LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

DM 41

FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2008

EL 4814 – ELTT

 

 

 

Date : 23/04/2008            Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

I  Write brief comments on the following:                                         (10 x 2 = 20 marks)

1. Difference between usage and use
2. Explain any one Development Sequence
3. Language trainer and mistakes
4. Prohibitive inhibition of mother tongue
5. One cause for learner difference
6. Skills and sub skills
7. Key concepts in speaking
8. Task based learning
9. Selection and use of aids in teaching and training
10. Language laboratory

 

II Answer any SIX of the following:                                                             (6 x  5  = 30 marks)

1. Explain the characteristics of motivated learners.
2. What are the ways of arousing interest in tasks?
3. Write a note on the relationship between teacher and adult learners.
4. Concepts of discipline and language learning classrooms.
5. Explain any one key issue in second language learning.
6. What are the ways of presenting new grammatical items?
7. Explain the concept syntax before morphology in a language training situation.
8. Explain Interaction pattern with suitable examples.

 

III Answer any TWO of the following:                                             ( 2 x 15 = 30 marks)

1. Which one should be given more priority: Competence or Performance?
2. Explain the problems faced by a trainer in teaching pronunciation to a group of heterogeneous learners.
3. What are the steps a trainer should undertake to design a need based syllabus?

 

IV Answer the following:                                                                   (2 x 10 = 20 marks)

1. Design a five minute activity for teaching concepts in grammar.
2. Profile of an effective language trainer.

 

 

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