ENG1514 ASSIGNMENT 2
2025
DUE DATE: 09 JUNE 2025
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, ENG1514 ASSIGNMENT 2 2025
SECTION A-KNOWLEDGE-BASED QUESTIONS
1) Identify the TWO language skills that can be acquired after a language is learned.
The two language skills that can be acquired after language is learned are:
Reading books
Writing an essay
2)) Explain, in your own words, the difference between receptive skills and productive
skills in communication AND provide an example of a receptive skill AND a productive
skills.
Receptive skills refer to the abilities to receive and understand language.
Example: listening to sound
Productive skills are those used to produce language .Example speaking words
3)) According to Nunan (2001:23) hearing, attending and understanding are three
stages in the listening process. In your own words, explain EACH of these stages in
One sentence.
Hearing: this is a physical ability to perceive sound through ears.
Attending: this stage involves focusing on the sounds heard, activity
concentrating on the spoken words.
Understanding: this is the cognitive process of interpreting and making sense of
the sounds and words you have attended to.
4) The goal of critical listening differs from the goal of informational listening. Discuss in
Two sentences the difference in the goals.
The goal of informational listening is to understand and remember information,
while the goal of critical listening is to evaluate the information and form an
opinion or judgement.
Informational listening focuses on comprehension, while critical listening focuses
on analysis and evaluation.
4) 5)“Someone who cannot read will not be able to take part fully in society as an adult.”
(ENG 1514 Study Guide pg. 121). Provide ONE example from daily life that supports
this statement. (2)
Example: is for a person who cannot read may struggle to fill out job
applications, which can prevent them from obtaining employment and fully
participating in the workforce.
2025
DUE DATE: 09 JUNE 2025
FOR MORE ASSISTANCE DM ON 0810710492 BEFORE ASSIGNMENT CLOSE.
, ENG1514 ASSIGNMENT 2 2025
SECTION A-KNOWLEDGE-BASED QUESTIONS
1) Identify the TWO language skills that can be acquired after a language is learned.
The two language skills that can be acquired after language is learned are:
Reading books
Writing an essay
2)) Explain, in your own words, the difference between receptive skills and productive
skills in communication AND provide an example of a receptive skill AND a productive
skills.
Receptive skills refer to the abilities to receive and understand language.
Example: listening to sound
Productive skills are those used to produce language .Example speaking words
3)) According to Nunan (2001:23) hearing, attending and understanding are three
stages in the listening process. In your own words, explain EACH of these stages in
One sentence.
Hearing: this is a physical ability to perceive sound through ears.
Attending: this stage involves focusing on the sounds heard, activity
concentrating on the spoken words.
Understanding: this is the cognitive process of interpreting and making sense of
the sounds and words you have attended to.
4) The goal of critical listening differs from the goal of informational listening. Discuss in
Two sentences the difference in the goals.
The goal of informational listening is to understand and remember information,
while the goal of critical listening is to evaluate the information and form an
opinion or judgement.
Informational listening focuses on comprehension, while critical listening focuses
on analysis and evaluation.
4) 5)“Someone who cannot read will not be able to take part fully in society as an adult.”
(ENG 1514 Study Guide pg. 121). Provide ONE example from daily life that supports
this statement. (2)
Example: is for a person who cannot read may struggle to fill out job
applications, which can prevent them from obtaining employment and fully
participating in the workforce.
