LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
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FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2007
EL 4813 – ELTT
Date & Time: 20/04/2007 / 9:00 – 12:00 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
I Write brief comments on the following (10×2=20 Marks)
- Fluctuation in learner interest
- Skimming and scanning
- Inhibition
- Density in written discourse
- Lexical syllabus
- What is the level as a trainer would you point out an error? Why?
- Which one would you teach first: vocabulary or syntax? Why?
- Which aspect of a learner would monitor the learning process?
- If a learner fumbles for a word in a situation, instead of prompting that word, what would be your role as a trainer? Why?
- What is a trainer’s primary concern in teaching second language?
II Answer any SIX of the following. (6×5=30 Marks)
- Elicitation techniques in testing
- Class room interaction patterns
- Characteristics of motivated learners
- The top ten requirements of good teaching
- Grammar teaching involves a lot of assumptions? Explain any two assumptions.
- What are the causes for variability in language learning?
- The problem in teaching vocabulary is: the objects have different attributes like pointing to a wall to teach the word ‘wall’, the same wall has to be pointed out to teach the colour ‘white’. How would you circumvent this problem?
- What is the difference between a native and non-native speaker?
III Answer any TWO of the following (2×15=30 Marks)
- Explain the general principles of Lesson preparation and the ways of evaluating its effectiveness.
- Give a list of commonly found writing activities How would you evaluate some of them in a particular teaching and learning situation.
- Is language acquisition environmental or genetic? Take a stand and argue for it.
IV Answer the following (2×10=20 Marks)
- Design a five minute activity for Speaking
- Design a five minute activity for vocabulary
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