Assignment: The Systems & Language Skills of English
1. This is for essay to become a efl/esl english teacher, can you help?
This question must be answered in 700 words or less.
1. Take a look at the list of items below. Decide which system these relate to: lexis, phonology, grammar or function.
I went to London; I´ve been to London.
Lend me $5. Could you possibly lend me $5?
library; bookstore
foot; foots
I'd rather not; No way!
hit; heat
photograph; photographer
should; must
2. Imagine that you work in a language school. You have just received a new student from Korea who wants to study English prior to entering a university in the U.S. The student takes the placement test, which is all grammar and vocabulary and mostly multiple choice. She scores quite high; however, she does not speak very well and has difficulty understanding even the simplest spoken language. What balance of the four skills and the four systems would you recommend for her study program? For example, would you focus on reading and writing or utilize her strengths in grammar to introduce topics, but make the exercises mostly listening and speaking? Would you focus on function, pronunciation, productive skills because the test was multiple choice and not a fair assessment of her success in a university with writing papers and listening to lectures?Explain what an appropriate balance would be. How did you reach that recommendation?
This question must be answered in 700 words or less.
The History and Spelling of English
Describe how your knowledge of the history of the English language will help you explain things to your students in an EFL class. Give specific examples.
What differences in student approach to English do you anticipate when working with students who speak a Latin or Germanic language versus students who speak Japanese, Chinese or Arabic?
Describe strategies you will use in class to help you with your own spelling, if it´s a problem, like bringing a dictionary to class or writing down troublesome vocabulary in your lesson plan.