TMS3720 Assignment 13 (ANSWERS) 2023 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

TMS3720 Assignment 13 (ANSWERS) 2023 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED Answers, guidelines, workings and references ..............................................................QUESTION 1 Read the text below, entitled ‘Inkanyamba-The Umngeni River Spirit’, and answer the questions that appear after it. ‘Inkanyamba – The Umngeni River Spirit’ Howick, set in the heart of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, has long been on the tourist map for its spectacular falls, where the Umngeni River drops 99 metres into a gorge below. Many stop off at the falls to admire the view, but few tourists know about Inkanyamba. Inkanyamba, according to the Zulu people, is a snake-like creature with a head similar to that of a horse. He is said to live in the turbulent waters at the base of the Howick Falls and many believe that only sangomas can approach the pool without being attacked by the creature. Inkanyamba is, according to tradition, very active during the summer months and his anger is associated with many of the destructive storms that take place then. It is said that he takes to the skies to find a mate or to defend his territory and, when he sees a shiny roof on the earth, he thinks it is a body of water. When he gets closer and realizes he has been tricked, he takes his revenge by sending gale-force winds and hail to tear the roofs off houses and uproot trees. If this sounds a little too story tale-ish, there is, e-e-r, proof. People swear that they have seen a creature at the base of the falls – too big to be an eel, they say – and there are other people who claim that their relatives have been eaten by the creature. Of course, there are the obligatory blurry photographs, too. But I have my own story. Five years ago, I was at the top of the Howick Falls when I heard a group of women singing in Zulu. I was told they were asking Inkanyamba to release the body of a relative so they could hold a funeral – he'd fallen into the raging waters four days earlier, and there was no trace of his body. Early the next morning, the man's body was found lying on a rock on the side of the pool. Was it just a result of the currents, or did Inkanyamba listen to the women? I know what the locals believe. Adapted from Narina Exelby’s “Nyaminyami’ available at: 1.1 With Barrett’s Taxonomy of Reading Comprehension in mind: set comprehension questions for 20 marks based on the text ‘Inkanyamba-The Umngeni River Spirit’. Make sure that the questions you set follow the sequence of the passage and that they are scaffolded for different levels of Barrett’s Taxonomy of Reading Comprehension. (20) 1.2 You are going to teach reading using the text, Inkanyamba –The Umngeni River Spirit’. How you would teach reading in each of the following phases? Illustrate the pre-, during and post-reading activities that you would employ with examples from the above passage (Inkanyamba -The Umngeni River Spirit’). 1.2.1 Pre-reading (5) 1.2.2 During (while) reading (5) 1.2.3 Post-reading (5) (15) 1.3 When learners read any written work, they come across a lot of vocabulary that they do not know. Learners are required to have sufficient vocabulary to be able to express their thoughts. Briefly explain five ways that you can develop vocabulary in your language class and extract examples from the text Inkanyamba-The Umngeni River Spirit’ that you read. (15) [50] Question 2 2.1 Clarify how the following teaching methods and strategies enhance communication and participation of learners in a language classroom. Give at least one example to illustrate your answer. 2.1.1 Role play 2.1.2 Brainstorming 2.1.3 Simulations 2.1.4 Partner-practise/pair activities (20) 2.2 Discuss integrated language teaching/the whole language approach and its implications for the teaching of the four language skills. (20) 2.3 Explain the following types of assessments and their benefits in language teaching and learning: 2.3.1 Baseline assessment (5) 2.3.2 Summative assessment (5)