ENG503 - Introduction to English Language Teaching

Introduction to English Language Teaching (ENG503) Fall 2019 Assignment No. 2 Total Marks: 20 Lectures: 27-32 Instructions: • Upload your assignments in a proper format, i.e. MS word file. Corrupt files will be awarded zero marks. • The assignments should be zoomed in at 100%. • Please avoid plagiarism; plagiarized work will be marked zero. • After the due date, the assignments submitted via email would not be entertained. • Please avoid submitting copied assignments; otherwise, such a case would be referred to the discipline committee. • The font color should be preferably black and font size 12 Times New Roman. Q1. Keeping in mind the strategies for developing reading skills, create an activity for the students of class 3 which helps them to become good and effective readers of the English language. (5*2 = 10 Marks) The activity that you design should contain the following information: Main activity Purpose of the activity Grading scheme Teacher’s role Student’s role Q2. The students in your class (grade 5) have been facing difficulty in writing creatively and expressing themselves effectively in English language. What FIVE writing strategies do you think you can suggest to them to become good writers? (5*2 = 10 Marks)

Total Marks 5 Starting Date Monday, January 13, 2020 Closing Date Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Status Open Question Title Graded Discussion Board Question Description Graded Discussion Board (GDB) Graded Discussion Board for Introduction to ELT (ENG503) will be opened from January 13, 2020 to January 14, 2020. Give your views on ONE of the given topics. The topics for the GDB are: As a student of virtual mode of education, do you believe that language skills like listening and speaking can be assessed virtually? If yes, then how? Elaborate your response with genuine reasoning. OR Can a person learn to speak a foreign language fluently if she/he does not know her/his mother tongue perfectly? Give genuine opinion on the topic. Read the following instructions carefully before posting your comments: Write your own views about the topic. Your comments should NOT exceed 150-250 words. GDB carries 2% weightage in your final assessment. Your comments should be clear, concise, and relevant to the topic. Creative and original ideas written in correct English will be highly appreciated. Any queries related to Graded Discussion Board (GDB) will not be entertained on Regular MDB. For questions or queries related to the topic, you may send email to eng503@vu.edu.pk. Do not send your comments via e-mail or regular MDB. The comments posted on regular MDB will not be graded. Do not post your comments twice. No marks will be awarded for plagiarism. Best of luck!

Introduction to English Language Teaching (ENG503) Fall 2019 Assignment No. 1 Total Marks: 20 Lectures: 1-10 Instructions: • Upload your assignments in a proper format, i.e. MS word file. Corrupt files will be awarded zero marks. • The assignments should be zoomed in at 100%. • Please avoid plagiarism; plagiarized work will be marked zero. • After the due date, the assignments submitted via email would not be entertained. • Please avoid submitting copied assignments; otherwise, such a case would be referred to the discipline committee. • The font color should be preferably black and font size 12 Times New Roman. Q1. While teaching English to autistic students of grade 3, what approaches to listening can be employed in order to improve students’ listening skills? How these approaches to listening would help you in teaching English language? (5+5=10 Marks) Q2. In your point of view, what are the five best strategies which you can use to teach pronunciation in your classroom? Keeping those strategies in mind, design two meaningful activities for secondary school students to help them improve their pronunciation. (5+5=10 Marks)