similar to
present simple but the difference is in time. The time has passed now. “I eat”
now becomes “I ate”. A teacher can draw a timeline as it is a useful tool in
grammar lessons. It is a common practice at all levels. Jumping from present to
past would make students understand it well. The past tenses of verb must be
taught to students. Teacher can make columns of verbs in random order and ask
students to match them. It is not a good practice to memorize the past forms of
verbs. Students should be able to consult the teacher for help.
5-
"know me" activity is used to improve speaking skill.how can
you conduct this activity in class.
6
-how and which skills
developed by using "look at the picture' activity.
Topic
88: Look for a Picture
The teacher must bring a picture which should be
interesting and elaborate. She should leave it to the imagination of the
students to describe the picture. Students would develop imaginative skills.
Teachers should not be too critical in judging student‟s imagination. A higher
level student may relate the picture to some background story. It is the right
of every student to learn, whether they are imaginative or not. Teachers should
encourage students to participate in them. Students can practice this exercise
outside the classroom as well.
Midterm paper Edu516
Paper 5:
10mcq's 7 Questions
1.
what u
understand about statement of interest?
Topic 43: Formal Informative Writing - Statement of Interest
It provides information
that has to be used at a formal place. It is usually used in applications for
job or admissions. Teachers should know the structure and format of
applications. It should give precise information about applicants. Students
should exhibit the statement of interest which means telling why they are
interested in the job or admission. Statement of interest is based on the
attitude and aptitude of the person. It is an important question in the job
interviews, what is the priority reason for you? Along with being precise it
should have information that is written formally. Students should learn how to
write a statement of interest for a travel expedition or a voluntary case to evaluate
their interest. This way they can know about their abilities and skills.
2.
how detailed
feedback is helpful in writing skills?
is helpful for a student. What
is right should be given credit for
3. What is the importance of exercise look for picture, and role of
teacher ?
4. how students learn from their peers.
Topic
72: Speaking Skills - Peer Assessment
It is a good practice
to make the students assess their peers. They like to listen to what the other
person is saying especially if they are of the same age. They tend to focus
more on what they are saying. It is like a chain building activity. The teacher
should explain what she needs them to do. Students should be very honest and
fair in assessing their peers. This way students will understand how an assessment
is done. Students come to realize the accuracy
of the teacher in
assessing them. It is like a reciprocal activity. It has many advantages. Their
listening skills are also developed. They can compare their own speaking skills
and be motivated to learn from a better example. The teacher may give a
criterion for assessment in case there is some problem.
5. why listening is a product of speaking.
It is common to give sheets of
paper to students to write new words they have encountered. This way students
will try to focus more and become good listeners. Speaking is a product of
listening and this way speaking would also be improved. The content of the
audio would also help students gain insight into how words are used
6. Compare conditionals
Topic
100: Grammar Use - Third Conditionals
Third conditionals
are mostly based on regret. Modal words are also used along with the use of if,
e.g. “If I had worked hard I would have scored maximum marks”. The condition
here is of working hard. Now I cannot work hard, the time has gone. The verb is
in past as it is showing regret. If I could have seen my mother she would have
blessed me. These regrets
cannot be undone now,
they have already caused harm. The condition is that this action should have
been done in past therefore the verb is in past. E.g., “if I would have reached
earlier” shows an irreversible regret. To put it simply, it is regret with a
condition.
How teacher can help in grammar n vocabulary?
2.
Laguage game?
Speaking skills are best learnt
by fun. It is a natural instinct for people to speak comfortably in their own
language. But in order to learn a foreign language, it is a good way to not to
force people but use comedy and fun. When there is no stress on the brain, it
is accepted freely. More words are picked by the learners in a game; funny
words are very quickly absorbed by young learners. Words used in movies often
become clichés and become popular among the mass mostly in a comical manner.
Games in a classroom are a subtle way to convey the message. A teacher can find
many language games online or in books. If a teacher likes to play games, she
would become one of them. Students can enjoy and learn at the same time.
Teachers should however maintain discipline in the classroom
3.
Look for picture exercise?
The teacher must bring a picture
which should be interesting and elaborate. She should leave it to the
imagination of the students to describe the picture. Students would develop
imaginative skills. Teachers should not be too critical in judging student‟s imagination.
