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Self-Study and Research Module Assignment -
This module requires you to research and study any two of the following areas on your own and complete the assignments. Certain books and websites have been suggested however you are free to refer to other resources.
Select any two of the research topics mentioned below. Please do not write on the subtopics. They help you to focus and narrow down your study and reading. Answer only the questions after each topic and send it as an attachment to your course coordinator
Topic 1 - A brief History of ELT
Relevance of a theoretical basis to language teaching
Theories related to language teaching:
Stimulus Response and Behaviourist theories
Cognitive Theories
Second Language Acquisition
Theories of Multiple Intelligence
Recent trends in Language Teaching
Reference:
Brown, H.D - Principles of Language Learning and Teaching
Cohen, A - Language Learning
Carroll and Freedle - Language Comprehension and the Acquisition of Knowledge
Based on your reading complete the following assignment:
1. How are Krashen and Vygotsky similar in their perceptions on SLA? (500 words)
2. How did Noam Chomsky's theories revolutionize language teaching? (400 words)
3. Observe an ESL class and gauge how closely the lesson approximates Communicative Language Teaching. Send in your observations and analysis.
Topic 2 - Methodologies
What is methodology?
How does methodology operate?
Where does methodology derive from?
ELT methodologies:
Grammar Translation
Direct Method
Oral and Situational Language Teaching
Audio-Lingual Method
The Communicative Approach
Total Physical Response
The Silent Way
The Natural Approach
Suggestopedia
Current Trends
References:
Larsen-Freeman, Diane - Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching. OUP
Richards, Jack C and Theodore S Rodgers - Appraoches and Methods in Language Teaching. OUP
Howatt, A - A History of English Language Teaching. OUP
Based on your reading complete the following assignment:
1. What is the role of the teacher in CLT? (350 words)
2. How is the role of a student in CLT different from that in the Audio-lingual method? (300 words)
3. Which methodology would you prefer to adopt to teach communicative skills to a group of teen agers in an EFL class? Why? (350 words)
Topic 3 - Testing and Evaluation
a. What is a test?
b. Types of Tests
c. Planning, Preparing and Administering tests
d. Basics of Evaluation:
i. Texts
ii. Self Evaluation of Teachers
iii. Design and Procedures
References:
Evaluation by P. Rea-Dickins & K. Germaine
Testing for Language Teachers by A. Hughes
Writing English Language Tests - J.B. Heaton
Based on your reading complete the following assignment.
1. Design a detailed self evaluation form for teachers.
2. What are the factors one must keep in mind before evaluating a text book? (500 words)
3. Write a 500 word essay on planning, preparing and administering a test.
Attachment:- Self-Study and Research Module Assignment File.rar