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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
(Department of English Language & Applied Linguistics)
1. PLAGIARISM OR HIRING OF GHOST WRITER(S) FOR SOLVING THE ASSIGNMENT(S) WILL DEBAR THE STUDENT FROM AWARD OF DEGREE/CERTIFICATE, IF FOUND AT ANY STAGE.
2. SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS BORROWED OR STOLEN FROM OTHER(S) AS ONE’S OWN WILL BE PENALIZED AS DEFINED IN “AIOU PLAGIARISM POLICY”.
Course: EFL in the Classroom (554) Semester: Autumn, 2010
Level: Dip. TEFL Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 40
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units 1–6)
Q.1 What are the main differences between a teacher-centered and a student centered teaching style and how students react to these two teaching styles in the language classroom? Discuss. (20)
Q.2 What is classroom management? What are the various ways to manage the language class? (20)
Q.3 To design a syllabus is a very sensitive job? What are the different steps involved in designing and implementing syllabus? Discuss in detail. (20)
Q.4 Explain these terms: (20)
a. Exploratory Talk
b. Pre-teaching
c. Graded Activities
d. Teaching Plan
Q.5 What do you mean by individualization in language teaching? Highlight the importance of individualization in comparison with group work in a language classroom. Explain it in detail. (20)
ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units 7–12) Total Marks: 100
Q.1 What is a communicative approach? Write about three important considerations for a teacher while using a communicative approach in the classroom? (20)
Q.2 Differentiate between a mechanical drill and a meaningful drill and how each of these is helpful in EFL classroom. Write at least two examples to support your answer. (20)
Q.3 Motivation plays a very important role in language classroom. How a teacher can keep up to motivational level high at the production stage? Explain it with three examples from a real language class atmosphere. (20)
Q.4 How newspaper can be exploited in the classroom to teach narrative writing to students. Devise two activities based on news items. (20)
Q.5 Explain these terms: (20)
a. Norm-referenced
b. Criterion-referenced
c. Continuous assessment
d. Reliability
ASSIGNMENT No. 3
(Units 13–18) Total Marks: 100
Q.1 Teaching aids, assist teachers to teach language, how? Explain it with at least two examples. (20)
Q.2 Define the term flash card. How flash cards can be used among different groups to teach vocabulary? Explain with at least two examples. (20)
Q.3 Do progress tests really test the progress of the students? How far this claim is true in the context of our own testing and assessment system to judge the progress of students in language learning? Discuss. (20)
Q.4 Games play an important role in teaching language. How can games be used to teach past tense to students? Devise two activities to support the claim. (20)
Q.5 What is a weak class? What strategies you would adopt to teach a weak class? (20)
ASSIGNMENT No. 4
Total Marks: 100
This assignment is project based on research oriented activities given below. Choose any of the research activities in consultation with your tutor and write a report.
You are required to study the relevant material, conduct research and prepare a brief report on what you have done. Submit the report to your tutor whose feedback will be useful to you. Always keep the copy of it for your record before submitting it to the tutor.
You have to present the report in one of the tutorial (the schedule/plan of the tutorial of the presentations will be intimated by the tutor or the Regional Director concerned).
This assignment carries 100 marks: 40 marks are the allocated for the written report and 60 for presentation. To pass this course you have to secure at least 40% marks in each of the components. If you fail to obtain the required marks you would be unfortunately declared fail even if you have passed the written exam and other three assignments of the course.
1. Role of a teacher is very important in teaching-learning process. Prepare an observation sheet keeping in view various roles of a teacher. Now observe at least five teachers in their classrooms. Share you observation with them and get feedback. Write a brief report on their roles/teaching styles and propose suggestions for improvement. Attach observation sheets and feedback with your assignment.
2. Syllabus is a roadmap for teachers and students. Select or design and evaluation criterion and evaluate the present syllabus of English of the level you are teaching at keeping in view the needs of the students. Share your evaluation and suggestions in the form of a brief report. Attach evaluation criteria and content list of the book with the assignment.
3. Through language games we can motivate our students in learning English. Design two language games for teaching language skills to your students. Execute the games in your classroom and get students’ feedback. Write a report on the effectiveness of using a language games. Attach the language games and students’ feedback with your assignment.
4. We have problem students in every class. Design a remedial programme for dealing with the problem students. Execute the programme and observe the students by maintaining a daily diary. Record your observations for at least 15 days and then assess the effectiveness of the programme. Write a brief report on the effectiveness of the remedial programme. Attach remedial programme and diary with your assignment.