A higher level student may relate the picture to some background story. It is
the right of every student to learn, whether they are imaginative or not.
Teachers should encourage students to participate in them. Students can
practice this exercise outside the classroom as well.
4.
What is essay?
Topic
84: Essay
Essay is
usually a part of the literature syllabus, but students should know how to
analyze an essay. An essay is a collection of sentences and paragraphs. The
beginning of each paragraph must express the purpose of that paragraph. A new
idea must begin in a new paragraph. The linking pf paragraph is also
significant to learn. The sentence formation usually has all the parts of
speech in it. Students should use different kinds of adjectives. With the use
of nouns it is difficult to use different words, e.g. a cupboard will always be
a cupboard. It has been seen that students mostly stick to the words “good” and
“bad” for adjectives. Teachers should teach students more alternative words. Too
much use of the same word would not
carry an authentic message
moreover the examiner would not consider the writer to be a good writer. The
teacher should encourage creative skills and rich language. Students should be
encouraged to write their own option and imagination. Teachers can give them
samples of good essays where there is rich exposure of language. By reading
good essays students would be able to write good essays. The essay can have
three paragraphs, Students should be careful about word count. Instructions
should be clearly written down for students
5
strategies to teach story writing?
Topic
89: Outline of a Short Story
It is also included in the
literature course. It is usually interesting to read as it is short. Students
can be encouraged to write short stories themselves. Teachers can give either
ending or beginning to give students an outline. Along with outline, she can
also give a sentence, or the whole story can be written in a gap filling
exercise. Students can imagine and write what they think happened. Teacher can
provide resources to help students. She can integrate multi media resources as
well. The visual learners would be very happy to see pictures and words in
order to write a story. Teacher can tell the beginning orally as well. Students
can then continue after that. She can then carry on with the story. The teacher
can then develop the rest of the story on that idea
1
. what is word stress, intonation, collocation
Word
stress – stress on the word to get meaning.
Intonation
– high or low pitch of spoken sentence.
Collocation – two or more words
that go well together
Word stress is also important
because you can change the meaning of sentences. If you stress on a particular
word you can change its meaning and tone. A sharp tone can imply rudeness. We
are able to explain the meaning of a poem by using the correct stresses. Words
should be said in their right context in a poem. Emphasize on the words which
need to be emphasized. You can only do that when you know the meaning and
context of a word
Topic
62: Speaking Skills - Intonation
Students should know the
importance of intonation to bring out the meaning of the sentence. Usually
language labs have audios, if they are not available; teachers can repeat the
sentences to emphasize on the pronunciation and word stress. She should repeat
a sentence five times. Usually a good listener needs to listen to a sentence at
least three times. There can be an activity of compare and contrast. She can
say a sentence with and without intonation and students can tell if there is a
difference in meaning. If students are not able to follow, teacher can put the
intonated word on the board for the students to focus. This way she can cater
to the needs of weak learners
2.
Which skill is developed when teacher use picture exercise activity
3.
how you teach students to write a letter ( 5 marks )
When it comes to formal letters
we must address the person with title or surname. Upon ending, we should use
greeting phrases like „Best Wishes‟, „Yours Sincerely‟ etc. Usually letters are
formal when the recipient is a professional seniors, doctor, teachers etc. It
is usually somebody with whom you have distance of respect. In the content of
the letter, it should be within limits and there should be no unnecessary
details. Teachers should provide an outline of a formal outline, beginning,
middle and end for the ease of students. The formal manner should be according
to the relationship of the recipient and sender. The details in the letter
should be relevant to the issue at hand and of course respectful. It has to be
to the point and precise
4.
In speaking skills why Introducing your self-activity is useful and how
yu can conduct this activity ( 5 marks)
5.
how do you familiar students with
difficult word by using audio tape and how you provide feasible learning enviroment. Topic 107: Planning for Different
Groups - Audio Learners
Audio learners love to listen and
learn. Teacher can bring audio tapes. They can register what they listen to and
it is printed in their mind. Teacher can make sounds of letter to help
pronounce words. Sounds of animals can also be played and students can name the
animal. Audio learners would greatly benefit from this activity. Parents can
also be informed about the student‟s abilities so that they can cooperate. The
habit of listening to instructions and paying attention can be a good skill.
