TMN3701 Assignment 2 2026 - Distinction | Due 28 May 2026

TMN3701 ASSIGNMENT 2 2026 QUESTION 1 (30) Read the following scenario and answer the questions that follow: Thabo is a Grade 4 learner who has just transitioned from a Foundation Phase classroom, where he was taught in his Home Language, to an Intermediate Phase classroom where English is the Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT). While Thabo can proficiently read and write in his Home Language, he struggles to express the same complex ideas in English and feels overwhelmed by the new vocabulary. 1.1 Briefly explain Cummins' (1980) dual-iceberg representation of bilingual proficiency and how it relates to Thabo's situation. (10) 1.2 Analyse how Thabo's teacher can utilise the Common Underlying Proficiency (CUP) to transfer two specific literacy skills (e.g., predicting, summarising or identifying the plot) that Thabo already possesses in his home language to his EFAL lessons. (12) 1.3 Provide a practical example of how the teacher can use positive language transfer (cross-linguistic influence) to help Thabo feel more confident when learning new English words. (8) QUESTION 2 (20) The Grade 6 English FAL learners have read the following passage, which provides them with background knowledge for the classroom activities that follow.