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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE COURSE CODE DATE TIME

FACULTY SEMESTER PROGRAMME/CODE

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN ELT TSL450 4 MAY 2003 2 HOURS (2.15 p.m - 4.15 p.m)
Faculty of Education December 2002 - May 2003 B. Ed (Hons) Teaching of English As A Second Language / ED220

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

DOCUMENT ID: 10000024535

This question paper consists of THREE (3) sections ie: SECTION A, SECTION B and SECTION C. Answer ALL questions in the answer booklet provided. Start each answer on a new page. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigilator. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of: i) the Question Paper ii) an Answer Booklet - provided by the faculty

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SECTION A (10 marks)

Instructions: Write the correct answer to the following questions in the answer booklet.

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The principle of meaningful learning is A. B. C. D. the collaborative exchange of thoughts, feelings or ideas between two or more people. that learners' attempt to use the language may fail and they risk being laughed at or misunderstood. when students are able to subsume new information into existing structures and memory systems. when human beings are universally driven to act or behave by the anticipation of some sort of reward.

2.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a controlled activity? A. B. C. D. manipulative teacher- centred structured communicative

3.

Which of these is NOT used in a Silent Way classroom? A. B. C. D. realia baroque music Cuisinere rods colourful wall charts

4.

What is a task-based approach to language learning? A. B.

C. D.

Techniques that focus on or account for learners needs, styles and goals. Language learning endeavour that has a particular objective and a range of outcomes for those who undertake the task. The integration of content learning with language teaching aims. A task that emphasizes the collaborative exchange of thoughts, feelings or ideas between students.

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Good language learners do the following EXCEPT

A. B. C. D.

use mnemonics and other memory strategies to recall what has been learned. find their own way, taking charge of their learning. avoid making mistakes giving answers only when totally certain. use linguistic knowledge, including knowledge of their first language, in learning a second language.
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Which of the following concepts refer to previous information, knowledge, emotions and experience that readers use in order to interpret what they read?

A. B. C. D.
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schema theory comprehensible input interactive principles episode hypothesis

Which of the following factors would complicate reading comprehension?

A. B. C. D. familiar topics absence of discourse markers photographs and illustrations non-complex syntax and vocabulary

8.

This type of spoken language usually contains redundancies, reduced forms and is syntactically much simpler. Which form of spoken language best fits the above description? A. B. C. D. Speeches Story telling Planned monologues Unplanned dialogues

9.

In listening, a technique that focuses on sounds, words, intonation, grammatical structures and other components of spoken language is called

A. B. C. D.
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extensive reading. top-down processing. intensive reading. bottom -up processing.

Teaching of grammar by allowing students to discover the rules by themselves is called the

A. B. C. D.

communicative approach. deductive approach. overt approach. inductive approach.

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SECTION B (10 marks)

Instructions: Explain any FOUR of the following terms. Write at least one paragraph defining each concept.

a. b.

Cognitive factors Communicative competence

c.
d. e.
f.

Total Physical Response

Proficiency level Stress and intonation
Semantic Mapping

g.
h.

Productive skills
Authentic language

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Role-play and simulations

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SECTION C (30 marks)

Instructions: Answer any THREE of the following questions. Write an essay of at least one page for each question.

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What are the main characteristics of spoken language? Explain.

How important is students' motivation in learning a second language. Distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

What are the advantages of group work in a language class? Elaborate and give examples of group work. Discuss the reading strategies suggested by Brown.

Marianne Celce Murcia (1991) proposed six variables that can help to determine the role of grammar in language teaching. Explain the variables.

What are the factors to consider as you teach across age levels? Elaborate and give specific classroom examples that illustrate these factors under consideration.

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