Other students would also benefit from the responses of the audio learners. (5 marks)
EDU516 Teaching_Of _English.
Mid Term paper 8:
Advices and requests usually require _____language.
Harsh
Polite
Flattering
Pleasing
Predict and tell boosts_________
Imagination
Vocabulary
Creativity
All of the above
Words in spoken English may not be used in _______
Informal
Story
Essay
Formal
1:
why phrases learning is not teaches at primary schools? 2 marks
Pragmastic?3 marks
2:
what is first conditionals? write an example.
Topic
98: Grammar Use - First Conditionals
First conditionals are easy to
understand. These are things that would be possible to happen. The things that
are natural and factual. For example, the water will boil at 100°C. It is
different from future tense as it has a condition. It is a scientific fact, it
is going to happen but it also has a condition, it will only boil at 100°C
otherwise it will not boil. It is a future tense. The teacher can ask the
students to underline the words that make the sentence a conditional.
3:
what is diffrence between formal email and informal email?
It is a
very common means and used in offices mostly. It is a useful substitute for
memos which were used to let the staff know about any order by the higher
authority. It can be formal when you have to email a person who is higher in
position and age or in a senior office position. An informal way can be as if
it is a chain of communication just like a conversation. The thread can
continue informally within an online group. It is like responding as if we are
talking to a person. Emails have the advantage of replying instantly. You don‟t
have to seek vocabulary as you can use words of your mother tongue, where as
Teaching
one cannot take the risk of using
other languages in a formal email. Students must be able to identify and
compare the differences. 5 marks
4:
how you can improve your students vocabulary? write different
techniques
Vocabulary
plays an important part, how can we read if we don‟t know what is written. It
can be provided by resources. For primary school students, teachers can provide
word banks on charts, board, slides etc. For higher level students, you can
have a resource corner in the classroom where you can put newspapers, magazines
for consulting when students are short of vocabulary. This reduces the burden
on the teacher and enables students to work independently. Students develop a
sense of responsibility and confidence. Building
vocabulary also helps students
become confident that they don‟t lack the ability to use words. Familiar words
are better absorbed by the students. It should be a regular affair for the
class activities. Teachers can have dictionaries placed in the classroom and
inculcate the habit of using them, few times they would need teacher‟s help but
later they would learn this habit.
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1.
The
natural form of teaching English to speak is much successful then the formal
ways of teaching.
2.
Teach
letter writing to your students.
3.
How good
speaker become a good listener?
It
is common to give sheets of paper to students to write new words they have
encountered. This way students will try to focus more and become good
listeners. Speaking is a product of listening and this way speaking would also
be improved. The content of the audio would also help students gain insight
into how words are used
4.
How diary
writing considered a form of reflective writing?
5. Topic 40: Informal Writing -
Diary writing
Diary writing is
another form of reflective writing. It can be done while doing an action or
after the action has taken place. It is different from reflective writing in
the sense that it can be current. It can be called note writing also. It can be
used both formally and informally but mostly it is informal. Students can note
down words in a diary for a word bank and a vocabulary building exercise. For
formal writing you can use those words for a formal purpose. This is
recommended for secondary level students. They can use technology to note down
words too. Then they can always convey it into formal writing
6.
Define elision
?
7.
Pharses
in primary school
The
teacher can provide different phrases for students to use in their
conversation. This activity is not possible in primary school as they would not
be able to understand the meaning of phrases. Teachers can use phrases from
text or lessons students are already familiar with. Students can find meanings
of phrases by asking their peers. This activity should be more intrapersonal
rather than the teacher intervening all the time. Teacher can take rounds and
monitor them while not making her presence felt. She should not look at the
faces of students to make them conscious. The students should be dealt with
independently. It should be learner centered activity. The teacher can make
informal observations of her students and perhaps evaluate them. After ten
lessons she can reevaluate them to check their progress.
8.
define
CV
Two question from cv writing.
One question about personal response.
Two question from cv writing.
One question about personal response.
