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Tefl Assignment PDF
Assessor
Controller
Manager
Aircraft carrier
Yesterday
Part 3 of 4
According to the videos seen in Modules 8, please write a
short paragraph answering the following questions:
What are some examples of on-the-spot feedback?
What are some examples of delayed feedback?
Paragraph length per question for part 3 of 4: 50-75
words.
The total length of part 3 of 4 submission: 100-150 words
On-the-spot feedback:
Delayed feedback
Part 4 of 4
Study Module 10, particularly any information relating to
test construction.
Multiple choice questions construction may seem easy but
it’s not.
Design 4 multiple choice questions based on the test
information below. Ensure there is a valid question (stem)
and 4 valid options (choices). Also, ensure that the
distractors (wrong answers) are sufficiently close to the
correct response as to be worthy of consideration by the
candidate, i.e. make the options realistic. Do not use ‘All
of the above’ or ‘None of the above’ as an option. Make
sure to indicate the correct answer according to your
options. Try and vary the stem construction, i.e. do not
construct all of the questions in the same format, such as:
‘Which is the synonym closest in meaning to happy?’,
‘Which is the past participle of the verb go?’
Test Information
1. Design a question testing any antonym
2. Design a question testing the stressed syllable in the
word photography
3. Design a question testing any set of minimal pairs
4. Design a question testing the Present Perfect tense
There is no word limit for the part 4 of 4. However, any
question + choices that exceed 40 words or so is likely to
be too lengthy.
Correct answer is b.
Part 1 of 4:
Assessor:
It’s important that the teacher’s up-to-date in where the
students are currently at with their knowledge.The teacher
needs to be able to recognise and correct errors.
If the teacher isn’t proficient in this role, this can cause the
students to have remaining errors in their language skills.
They’ll be confused why something they’ve thought to be
correct isn’t acceptable anymore - because they were
never thoroughly corrected or helped with implementing
the accurate language skills.
Controller:
This role is vital to keep the classroom behaviour
balanced. The teacher has to make sure, that when it
comes to group activities or individual ones, the whole
class pays attention and everybody understands the task.
If the teacher lacks this role, students can become very
confused and distracted quickly, potentially distracting
other students as well hence disrupt the smooth flow and
group work of the classroom.
Manager:
This is the following of the controller. In this case, the
teacher has to manage the continuous flow of each
student's understanding of what happens during the class
at all times. Clear instructions are required. If this role's
missing during class, students (children) will be
misbehaving and the material the teacher has planned
won’t be successfully taught.
Part 2 of 4:
Aircraft carrier:
I would start out by saying the words ‘a large boat on the
water with a flat surface’. Ideally, I would have some
pictures to also use as a visual tool.
Questions I would ask:
Do you know what a landing deck is?
Do you know how aircrafts can lend on water safely?
Have you ever seen a military air base on water, maybe in
a movie?
An aircraft carrier is what allows smaller aircrafts such as
helicopters to land on water to be fixed for example.
Yesterday:
Do you know the word today? That is the present, right?
What about tomorrow? We use that for the future,
correct?
Now, yesterday is in the past. For example, today is
Monday and tomorrow will be Tuesday, so yesterday
was… Sunday.
If today is Wednesday, what day was yesterday? - Here,
students hopefully will understand the concept and say
‘Tuesday’.
Love:
So Tommy, what is your favorite type of animal?
Tommy will say: ‘horse’.
Thank you Tommy. Now, what is an animal that you do
NOT like or you’re scared of even?
Tommy will say: ‘spider’.
Ok Tommy. So when you feel like that towards an animal,
we could say you hate it, right? We don’t like the spider,
we hate the spider in fact, we are scared of the spider.
But what if Lara likes spiders and spiders are her favorite
type of animals? We would say that Lara LOVES the
spider. She thinks of spiders as her friends, as creatures
she enjoys watching. So we can say, she loves spiders.
When we like and enjoy something or someone, we use
the word ‘love’. When we don’t like or enjoy something/
someone or in fact, we are terrified, we use the opposite
of love, ‘hate’.
Part 3 of 4:
On-the-spot feedback:
Teacher can use gestures and silent mouthing. She has to
offer a quick correction. If the student seems discouraged,
teacher should emphasise it’s ok to make mistakes, we
are here to learn.
Teacher encourages students to speak in a sentence, not
just in a word. Asking for clarification is also necessary.
Teacher also motivates students to answer correctly by
reformulating her question in a different way or by
repeating the most important word of the question.
Delayed feedback:
These techniques avoid interruptions. It focuses on
allowing students to speak or write with fluency and
cohesion. The observer notes errors and give feedback
after (individual, group or whole class). This feedback can
be oral or written.
Teachers can record or videotape students and give
feedback. Students can self-reflect, get feedback from
their peers or the teacher.
Part 4 of 4:
Correct answer is b.