ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Department of Engl !" Lang#age $ Appl e% L ng# !t &!'

Dear Student We welcome you to our Diploma in TEFL Programme. This is basically a programme for training you how to teach English language. Howe er! you might ha e noticed that a great deal of the course material intends at impro ing your own English language s"ills and at the same time ac#uainting you with the latest trends and strategies for handling these s"ills in the classroom. $ would li"e to ad ice you to read the te%tboo"s thoroughly! consult the readers where er you thin" you are in need of more clarity and e%planation! attend tutorial&s regularly! as" #uestions and generate discussions in the tutorial meetings! and sol e the assignments on your own as it will help you get through the e%ams successfully. 'fter you finish the eight diploma courses you need to attend a mandatory two wee" wor"shop that will either be held in the cities nearest to your hometown or at the '$()! $slamabad. Following the assignment schedule! you ha e to submit two assignments of the course. The first assignment is theory based whereas the second assignment is practical*research oriented. +ou are re#uired to carry out a research and prepare brief report on the findings in the area gi en and will then submit one copy of your report to the tutor within the scheduled period for the second assignment. +ou will ha e to present the report ,second assignment- in one of the tutorials ,the schedule*plan of the tutorial for the presentations will be intimated by the tutor or the .egional director concerned-. /ar"s distribution for the second assignment will be as follows0 Total /ar"s1 233 Written .eport 43 Presentation 53 ' few guidelines for writing and presenting the report1 aThe written report should ha e an introduction! body and conclusion. $t should be written in clear! concise and correct English. b$t should be 678 double9spaced typed*handwritten pages. cThe presentation will be assessed and e aluated mainly in1 i. :ontents of the assignment*report ii. :ommunication s"ills iii. Language accuracy i . Language fluency . Presentation style
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+ou may use transparencies! charts or any other material for good presentation with the permission of the tutor ,if possible-. Please share your candid iews feedbac" appreciation and complaints that will enable use ma"e further impro ements in tutorials and selection of tutors. Please inform the chairperson of the department about any discrepancy in the tutorials and the tutor&s role! assignments! wor"shops! e%am papers! te%tboo"s and supplementary readers and if you choose to remain anonymous! we assure you of full confidentiality. ,;(TE1 .emember that the second assignment ,both written report and presentation- is compulsory. Students failing to do*complete either of its components will be declared fail e en if he*she has passed the written e%amination-.

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This pac"et contains study material for both 656< and or 6553 courses. The chec"list is gi en below1 2. The Language S"ills9$ ,Te%tboo" and .eader=. (ne audio cassette ,656<>. Two assignments 4. Two sets of assignment forms. ,;ote1 Schedule for tutorials and assignments will be sent by the regional office concerned-. $n case any item is missing please contact any one of the following1 The /ailing Section! 'llama $#bal (pen )ni ersity! Sector H98! $slamabad. The :hairman! Department of English Language and 'pplied Linguistics! 'llama $#bal (pen )ni ersity! Sector H98! $slamabad. We hope you will en?oy and benefit from the course. @est of luc"! :ourse :oordinator

ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD (Department of Engl !" Lang#age $ Appl e% L ng# !t &!' +ARNIN,
-. 1. PLA,IARISM OR )IRIN, O/ ,)OST +RITER(S' /OR SOLVIN, T)E ASSI,NMENT(S' +ILL DEBAR T)E STUDENT /ROM A+ARD O/ DE,REE0(ERTI/I(ATE, I/ /OUND AT ANY STA,E. SUBMITTIN, ASSI,NMENTS BORRO+ED OR STOLEN /ROM OT)ER(S' AS ONE2S O+N +ILL BE PENALI3ED AS DE/INED IN 4AIOU PLA,IARISM POLI(Y5.

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ASSI,NMENT No. (Un t! -?;'

A.2 Why are the listening s"ills neglected in our classroomsB E%plain with e%amples. ,26-

A.= What is the difference between roughly tuned input and finely tuned inputB :onstruct at least one acti ity for each to ma"e the difference clear. ,=3A.> What are the components of spea"ing s"illsB De ise a lesson plan using any lesson from your te%tboo" to teach spea"ing s"ills at the primary le el. ,=3A.4 What strategies can be adopted by foreign language learners to help them o ercome their deficiencies in spea"ing s"illsB ,23A.6 What is the importance of non isual information in teaching reading s"ills in EFL :lassroomB E%plain with e%amples. ,23A.5 How far the use of L2 is helpful in L= classroomB Discuss with real life e%amples. ,26A.C Define the following terms with e%amples. i. 'ccuracy ii. Fluency iii. (pinion i . $mplied :riticism . Fact ,23-

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ASSI,NMENT No. 1
This assignment is a pro?ect based on research9oriented acti ity*acti ities gi en below. +ou are re#uired to study the rele ant material! conduct research and prepare a brief report on what you ha e done. Submit the report to your tutor which will be re#uired to you with his*her feedbac". Deep a copy of it for your record before submitting to the tutors. +ou ha e to present the report in one of the tutorials ,the schedule*plan of the tutorial for the presentations will be intimated by the tutor concerned or the .egional Director-. This assignment also carries 233 mar"s1 43 mar"s are allocated for the written report and 53 for the presentations. To pa!! t" ! &o#r!e, @o# "a=e to !e&#re at lea!t ><A mar7! n ea&" of t"e &omponent!. $f you failed to obtain the re#uired mar"s you would be declared fail e en if you ha e passed the written e%am and the other three assignments of the course. A feB g# %el ne! for t"e pre!entat on an% t"e Br tten report6 a. The written report should ha e an introduction! body and conclusion. $t should be written in clear! concise and correct English. b. $t should be 698 double9spaced typed*handwritten pages. c. The presentation will be assessed and e aluated mainly in1 i. (ontent! of t"e a!! gnment0report ii. (omm#n &at on !7 ll! iii. Lang#age a&&#ra&@ i . Lang#age fl#en&@ . Pre!entat on !t@le +ou may use transparencies! chart or any other material for good presentation with the permission of your tutor. Sele&t one of t"e folloB ng proCe&t! n &on!#ltat on B t" @o#r t#tor. 2. .ecord*collect fi e samples of roughly9tuned input and design at least fi e acti ities for impro ing the listening s"ills of the students. Eet feedbac" from the students on the effecti eness of the strategy and acti ities. Write a report on the effecti eness of the using roughly9tuned input for impro ing listening s"ills of the students. 'ttach recordings ,cassette or :D- and feedbac" ,#uestionnaire- with your assignment. Design one test to assess the spea"ing s"ills of the students and e%ecute it in your classroom. 'nalyFe the performance of the students in the report and ma"e recommendations for impro ing the spea"ing s"ills of the students. 'ttach test and student&s performance ,cassette or :D- with your assignment. .ealia can be used in the language classroom to moti ate the students. Select 23 ob?ects and use them in the classroom for de eloping language s"ills of the students through one lesson plan. Eet feedbac" from the students on the effecti eness of the strategy. Write a report and attach lesson plan! feedbac" and photographs of the realia used.
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