Post on 09-Jun-2017
Revision Task 1
- A child through several stages in his language development- Describe one stage in a child’s development of language acquisition- Compare and contrast language learning with language acqui
Revision Task 2
- Below are some ;anguage learning theories commonly applied in the classroom- Behaviourism- Cognitivism- Humanism- Social contructivism- Select any one theory and briefly explain the concepts and principles underlying the theory- -the term cognitivism refers to a group of psychological theories which draw heavily on the
work in linguistic of Noam Chomsky. It replaced behaviourism in 1960s as a dominant program
- Explain cognitive theories of learning based on empirical evidence
Revision Task 3
- Grammar translation method- Direct method- Briefly describe how you would teach the topic: Food based on the Framework for the Task-
Based Learning (Willis,J., 1996)- Pre task- Task prepation- Task realisation- Post task- Identify and briefly describe two features of communicative language teaching CLT with
examples
Revision Task 4
- Diagram 1 below shows the curriculum organisation of the reviewed KBSR English Language Syllabus (2003)
- Fill in the missing details in the spaces provided in the diagram- The Malaysian Primary English Language Curriculum aims to produce learners who are
knowledgeable, articulate, confident and of good character- Describe how these aims can be achieved using two language activities in the classroom- Briefly explain two roles of the teacher in the Malaysian Primary English Language classroom
Revision Task 5
- Constructivism is a view of learning based on the belief that knowledge is constructed by learners thorugh an active, mental process of development; learners are the builders and creators of meaning and knowledge
- Discuss how constructivism is applied and its effect towards the low proficiency pupils in learning of English language.
Revision Task 6
- There is no magic method that will permit people to learn a second language as effortlessly and as enjoyable as they did their native language
- With reference to the above statement compare the methods of language teaching and learning and their implications to classroom practice.
Revision Task 7
- The three Ps procedures offer to a novice teacher the reassurance of a detailed set of sequential steps to follow in the classroom.
- Richards & Rogers 2009- Based on the statement above, discus the strengths and limitations of the Three Ps
procedure in planning a lesson. Support the answers with relevant examples.