Order Description
ELTM08 – ASSIGNMENT 2

For this assignment you are required to apply your knowledge and understanding of English language teaching to the selection and exploitation of a piece of authentic material.

QUESTION

USING AN AUTHENTIC READING TEXT WHICH YOU HAVE SELECTED, DEIGN PRE-WHILE- AND POST-READING ACTIVITIES FOR A SPECIFIC GROUP OF LEARNERS BASED ON ON SIGHTS FROM SCHEMA THEORY AND INTEGRATING THE TEACHING OF TWO OR MORE LANGUAGE SKILLS.

GUIDELINE FOR ANSWERING THIS QUESTION

SELECT AN AUTHENTIC TEXT AND MAKE A COPY OF IT. INCLUDE THIS COPY AS AN APPENDIX TO YOUR ASSIGNMENT. PLEASE NOTE THAT A TEXT TAKEN FROM A TEXT BOOK OR GRADED READER IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AUTHENTIC. BEGIN YOUR ESSAY BY BRIEFLY DESCRIBING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GROUP OF STUDENTS FOR WHOM YOU ARE PREPARING THE TEACHING MATERIALS. IN THE REMAINDER OF THE ESSAY DESCRIBE THE ACTIVITIES YOU HAVE DESIGNED ACCOMPANIED BY A SET OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE TEACHERS AND PROVIDE A RATIONALE FOR EACH ONE. YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU INCLUDE REFERENCES TO THE ET BOOKS FOR THIS MODULE AND OTHER RELEVANT SOURCES WHERE APPROPRIATE TO SUPPORT YOUR DESIGNS FOR THE ACTIVITIES.

The completed essay will be NO MORE than 2000 words and will be fully referenced according to academic convention. You will lose marks if you do not clearly identify the sources that you use. please also look at the assessment criteria outlined in the Students’ Guide, which are used for grading your assignments.

IN THIS ASSIGNMENT YOU HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE:

YOUR ABILITY TO APPLY YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THEORY AND BEST PRACTICE IN ELT TO THE EVALUATION AND/OR EXPLOITATION OF AUTHENTIC OR OTHER TEACHING MATERIALS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE TEACHING CONTEXT.

YOU MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU HAVE:
* RELATED THE DISCUSSION OF YOUR OWN IDEAS AND/OR YOUR OWN TEACHING CONTEXT TO IDEAS RAISED IN THIS MODULE
*DEMONSTRATED YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE IDEAS DEVELOPED IN YOUR ELTM08 READING.
*TAKEN CONTEXT INTO ACCOUNT WHEN EVALUATING, EXPLOITING OR DESIGNING TEACHING MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES.
BOOKS THAT WERE GIVEN BY THE UNIVERSITY:

HARMER,J. (2007) THE PRACTICE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING. FOURTH EDITION. HARLOW:LONGMAN.

McDONOUGH, J. AND SHAW, C. (2012) MATERIALS AND METHODS IN ELT: A TEACHERS’ GUIDE. 3rd ED. OXFORD: BLACKWELL PUBLISHERS.

RICHARDS, J.C. AND RODGERS, T. (2014) APPROACHES AND METHODS IN LANGUAGE TEACHING. THIRD EDITION. CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

UR, P. (2012) A COURSE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING. CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR 70-75% : THE WORK EXAMINED IS OF A HIGH STANDARD AND THERE IS EVIDENCE OF COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND SKILLS APPROPRIATE TO THE LEVEL OF QUALIFICATION. THERE I ALSO EXCELLENT EVIDENCE SHOWING THAT ALL LEARNING OUTCOMES AND RESPONSIBILITIES APPROPRIATE TO THAT LEVEL ARE SATISFIED. AT THIS LEVEL IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE WORK WILL BE EXCELLENT IN THE MAJORITY OF THE CATEGORIES CITED BELOW OR BY DEMONSTRATING PARTICULARLY COMPELLING EVALUATION AND ELEGANCE OF ARGUMENT, INTERPRETATION OR DISCOURSE.

CATEGORIES: REFERENCE TO LITERATURE, PRESENTATION, CRITICAL EVALUATION, ARGUMENT AND STRUCTURE, ANALYSIS, KNOWLEDGE, AND RELEVANCE.

