Revision Task 1

- A child through several stages in his language development- Describe one stage in a child’s development of language acquisition- Compare and contrast language learning with language acqui

Revision Task 2

- Below are some ;anguage learning theories commonly applied in the classroom- Behaviourism- Cognitivism- Humanism- Social contructivism- Select any one theory and briefly explain the concepts and principles underlying the theory- -the term cognitivism refers to a group of psychological theories which draw heavily on the

work in linguistic of Noam Chomsky. It replaced behaviourism in 1960s as a dominant program

- Explain cognitive theories of learning based on empirical evidence

Revision Task 3

- Grammar translation method- Direct method- Briefly describe how you would teach the topic: Food based on the Framework for the Task-

Based Learning (Willis,J., 1996)- Pre task- Task prepation- Task realisation- Post task- Identify and briefly describe two features of communicative language teaching CLT with

examples

Revision Task 4

- Diagram 1 below shows the curriculum organisation of the reviewed KBSR English Language Syllabus (2003)

- Fill in the missing details in the spaces provided in the diagram- The Malaysian Primary English Language Curriculum aims to produce learners who are

knowledgeable, articulate, confident and of good character- Describe how these aims can be achieved using two language activities in the classroom- Briefly explain two roles of the teacher in the Malaysian Primary English Language classroom

Revision Task 5

- Constructivism is a view of learning based on the belief that knowledge is constructed by learners thorugh an active, mental process of development; learners are the builders and creators of meaning and knowledge

- Discuss how constructivism is applied and its effect towards the low proficiency pupils in learning of English language.

Revision Task 6

- There is no magic method that will permit people to learn a second language as effortlessly and as enjoyable as they did their native language

- With reference to the above statement compare the methods of language teaching and learning and their implications to classroom practice.

Revision Task 7

- The three Ps procedures offer to a novice teacher the reassurance of a detailed set of sequential steps to follow in the classroom.

- Richards & Rogers 2009- Based on the statement above, discus the strengths and limitations of the Three Ps

procedure in planning a lesson. Support the answers with relevant examples.