Please complete the tasks below. These are to give us a focus in the informal interview. You need to fill in all of the different sections. If you miss a section you will be sent back to this page. Thank you.
You may wish to refer to a grammar book such as M.Swan's 'Practical English Usage' & 'Teaching English in the Primary Classroom ' by Susan Halliwell (Longman) whilst completing the tasks.
Surname: Preferred course dates:
Email address:
1. Reasons for applying for the course: Please include below approx. 400 words on your reasons for wanting to follow the course & also why you would make a good English language teacher to younger learners:
2. Phonology: a. Stress is the greater emphasis of one syllable over another. For example, the word 'charming' has two syllables & the stress is on the first syllable. CHAR -ming not char-MING a. Where are the stresses on these words - write in the words in the box, with the stressed syllable in capitals:
forest - invaluable - universal - atomic - opera
b. What do you notice about the position of the stress on this word family ?
simple - simply - simplify - simplicity - simplistic - simplification - simplistically
3. Grammar: a. How many ways can you think to express the future ? Eg. This time next week I'll be lying next to the pool. The bus leaves at six o'clock. b. Look at the following sentences. Correct them & give a brief description of the correction. i) I've been to France in 1979
ii)I went to Edinburgh for seeing the castle.
4. Language in context: One way of grouping language is according to 'function'. By 'function' we mean the job of that piece of language . Eg. "Would you like a drink ?" is an invitation. a. Here are some functions:
Match the pieces of language below with the appropriate function above.
a.. Would you like to come to dinner ? b. You should see a doctor. c. I'm not sure I'd go along with that. d. I'm dreadfully sorry. e. I'm not very happy with the service. f. Careful you don't burn yourself ! g. Could you tell me what platform it leaves from? h. Rubbish !
b. There are two ways of disagreeing above. Can you think of five more of these 'functional exponents' for disagreeing ?
c. It would only confuse a student if we taught all seven exponents at the same time. What would you need to think about before teaching one/some to a group of learners.
5. Vocabulary: How could you get the meaning across of the following words.
a. a plumber b. to borrow c. to set up (a business) d. confused e. stunning f. leaflet
6. Learning experiences: With reference to your personal language learning experiences, what do you consider to be the five most important factors which aid language learning in the 8-13 year old younger learner classroom ?
To complete your CELTYL application, you need to send this form & the personal details application form. Thank you.
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