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Assessment task

a) Meeting the needs of learners (1000-1500 words)

Present case studies of two of your learners. You should choose two learners who differ significantly in their backgrounds and needs in order to demonstrate the breadth of your knowledge and understanding. Each case study should include:

• The learner's background, interests and aspirations, and the context in which they are studying English
• Details of the learner's English learning needs, and how these were assessed
• The learner's past experiences and attitudes to learning English, including any barriers to English
learning, and strategies you have used to motivate and engage them
• Details of how you have planned to meet the learner's needs within the subject content and summative assessment requirements of Functional Skills English. This should include details and examples of how you have adapted your approaches and resources to the learner's needs.
• An analysis of the progress made by the learner to date, including any areas requiring further development/practice.
• A self-evaluation of the effectiveness of the approaches and activities you have used, with recommendations for your future practice.
Your case study should seek to link theory and research with practice and include a justification of the decisions you made, with reference to background reading and ideas introduced during the course.
Harvard referencing should be used to reference your work.
Where appropriate, attach source documents as appendices and refer to these in the body of your assignment; e.g. results of assessments, individual learning plans, lesson plans, examples of activities/resources used or adapted, examples of the learner's work, etc. All documents should be anonymised, with any information which might identify the learner removed. Note that appendices do not contribute to the overall word count.

b) Approaches and activities for teaching Functional English (1000-1500 words)
Analyse different approaches to teaching and learning Functional Skills English, drawing on recent ideas and research, and providing examples of the application of these approaches in your practice.
You should:
• Discuss some of the key ideas and research concerning approaches to English learning that are relevant to Functional Skills. Your discussion should be both descriptive and analytical.
• Provide examples of activities and resources that you have used, created or adapted to illustrate the approaches discussed.
• Evaluate the use of these different approaches, activities and resources within your own teaching context, and make recommendations for your future practice.
You should include reference to background reading to support your ideas and analysis, using Harvard referencing.
Examples of resources and activities used should be attached as appendices, as appropriate, and referred to in the body of your assignment. Note that appendices do not contribute to the overall word count.

c) Reflective diary and action plan (500-750 words)
Keep a reflective diary for the duration of the course and update it at regular intervals. The diary should include:
• A self-assessment against the ETF Professional Standards
• A self-assessment of your own personal English skills
• Regular reflections on key learning points during the course, and planned changes to practice resulting from these
• An end-of-course action plan, detailing personal targets to develop:
o Teaching, learning and assessment of Functional Skills English
o Personal English skills

Attachment:- Assessment Tasks.rar