Candidate Identifier …………… Seat Nº …………… UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON Under no circumstances are the attached papers to be removed from the examination room by the candidate. UCL Language Centre 2008 LCTE7900: TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Written Examination This examination counts for 20% of your final mark. Write your answers in the answer book provided unless directed otherwise. Duration: 3 hours 1st Marker 2nd Marker Agreed Result %
Language Analysis (out of 35) Phonology (out of 15) Grade
1st Marker’s signature Methodology (out of 50) 2nd Marker’s signature TOTAL (out of 100) To be completed by the Visiting Examiner if the above agreed result is amended after review % Reason for amending agreed result Grade Visiting Examiner’s signature TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE – LCTE7900 Section 1 Language Analysis Page 1
60 minutes In this section you can obtain a maximum of 35 points. Answer all questions in the answer booklet provided. Note form is acceptable for this section. 1. Read this conversation. Unfortunately, Juan and Paula make some mistakes. Find the mistakes, correct them and explain why they are wrong. There are no mistakes in spelling or punctuation. There are 11 mistakes, including the example. The example has been done for you. (20 points) EXAMPLE J: Have you seen any good film1 recently? P: Yes, actually I have. I have seen a great film last week. I can’t remember the name but it was much more better than I expected. J: Oh, what was it about? P: It was a comedy with Dustin Hoffman. I’m sorry, I should have invited you too. J: Never mind, next time. Anyway, what will you do this afternoon? P: I’m not sure. I’m reading the really good book at the moment and I’d like to finish it. J: Well if you’d like to come round later, we must go out somewhere. P: Mmmm that sounds nice. Oh, by the way, guess who did ring me yesterday? J: Who? P: Marco. He told to me that he might be coming to visit soon. J: Oh that’s lovely. You’ve been friends for a long time now, isn’t it? P: Yes we’ve been knowing each other for about 10 years. J: You must be very exciting to see him. Well, you’d better go now and finish your book so we can meet later. P: Ok. See you later. 1
EXAMPLE. CORRECT FORM: It should be ‘Have you seen any good films recently?’ because any must be followed by a plural or uncountable noun. CONTINUED TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE – LCTE7900 Section 1 2. Page 2
(continued) What does each of the following groups of words have in common and what problems of form, meaning and pronunciation could they cause learners? You must use the phonemic script to illustrate your answer. (15 points) (a) considerable, considerate, consideration, inconsiderate (b) boiling, exhausted, delighted, tired TURN OVER TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE – LCTE7900 Section 2 Phonology In this section you can obtain a maximum of 15 points. 1. Connected Speech (a) Mark the following dialogue for LINKING ONLY. Write on the dialogue itself. EXAMPLE A: Oh no, I can’t find my N ID card N again. /j/ Page 3
30 minutes (5 points) B: When did you last see it? A: Well, I definitely saw it on my desk yesterday morning. Maybe I left it at Debra and Paul’s last night. B: Why don’t you go and see her? She’s in the library. A: I don’t want to disturb her, she’s got a deadline. I’ll sort it out later. It’s not so important. I don’t need it till tomorrow. CONTINUED TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE – LCTE7900 Section 2 Page 4
(continued) Assimilation e.g. standby / stæmbaɪ / and ten minutes / temɪnɪts / is ONE feature of connected speech in English. (b) Name FIVE OTHER features of connected speech in English and identify TWO examples of each feature in the following dialogue. (10 points) NB: Do not give more than TWO examples for each feature as only the first TWO will be accepted. Sentence stress, intonation and linking are not included in this question. Write on the dialogue itself. A: What did you think of the film last night? B: I thought it was great. Madonna’s acting was amazing. I’m really surprised she can act. A: Well she can. Haven’t you seen her in Evita? B: No, not that I have any memory of. But I’ll put it on my list of must see movies. TURN OVER TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE – LCTE7900 Section 3 Methodology Page 5
90 minutes In this section you can obtain a maximum of 50 points. Answer BOTH questions. 1. You have a group of UPPER INTERMEDIATE learners who need to revise and practise the third conditional and I wish for past regrets. You decide to use the enclosed reading material as the basis for your lesson. How would you use the material to revise this language area and give oral and written practice? There are twelve learners in the class and the lesson is SIXTY MINUTES. Include a lesson plan which describes your procedures and aims for each stage. (30 points) 2. (a) Read Question (i) below. It is COMPULSORY to answer this question. Use examples to illustrate your ideas. (10 points) (i) How can you help learners to understand the meaning, form and pronunciation of: I used to live in London I’m used to living in London (b) Read the questions below. Choose ONE of them and discuss it. Use examples to illustrate your ideas. (10 points) (i) How can you deal with learners of different levels in the same class? (ii) What do you need to consider when teaching advanced learners? (iii) What can you do to check that your learners have understood and can use the new vocabulary that you have taught them? CONTINUED TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE – LCTE7900 Section 3 Page 6
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