TMN3701 ASSESSMENT 02 COMPLETE ANSWERS DUE DATE 9 MAY 2024

TMN3701 ASSESSMENT 02 COMPLETE ANSWERS DUE DATE 9 MAY 2024 QUESTION 1 1.1. Discuss the critical period hypothesis and indicate whether it has any relevance to language acquisition and language learning. Substantiate your answer. 1.2. Explain how the concept of “language transfer” relates to the role of the first language in additional language teaching according to Cummins (1980). Describe how you would identify opportunities for “language transfer” in additional language teaching. (10) 1.3. Learning unit 4 discusses the principles of teaching. Select five principles and explain how you would use them in the classroom. (10) (30) QUESTION 2.1. In your own opinion, what impact did the absence of pre-listening activities have on the learners in the lesson? (5) 2.2. Provide five suitable pre-listening activities and explain how you would use each activity in the pre-listening phase of the lesson above. (5) 2.3. Describe how the lack of discussion during the listening lesson may cause learners to feel confused or frustrated. (5) 2.4. Explain how the teacher could have integrated one of the other language skills into the listening lesson during the pre-listening phase. QUESTION 3 A grade 5 class of learners are given a listening and speaking tasks to complete. The task is focused on the speaking skill. As such learners are expected to present a prepared speech to the learners in the class based on the topic, "Looking after the environment.” 3.1. How would you assist learners in preparing the structure and content of their speech? (10) 3.2. Learners should be taught on how to effectively present a speech. How would you guide learners in developing strong presentation skills when delivering the speech to the class. (5) 3.3. Formulate a rubric that you as the teacher would utilise to assess the learners’ speeches. 4.1. Formulate ten comprehension questions for the learners based on the text above – remember to consider the cognitive levels of Barrett’s taxonomy and make sure that you ask questions on all levels. 4.2. Select ten words from the passage and explain how you would employ two different methods to teach the meaning of the words. 4.3. Provide a comprehensive lesson plan for the reading lesson “Sammy’s Adventure”. Remember to include all resources in your lesson plan and to clearly refer to the pre-, during- and post-reading phases. Make use of the lesson plan template in the study guide.