Topic
13: Personal Response
This is
the response that the teacher expects from the students to respond after the
reading activity. While doing the reading activity students need to know what
the comprehensive text is. In order to do that the teacher needs to do a lot
more before starting the reading activity. The pre reading, prediction and
skimming help the students get an idea of what they are going to read and thus
help in comprehending the text. The teacher needs to develop the whole
environment of the understanding of the text to prepare them about what they
are going to read. Students should be made familiar with the reading material
maybe by giving them the words that they are going to encounter in the reading
material. Giving the reading pieces in bit and reading in bit does not allow
the students to comprehend the text.
Topic
14: Personal Response (Continued)
As a
personal response, the learner needs to know how the text is linked. Students
should be clear how the sentences, paragraphs and thoughts in the text are
linked to each other. The teacher has the responsibility to link the events and
facts by giving them clues and hints. The teacher has the responsibility to
develop the skills to identify the links in the reading text; these links must
be noticed by the students. They should be taught the rules on connecting the
text. The words like „and‟, „but‟, „next‟ , „finally‟ etc link the words and
sentences. Students need to be told so that they can develop a personal
response. This is also important as good reading skills develop good writing
skills. Linked text makes clear, valid and authentic writing.
Topic
15: Personal Response - Cohesion
Sometimes,
such writings where we have argumentative type of texts or where we have
discussions we need to look at the factor of cohesion and coherence. We need to
look at the dialogues or the arguments that are being made, whether they do
have some cohesion or coherence in the writing. This is mostly done at the
higher level. This topic is a little advanced for the primary school children.
This is an important part of the reading and writing process and as mentioned
earlier it is a bit advanced, thus the teachers need to give clear instructions
to students. The students should develop the skill of writing coherently as a
personal response to the reading that they have done. This is a productive
skill for their writing forms. In order to do good writing it is important to
do good reading.
Topic
16: Personal Response - Elision
The time
gap that we give while talking is called elision. It is actually related to
speaking however, speaking skills are greatly affected by our reading skills
and thus it is important to be careful about noticing elision while reading;
this is especially true for literature reading as there are elision points in
the dialouges. They may be shown as a dot, dash or sometimes empty quotation
marks which show that the speaker was taking a pause. The teacher should read
the text with elision in a similar manner as would the speaker have said it.
This is the natural language, that we take pauses to think while speaking and
the teacher should bring
the attention of students towards elision during the
reading activity so that the students use elision themselves when the write
stories, dialouges etc. Elision is an important language feature.
One is from learning while playing game
One is from learning while playing game
This is a more informal way of learning a language.
Teachers should make students aware that fun language can‟t be used on formal
occasions. Teachers should however keep in mind the culture of the
organization. It can be used on a casual occasion. It lacks salutations and
greetings. Fun language can be added in the games played in the class. A
teacher can replace words with codes, numbers, letters or gestures or anything
she chooses to make any word into a more polite word
One is from learrning a foreign language
One is from learrning a foreign language
A lot of confidence is needed to speak a foreign
language. It becomes easy when we get into the habit of speaking that language.
The teacher is mainly responsible for building confidence for speaking in
English, if she appreciates the effort it can boost the confidence. Confidence
plays a major role to help people become good speakers. Sometimes language therapists
can make immense improvement by making people speak clearly. People with
speaking disability can improve a lot by encouragement. Students should be
encouraged to express the ideas. Unfortunately, teachers can hinder the
progress of the students by being overly critical. Therefore, praise is very
important. A session of speaking in English in the assembly is useful, because
a student is standing in front of a big group, this makes him very confident.
Encouragement from parents also makes a lot of difference. This confidence is
like producing an engine to start, and it works like a miracle.
One is from collocations
One is from collocations
Topic
59: Speaking Skills - Collocations
They are relevant to higher level students. Teachers
should not be doing this activity with primary grades. Collocations are like
phrases, with more than one word that goes well with another. The only
difference is that collocations are words commonly used together for example;
get well. Advertisements use collocations like: buy one get one. People tend to
learn these quickly as they are quite catchy. In case of phrases, usually they
have a different structure of words. The teacher can divide the class into two
groups. She can give slips to each student of first group with one word of the
collocation and other word to second group. Students can then try to find the
match of the word they have and stand next to their partner when they find the
right word
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