Issues, Methods & Literature in Teaching English as a Second Language

  b) Documenting Sources Whenever you quote, paraphrase, summarize, or otherwise refer to the work of another, you are required to cite its source parenthetical documentation. Offered here are some of the most commonly cited forms of material. Direct Simply having a thinking skill is no assurance that children will use it. In order for such skills to become part of day-to-day behaviour, they must be cultivated in an environment that value and sustains them. “Just as children’s musical skills will likely lay fallow in an environment that doesn’t encourage music, learner’s thinking skills tend to languish in a culture that doesn’t encourage thinking” (Tishman, Perkins and Jay, 1995, p.5) Indirect According to Wurman (1988), the new disease of the 21st century will be information anxiety, which has been defined as the ever-widening gap between what one understands and what one thinks one should understand. c) Referencing All sources that you cite in your paper should be listed in the Reference section at the end of your paper. Here’s how you should do your Reference. From a Journal DuFour, R. (2002). The learning-centred principal: Educational Leadership, 59(8). 12-15. From an Online Journal Evnine, S. J. (2001). The universality of logic: On the connection between rationality and logical ability [Electronic version]. Mind, 110, 335-367. From a Webpage National Park Service. (2003, February 11). Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. Retrieved February 13, 2003, from http://www.nps.gov/abli/ From a Book Naisbitt, J. and Aburdence, M. (1989). Megatrends 2000. London: Pan Books. From a Chapter in a Book Nickerson, R. (1987). Why teach thinking? In J. B. Baron & R.J. Sternberg (Eds), Teaching thinking skills: Theory and practice. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company. 27-37. From a Printed Newspaper Holden, S. (1998, May 16). Frank Sinatra dies at 82: Matchless stylist of pop. The New York Times, pp. A1, A22-A23. Answer ALL Questions: Question 1 [ 5 pages] Discuss the approaches in teaching writing in the ESL classroom. Support your answer with specific examples. Question 2 [ 5 pages] Grammar should be taught in the ESL classroom. Critically discuss. Support your answer with specific examples. Question 3 [ 5 pages] Teaching of listening and speaking skills are neglected in the ESL classrooms. Discuss and provide reasons why this is happening in many ESL classrooms. Your focus should be mainly on Malaysian classrooms for primary & secondary school students. Question 4 [ 5 pages] Critically evaluate alternative assessment methods that should be adopted in the ESL classroom. Support your answer with specific examples. Question 5 [ 5 pages] Critically evaluate the different approaches of teaching literature in the second language classroom. Question 6 [ 5 pages] Describe how drama can be used to enhance the four language skills (Speaking, Reading, Writing, Listening) in the ESL classroom. Provide specific examples & classroom activities (a minimum of TWO specific examples / classroom activities for each of the four language skills) to support your answer. Question 7 [ 5 pages] Describe how poetry can be used to improve reading in the ESL classroom. Provide specific examples. The focus of these activities should be towards students at the primary school level (ages 7 – 12) as well as at the secondary school level (ages 13-17). Provide TWO specific examples which can be conducted in the classroom for each of the level of study. Question 8 [ 5 pages] Justify the teaching of literature as a separate subject at the primary school level (ages 7 to 12). What are the benefits for primary school children to learn literature as a separate subject? Instructions: • Do not copy and paste from the learning materials. It should be your original work. • You are encouraged to use the ideas in the learning materials and you should use your own words. • Sources cited should be included at the end of each question. Use the format shown on pages 2-4 on this Assignment. • Use New Times Roman with 12 font size and 1½ spacing