Past Year Questions 2012

HBEL3203_SEM SEPT09/F_AH

PART A

INSTRUCTIONS

Part A contains FIVE questions. Answer ALL questions.

QUESTIONS

Marks

1.

How do synchronic and diachronic studies of language differ? (4)

2.

What is “linguistic intuition”? (4)

3.

What is “discourse analysis”? (4)

4.

List any FOUR factors that can contribute to the successful practice of language items. (4)

5.

How will students benefit from learning about pragmatics in the grammar classroom? (4)

(Total: 20)

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PART B

INSTRUCTIONS

Part B contains FIVE questions. Answer THREE questions ONLY.

QUESTIONS

Marks

1.

(a)

Describe process teaching.

(4)

(b)

State TWO objectives of the process teaching of grammar.

(4)

(c)

Prepare and rationalise ONE main classroom activity that can be used in the process teaching of grammar. ( 12 ) (Total: 20)

2.

(a)

What is the story-based approach to the teaching of grammar?

(4)

(b)

Briefly discuss any TWO principles of the story-based approach to the teaching of grammar. (4)

(c)

Design and provide the rationale for ONE main classroom activity that adheres to the principles of the story-based approach to the teaching of grammar. ( 12 ) (Total: 20)

3.

(a)

What is the three-dimensional grammar framework (Celce-Murcia 1991)? (4)

(b)

Illustrate how the three-dimensional grammar framework can serve as a guide in the actual teaching of grammar. (4)

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(c)

Based on your answer in (b), devise ONE main classroom activity to teach grammar using any suitably justified approach. ( 12 ) (Total: 20)

4.

(a)

What does it mean to teach grammar as skill?

(4)

(b)

How is teaching grammar as skill different from teaching grammar as product? (4)

(c)

Design and rationalise ONE main classroom activity to illustrate the benefit of teaching grammar as skill. ( 12 ) (Total: 20)

5.

(a)

List the...