1.

What is your belief in helping learners notice the meaning, use and form based on the technique
that you have chosen?
2. How would you deal with this grammatical item in which young learners have difficulties to apply
the rules?

ANSWER

1. Role plays & dialogues

Create a meaningful context/ setting.

Learners are familiar with the context.

Activates their prior knowledge

Inductive approach.

Use a simple form of language.

Confident to talk

Must related to learners life.

Scene where pupils are going to visit a zoo (Prepositions)

Class monitor appoints pupils for duty roster (Verbs)

Enables the pupils to practice using the grammar item(s) in a conversation/ dialogue.

Enhance understanding & comprehension.

Develop their speaking skills.

May not suitable for introvert learners.

Both orally & written text.

Expand vocabulary.
2. -Introvert
Give them time to write the proper sentences within the context.
Read the dialogue by looking the script.
Ask them to create & write the dialogues for the context chosen.

-Slow learners.

Deductive approach.
Deep explanation of the grammatical item(s).
Drilling & practice.
Limit the use of vocab.
TASK 1

Work in groups of 3 to 4 and collect some samples/ activity for each technique.

Identify one of the technique to teach one grammatical item for Year 4 high proficiency students in
Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi (SBT).

Suggest one suitable activity and demonstrate the teaching steps how you would carry out the grammar
activity using the technique that you have chosen.

ANSWER

Technique: Dialogues

Grammatical item: Nouns

1. Explain what is nouns.

2. Shows a video which is someone talking using the phone.
3. Ask some questions and ask students to list down the nouns.
4. Divide students in pairs and distribute a blank paper.
5. Students need to draw a phone and create a dialogue using the nouns that they had learned

TASK 2

Work in groups of 3 to 4 and collect some samples/ activity for each technique.

Using the same technique, select one activity to be used in teaching adjectives (colour, size, opinion) to
a classroom of Yr.3 low proficiency students.

Demonstrate the teaching steps how you would carry out the grammar activity using the technique that
you have chosen.

ANSWER

1. Explain what is adjective.

2. Shows a video about Aladdin with subtitle.
3. Ask some questions about the video.
4. Use bubble map to put the information.
5. Focus on grammar item (adjectives).
6. Teacher shows example of dialogues using videos.
7. Create the dialogue using the information in the bubble map.