ENC1501
Assignment 3
Due 2025
,English Teaching for Communication
QUESTION 1
1.1 Standards for Graduate Teachers (5 marks)
English teachers are expected to meet a range of professional standards:
Language mastery: They should use the language accurately in both speech
and writing.
Teaching knowledge: They must understand how to teach the four skills—
listening, speaking, reading, and writing—effectively.
Classroom application: They should be able to plan lessons, make use of
suitable resources, and adjust strategies to suit learners with different needs.
Assessment ability: Teachers are expected to evaluate learners fairly, provide
useful feedback, and use results to enhance learning.
Professional behaviour: They must act ethically, engage in continuous
professional development, and reflect on their teaching to improve practice.
👉 Overall, these standards focus on language proficiency, pedagogy, assessment,
classroom management, and professionalism.
1.2 The Speaking Component (5 marks)
Clear pronunciation helps learners communicate successfully and boosts
confidence.
Incorrect pronunciation may cause misunderstandings and weaken learners’ self-
confidence in real situations.
Good pronunciation supports literacy skills, since learners connect sounds with
written words.
, At the Foundation Phase, children are still forming speech habits; early correction
avoids long-term errors.
👉 Emphasising pronunciation ensures a strong oral base for later language learning.
1.3 Critical Engagement with Texts (5 marks)
Learners should go beyond memorising; they must question, analyse, and
evaluate texts.
This builds independence, creativity, and problem-solving skills.
By Grade 3, learners are expected to form opinions, make predictions, and draw
conclusions from texts.
Teaching critical reading equips learners to handle information meaningfully in
daily life.
👉 Critical engagement develops comprehension, reasoning ability, and lifelong learning
skills.
1.4 Notetaking and Summary Writing (5 marks)
Notetaking: Writing down the main points while listening or reading. It helps with
organisation, memory, and preparation for study. Example: jotting down key
phrases during a story.
Summary writing: Producing a shorter version of a text that captures only its
main ideas. It trains learners to separate important information from details.
Key difference: Notetaking is quick, rough, and usually done during learning, while
summary writing is more structured, polished, and done afterwards.
Assignment 3
Due 2025
,English Teaching for Communication
QUESTION 1
1.1 Standards for Graduate Teachers (5 marks)
English teachers are expected to meet a range of professional standards:
Language mastery: They should use the language accurately in both speech
and writing.
Teaching knowledge: They must understand how to teach the four skills—
listening, speaking, reading, and writing—effectively.
Classroom application: They should be able to plan lessons, make use of
suitable resources, and adjust strategies to suit learners with different needs.
Assessment ability: Teachers are expected to evaluate learners fairly, provide
useful feedback, and use results to enhance learning.
Professional behaviour: They must act ethically, engage in continuous
professional development, and reflect on their teaching to improve practice.
👉 Overall, these standards focus on language proficiency, pedagogy, assessment,
classroom management, and professionalism.
1.2 The Speaking Component (5 marks)
Clear pronunciation helps learners communicate successfully and boosts
confidence.
Incorrect pronunciation may cause misunderstandings and weaken learners’ self-
confidence in real situations.
Good pronunciation supports literacy skills, since learners connect sounds with
written words.
, At the Foundation Phase, children are still forming speech habits; early correction
avoids long-term errors.
👉 Emphasising pronunciation ensures a strong oral base for later language learning.
1.3 Critical Engagement with Texts (5 marks)
Learners should go beyond memorising; they must question, analyse, and
evaluate texts.
This builds independence, creativity, and problem-solving skills.
By Grade 3, learners are expected to form opinions, make predictions, and draw
conclusions from texts.
Teaching critical reading equips learners to handle information meaningfully in
daily life.
👉 Critical engagement develops comprehension, reasoning ability, and lifelong learning
skills.
1.4 Notetaking and Summary Writing (5 marks)
Notetaking: Writing down the main points while listening or reading. It helps with
organisation, memory, and preparation for study. Example: jotting down key
phrases during a story.
Summary writing: Producing a shorter version of a text that captures only its
main ideas. It trains learners to separate important information from details.
Key difference: Notetaking is quick, rough, and usually done during learning, while
summary writing is more structured, polished, and done afterwards.
