James Quinn Assignment 3 Reasons for choosing text Although a long piece of text‚ it contains an overall context of animal powers and is an interesting topic. Similar topics students have worked with include qualities of famous people and superheroes. It is an authentic text‚ containing a wide range of language items and so provides a challenge for intermediate students. The text could also be broken down into sections for specific tasks. Receptive language sub-skills that could be practised
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ASSIGNMENT TWO: LANGUAGE RELATED TASKS 1) I’M MOVING OUT OF MY APARTMENT. Look at the sentence and then tick the statements which have the same form and meaning as the part which is underlined. She’s having her hair cut at 3 o’clock this afternoon Abdullah’s working in Qatar at the moment We’re picking him up from the airport at 11pm. Josie’s always worrying about something. Tick the statements/ concept questions which apply to the part of the sentence underlined in (1) It’s talking about
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Assignment 2 Language related task Example 1: We can put off sleeping for a limited period. (Lexis) Meaning The lexis Put off means that we do not want to do it now. We will do it at a later time. Synonym Procrastinate Concept Questions: Do we want to do it now? No Will we do it later? Yes Form Base Verb + Adverb + Phrasal verb put off sleeping Put off is a phrasal verb used in everyday language by native English speakers Pronunciation can put off
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ASSIGNMENT ONE FOCUS ON THE LEARNER 750-1000 words For this assignment you are going to write a report on a student in the TP class you are teaching now. As a practicing teacher‚ you will at times have to write reports on students for various reasons‚ e.g. passing on information to a colleague‚ providing information for a student’s employer‚ etc. The report should be based on the following: 1. Refer to the observation tasks which have helped you focus on various concrete
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SECTION A: Function If the function is making suggestions‚ we can use the following structures: - Let’s have a party. - Why don’t we have a party? - How about having a party? - We could have a party. These utterances are all exponents of the function of suggesting. If our function is speculation‚ we can say: - If Macbeth hadn’t listened to the witches‚ he wouldn’t have murdered the king. - I think there’ll be a revolution in Egypt in the next ten years. - I reckon that before
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TASK 6 Make a list of associations you have with the word “grammar” (They may not all be negative!) • Intimidating • Frightening • Confusing • Diction • Fascinating TASK 7 Look at the following sentences and decide which are correct. Write a correct version of the examples that are incorrect. 1. We’ve been looking for you for ages: Correct. 2. I’ve been to the movies last night: Incorrect. Correction: I went to the movies last night
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ASSIGNMENT 1 LANGUAGE RELATED TASKS Candidates can demonstrate their learning by: a) analysing language correctly for teaching purposes b) correctly using terminology relating to form‚ meaning and phonology when analysing language c) accessing reference materials and referencing information they have learned about language to an appropriate source d) using written language that is clear‚ accurate and appropriate to the task Length: 750 - 1‚000 words This assignment follows on directly
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CELTA Pre-Course Task Section 1: Learners and teachers‚ and the Learning and Teaching Context Task 1 1. The context in which I will be doing the CELTA course is likely to be multilingual and an open group of students. Lessons are most likely to be conducted in groups and of a similar ability given that classes are divided into levels. 2. I do not know what context I will be teaching in after I finish the course but I would like to teach a wide range of groups in a number of different
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CELTA Language Related Assignment Adrian Nicholas Crouch Date: 01.01.2011 Word Count:1‚740 PASS 1. The plane leaves at 10.00 tomorrow. Form Present tense referring to the future + time marker. definite article + subject + verb in the present simple tense + preposition + time marker Function/meaning Statement of fact/future action set by timetable or schedule. Context Someone who has arranged a holiday abroad and is confirming travel arrangements for the following day with a family member
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scholastic knowledge of English‚ having learnt the language at school as part of the compulsory curriculum. Those who don’t‚ have at least 1 to 2 years experience of learning the language and a number of them have already attended the course taught by CELTA trainees in previous years. As for learning styles there is a core group of retired teachers (mainly Italian and Latin) who I perceive to have a strong linguistic approach. This also emerges from the interviews we had with them on our first day of
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