FLT3701
Assignment 2 2025
Due 25 JULY 2025
Guiding you towards Academic Excellence
, Assessment 2
QUESTION 1: LANGUAGE SKILLS ASSESSMENT
Scenario Summary:
Ms. Direko teaches Grade 1 learners in a First Additional Language (English)
classroom. Her learners speak Setswana at home. She uses pictures, storytelling, and
songs to build their vocabulary. Her goal is to assess how well they understand and use
everyday English.
1.1 Activities and Assessment Purpose Table
Technique Teacher Activity Purpose of Assessment
Ms. Direko shows learners flashcards To assess vocabulary
with common everyday items like a knowledge and whether
1.1.1 Pictures pencil, apple, or book. She asks learners can correctly use
learners to name each item and use words in context and form
the word in a short sentence. basic sentences.
Ms. Direko reads a simple story with
To assess listening
1.1.2 pictures. She pauses to ask prediction
comprehension, vocabulary
Interactive questions (“What happens next?”) and
recall, sentence structure, and
Storytelling encourages learners to repeat key
oral participation.
phrases and act out scenes.
Learners sing a song such as “If
To assess listening and
You’re Happy and You Know It.” Ms.
pronunciation skills, as well as
Direko uses visuals and actions to
1.1.3 Songs vocabulary understanding
support meaning. Learners are asked
through movement and
to repeat lines or demonstrate the
repetition.
actions.
1.2 Contextual Variables Affecting Second Language Acquisition
Assignment 2 2025
Due 25 JULY 2025
Guiding you towards Academic Excellence
, Assessment 2
QUESTION 1: LANGUAGE SKILLS ASSESSMENT
Scenario Summary:
Ms. Direko teaches Grade 1 learners in a First Additional Language (English)
classroom. Her learners speak Setswana at home. She uses pictures, storytelling, and
songs to build their vocabulary. Her goal is to assess how well they understand and use
everyday English.
1.1 Activities and Assessment Purpose Table
Technique Teacher Activity Purpose of Assessment
Ms. Direko shows learners flashcards To assess vocabulary
with common everyday items like a knowledge and whether
1.1.1 Pictures pencil, apple, or book. She asks learners can correctly use
learners to name each item and use words in context and form
the word in a short sentence. basic sentences.
Ms. Direko reads a simple story with
To assess listening
1.1.2 pictures. She pauses to ask prediction
comprehension, vocabulary
Interactive questions (“What happens next?”) and
recall, sentence structure, and
Storytelling encourages learners to repeat key
oral participation.
phrases and act out scenes.
Learners sing a song such as “If
To assess listening and
You’re Happy and You Know It.” Ms.
pronunciation skills, as well as
Direko uses visuals and actions to
1.1.3 Songs vocabulary understanding
support meaning. Learners are asked
through movement and
to repeat lines or demonstrate the
repetition.
actions.
1.2 Contextual Variables Affecting Second Language Acquisition