Order Description
ELTM08 – ASSIGNMENT 2

For this assignment you are required to apply your knowledge and understanding of English language teaching to the selection and exploitation of a piece of authentic material.

QUESTION

USING AN AUTHENTIC READING TEXT WHICH YOU HAVE SELECTED, DEIGN PRE-WHILE- AND POST-READING ACTIVITIES FOR A SPECIFIC GROUP OF LEARNERS BASED ON ON SIGHTS FROM SCHEMA THEORY AND INTEGRATING THE TEACHING OF TWO OR MORE LANGUAGE SKILLS.

GUIDELINE FOR ANSWERING THIS QUESTION

SELECT AN AUTHENTIC TEXT AND MAKE A COPY OF IT. INCLUDE THIS COPY AS AN APPENDIX TO YOUR ASSIGNMENT. PLEASE NOTE THAT A TEXT TAKEN FROM A TEXT BOOK OR GRADED READER IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AUTHENTIC. BEGIN YOUR ESSAY BY BRIEFLY DESCRIBING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GROUP OF STUDENTS FOR WHOM YOU ARE PREPARING THE TEACHING MATERIALS. IN THE REMAINDER OF THE ESSAY DESCRIBE THE ACTIVITIES YOU HAVE DESIGNED ACCOMPANIED BY A SET OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE TEACHERS AND PROVIDE A RATIONALE FOR EACH ONE. YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU INCLUDE REFERENCES TO THE ET BOOKS FOR THIS MODULE AND OTHER RELEVANT SOURCES WHERE APPROPRIATE TO SUPPORT YOUR DESIGNS FOR THE ACTIVITIES.

The completed essay will be NO MORE than 2000 words and will be fully referenced according to academic convention. You will lose marks if you do not clearly identify the sources that you use. please also look at the assessment criteria outlined in the Students’ Guide, which are used for grading your assignments.

IN THIS ASSIGNMENT YOU HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE:

YOUR ABILITY TO APPLY YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THEORY AND BEST PRACTICE IN ELT TO THE EVALUATION AND/OR EXPLOITATION OF AUTHENTIC OR OTHER TEACHING MATERIALS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE TEACHING CONTEXT.

YOU MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU HAVE:
* RELATED THE DISCUSSION OF YOUR OWN IDEAS AND/OR YOUR OWN TEACHING CONTEXT TO IDEAS RAISED IN THIS MODULE
*DEMONSTRATED YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE IDEAS DEVELOPED IN YOUR ELTM08 READING.
*TAKEN CONTEXT INTO ACCOUNT WHEN EVALUATING, EXPLOITING OR DESIGNING TEACHING MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES.
BOOKS THAT WERE GIVEN BY THE UNIVERSITY:

HARMER,J. (2007) THE PRACTICE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING. FOURTH EDITION. HARLOW:LONGMAN.

McDONOUGH, J. AND SHAW, C. (2012) MATERIALS AND METHODS IN ELT: A TEACHERS’ GUIDE. 3rd ED. OXFORD: BLACKWELL PUBLISHERS.

RICHARDS, J.C. AND RODGERS, T. (2014) APPROACHES AND METHODS IN LANGUAGE TEACHING. THIRD EDITION. CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

UR, P. (2012) A COURSE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING. CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR 70-75% : THE WORK EXAMINED IS OF A HIGH STANDARD AND THERE IS EVIDENCE OF COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND SKILLS APPROPRIATE TO THE LEVEL OF QUALIFICATION. THERE I ALSO EXCELLENT EVIDENCE SHOWING THAT ALL LEARNING OUTCOMES AND RESPONSIBILITIES APPROPRIATE TO THAT LEVEL ARE SATISFIED. AT THIS LEVEL IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE WORK WILL BE EXCELLENT IN THE MAJORITY OF THE CATEGORIES CITED BELOW OR BY DEMONSTRATING PARTICULARLY COMPELLING EVALUATION AND ELEGANCE OF ARGUMENT, INTERPRETATION OR DISCOURSE.

CATEGORIES: REFERENCE TO LITERATURE, PRESENTATION, CRITICAL EVALUATION, ARGUMENT AND STRUCTURE, ANALYSIS, KNOWLEDGE, AND RELEVANCE.