TEFL LEVEL 5 Unit 6 Assignment(s): Reflective learning journal, questions and essay

Alexandra Power Learner (s) name: Candidate no: Level/Qualification: Certificate in TEFL level 5 QCF Module/unit no: 6 Assignment(s): Reflective learning journal, questions and essay Learning outcomes: LO1 Understand types of listening and reading skills LO2 Understand different ways of teaching reading skills Instructions: Type your answers below the appropriate questions. Reflective Learning Journal Task 6.1 Discuss the things we listen to and the situations in which we listen to them. Include as many examples in your journal as possible. Minimum word length 100 words Ans: Following are the examples of the things we listen to and the situation in which we listen to them.  While getting instructions from the boss.  Watching a drama or movie  Receiving voice clips from a friend over messenger or any other instant messaging application.  Chatting with neighbors.  Assisting my children in their homework using CD or any other audio/video study tool.  Discussing things with my doctor during every routine medical checkup.  Listening to the recipe over the phone call with Mum while cooking food.  Going to the mall and getting details about the product and its price from the shopkeeper. Questions to Unit Six. These questions only require a short response. 1. List five typical situations where we need to listen Ans: Examples of listening situations are listening to radio broadcasts, telephone conversations, airport announcements, receiving directions or instructions, and listening to speeches and lectures. 2. What are the two main listening skills that we teach? Ans: The two main listening skills are intensive listening and Feedback: This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :39:01 GMT -06:00 extensive listening. 3. Which skill is more challenging and of short duration? Ans: The intensive listening skill is more challenging with the language beyond the learner’s level. 4. What is the result of the teacher using short, unnatural speech forms? Ans: Slow, unnatural speech does not help the learners when they want to listen to the news on the radio or make a telephone enquiry in English. 5. What is the first stage of reading? Ans: • The first stage of reading is learning the steps and to be able to decipher the script. 6. What is the formal word that describes the process of reading for gist or overall meaning? Ans: It is called “skimming”. 7. What are discourse markers? Ans: Discourse marks show connections in and between sentences and paragraphs in text. 8. Name two elementary reading activities. Ans: The two activities are “look and say” and “phonic”. 9. Name two intermediate level reading activities. Ans: The two activities are reading from notes made during classroom activities and scanning activities such as reading time tables, advertisements, headlines, texts and football scores. 10. Name two advanced level reading activities. Ans: The two activities are predication from word collection and reading a summary of a text and then having a discussion afterwards. Essay Task Choose a reading passage and discuss three ways in which you could exploit it to teach different reading skills. Include the level of your students. Minimum word length: 150 words. Ans: Learner’s Level: Pre-Intermediate “The Battle for Derby Bus Station” (Has the dream of luxury accommodation at Derby Bus Station finally become a reality?) “Is there anything you would be prepared to stand up and fight for? Would you be prepared to live on top of an abandoned bus station? In freezing temperatures? In a