ENC1501 Exam Questions & Answers
2024/2025
Aspects of speaking (Author's own creation) - ANSWERS*The attitude withwhich ideas are said
*The emphasis of certain words
*Facial expressions
*Volume
*Hand gestures
*Bodylanguage
Factors influencing speech (Author's own creation) - ANSWERS*The way a speaker pronounces words
*Tone and intonation
*Diction/Vocabulary
*Sentence structure
*Grammatically correct language
- ANSWERSListening means that we are able to understand what is said,interpret it correctly,and then
use the information to acquire and improve our knowledge of a subject.
Standards for South African language and literacy graduate teachers - ANSWERSGraduate teachers have
knowledge of language and literacy and how to teach learners to read and write
Graduate teachers can organise systematic language and literacy instruction with a focus on reading and
writing, guided by the requirements of the curriculum
Graduate teachers demonstrate that they understand the knowledge, skills and process required to
teach English as a First Additional Language
Aspects of listening - ANSWERSMaking comments
Making notes
Focusing on issues
, Making a summary
Asking questions
These aspects allow listeners to understand a speaker clearly and the main ideas being conveyed
*Listening needs to involve empathy;this implies that we need to feel what a speaker feels so that we
can understand the attitude of the speaker when delivering a speech
The steps to follow for good listening skills - ANSWERS1. Making comments. Comments help us to form
an opinion of what we listen to, and to decide on our feelings about it,
a)Paying attention to the speaker increase our knowledge of the topic and absorb the information . The
important issue is not whether or not we agree, but whether what we listen to makes us think, thus
increasing our knowledge.
b)Questions allow us to gain more information as we get explanations of what we do not understand.
This allows our knowledge of the topic to have depth and substance, which allow us to make more
accurate notes
c)Doing research is also an important skill to develop as we need to consult many reliable sources in
order to make good notes for ourselves
2. Analyse what we hear. Analysis implies looking at all components of what we listen to so as to decide
what the issues are.
Components are:
The topic
The specific words used to discuss the topic
The tone and intonation of the speaker
The facial expressions
The body language
The themes and perspectives or attitude the speaker has
How the listeners react to what is said
1. Topic - ANSWERSIf a topic being discussed is very broad then it is difficult to understand it properly.
When we ask questions. So, when we ask a questions we need to focus the questions on the aspects of
the topic the ides relate to so as to set boundaries. The more specific a topic is, the easier it is to gain an
understanding of the ideas around it.
2.Tone - ANSWERSAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
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Aspects of speaking (Author's own creation) - ANSWERS*The attitude withwhich ideas are said
*The emphasis of certain words
*Facial expressions
*Volume
*Hand gestures
*Bodylanguage
Factors influencing speech (Author's own creation) - ANSWERS*The way a speaker pronounces words
*Tone and intonation
*Diction/Vocabulary
*Sentence structure
*Grammatically correct language
- ANSWERSListening means that we are able to understand what is said,interpret it correctly,and then
use the information to acquire and improve our knowledge of a subject.
Standards for South African language and literacy graduate teachers - ANSWERSGraduate teachers have
knowledge of language and literacy and how to teach learners to read and write
Graduate teachers can organise systematic language and literacy instruction with a focus on reading and
writing, guided by the requirements of the curriculum
Graduate teachers demonstrate that they understand the knowledge, skills and process required to
teach English as a First Additional Language
Aspects of listening - ANSWERSMaking comments
Making notes
Focusing on issues
, Making a summary
Asking questions
These aspects allow listeners to understand a speaker clearly and the main ideas being conveyed
*Listening needs to involve empathy;this implies that we need to feel what a speaker feels so that we
can understand the attitude of the speaker when delivering a speech
The steps to follow for good listening skills - ANSWERS1. Making comments. Comments help us to form
an opinion of what we listen to, and to decide on our feelings about it,
a)Paying attention to the speaker increase our knowledge of the topic and absorb the information . The
important issue is not whether or not we agree, but whether what we listen to makes us think, thus
increasing our knowledge.
b)Questions allow us to gain more information as we get explanations of what we do not understand.
This allows our knowledge of the topic to have depth and substance, which allow us to make more
accurate notes
c)Doing research is also an important skill to develop as we need to consult many reliable sources in
order to make good notes for ourselves
2. Analyse what we hear. Analysis implies looking at all components of what we listen to so as to decide
what the issues are.
Components are:
The topic
The specific words used to discuss the topic
The tone and intonation of the speaker
The facial expressions
The body language
The themes and perspectives or attitude the speaker has
How the listeners react to what is said
1. Topic - ANSWERSIf a topic being discussed is very broad then it is difficult to understand it properly.
When we ask questions. So, when we ask a questions we need to focus the questions on the aspects of
the topic the ides relate to so as to set boundaries. The more specific a topic is, the easier it is to gain an
understanding of the ideas around it.
2.Tone - ANSWERSAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
