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GoodHopeStudies,11MariendahlAve.,Newlands,7700CapeTown,SouthAfrica|Tel.:[email protected],www.ghs.co.za|Members:W.Graser/A.Kratochwil,Austrian|GraserkratStudiesCC,CK88/28644/23
Pre-InterviewtaskPleasecompletethisformcarefullyandfully.Useextrasheetsandattachasrequired.Consultreferencebooksasyouwish.Pleasenotethatthisisapost-graduatecourseaimedatpractisingteachers.Cambridgerecommendthatcandidateshavearound1200hoursteachingexperience,post-initialteachingqualification.Whencompletepleasesendto:morgan@ghs.co.zaEQUALOPPORTUNITYPOLICYAllcandidatesforcoursesatGoodHopeStudiesCapeTownwillbeselectedwithoutregardtorace,gender,religion,physicalhandicap,orsexualorientationandwillbetreatedequallyinallrespects.Pleaseattachtwolessonplansforclassesyouhavetaught,statinglevelandaims.Oneplanshouldbeforlexisorstructureandtheothertoteachskills(reading,writing,speakingorlistening).Youshouldincludecoversheetsprofilingtheclassandstatingoverallaimsandanticipatedproblemsandsolutions.Theprocedureshouldsetouthowthelessonistaughtandhaveaims,timingsandinteractionpatternsforeachstage.Youneedenoughdetailforathinkingteachertobeabletoreconstructthelesson.Attachacopyofanymaterialsyouusedinthelesson.Pleasealsosendusyourownwrittenevaluationoftheeffectivenessofthelessonsyouhavedescribed,withparticularreferencetostrengthsandweaknessesinyourplanningandteaching.Intotalyouwillneed400-500wordsforeachlessonplan.Pleasealsoaddabrieflistofpublishedmaterialsyouhaveusedorareveryfamiliarwith(coursebooks,supplementarybooksandothermaterials).
GoodHopeStudies,11MariendahlAve.,Newlands,7700CapeTown,SouthAfrica|Tel.:[email protected],www.ghs.co.za|Members:W.Graser/A.Kratochwil,Austrian|GraserkratStudiesCC,CK88/28644/23
Task1Lookattheverbsunderlinedinthefollowingincorrectsentences.Ineach,a)correctthetense/structure,b)namethecorrecttense/structure,andc)saywhatthemeaningofthecorrecttense/structureis.Thefirstoneisdoneforyou.1. Ireadabookatthemoment.a.I'mreadingabookatthemoment.b.PresentContinuous.c. Usedheretodescribeanactionhappeningnow,oraroundthistime.2.Howareyou?Ididn’tseeyouforagesa.b.c.3.A:There'sthephone!B:OK,I'mgoingtoanswerit.a.b.c.4.She'sbeentothebankyesterday.a.b.c.5.(reminiscingaboutchildhood)Iwouldhaveapetdog.a.b.c.
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Task2Lookatthefollowingstudenterrors.decidea)whattheproblemisb)thepossiblereasonsfortheerror.Thefirsthasbeendoneforyou.1. Hewaswalkingdowntheroadandhefelloffa) theverbchoiceiscorrectbuttheparticleiswrong-shouldbefalloverb) studentknowsthatitisa2-partverbbutdoesnotseemtoknowthecollocation,orthe
differenceinmeaningbetweenfalloffandfallover.It’spossiblethat2-partverbsdonotexistinthest’slanguage,ordifferentparticlesareused.2. Doyouhavegotanybrothers?a) problemwithform–studentrealisesthathe/sheneedstouseanauxiliaryverbbutb) seemstobeconfusing‘doyouhave’and‘haveyougot’–bothofwhichcanbeused.3. (toanacquaintance)Whatisyourweekendprogramme?4. (studenttoteacher)Givebackmyhomework!5. (talkingaboutalight)Pleaseturnonit.6. Hegavemesomegoodadvices.
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Task3Lookatthefollowingpiecesoflanguage.BrieflydescribehowyouwouldconveytheMEANINGofthewordorwordsunderlinedtoagroupofearlyintermediatestudents,andhowyouwouldCHECKTHEIRUNDERSTANDING.Shestumbledatthecurb.
Hedidn’tknowwhetherhewascomingorgoing.
Heshouldhavefinishedthisbynow.
Wedon’tgetonthatwell,butweputupwitheachother.
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Task4Pleaseanswerthefollowingquestionsbasedonyourownbeliefs,eitherinformedbyexperience,intuitionorresearch.Pleasewriteinprose,approximately1000wordsintotal.1. Whatdoyouconsidertobeyourmainstrengthsasateacher?
2. Whatdoyouconsidertobeyourmainweaknesses?
3. Howcouldyouhelpyourselfdeveloptheseareasofweakness?Thinkofatleast2practical
ways.
4. Considertheextenttowhichyouagreewithanyofthefollowingstatements:
• InordertoproperlymasterEnglish,alearnerhastoknowandunderstanditsgrammar.
• Itendtoteachfrommycoursebookandhavelittletimetocreatelessonsformylearners.
• IstillsticktomostoftheprinciplesIlearntinmyinitialtrainingcourse(CELTA,for
example);suchasincludinglotsofpairworkandkeepingteachertalkverylow.
• AllEnglishdialectsareofequalvaluetostudents.
• Youhavetoknowthemothertongueofyourlearnersinordertoreallyhelpthem–most
mistakestheymakearebecauseofL1(theirfirstlanguage).