ASSIGNMENT

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HBEC2603
TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS
MAY 2023 SEMESTER

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

1. Answer in English.

2. Number of words: 2500 – 3000 words excluding references.

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in MULTIPLE files.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date: 16 July 2023

6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.
 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

PURPOSE:
The main purpose of this assignment is to expose learners to appropriate assessments to
assess early reading development, assess their ability to prepare a lesson plan for English
lessons and teach to children aged six years old.

PART 1: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT (10 MARKS)

Write a 600 to 800-word essay to discuss the appropriate assessments teachers use to
assess preschool children’s early reading development.

PART 2: LESSON PLAN (20 MARKS)

Prepare a lesson plan for English language activities for 6-year-old preschoolers. The lesson
should aim to develop children’s early reading skills, and the activity should be able to
achieve the learning objectives.

Your lesson plan should be written in the following format:

LESSON PLAN
Class :
Children’s age group :
Focus / Strand :
Date / Time :
Duration (minutes) :
Learning materials :
Learning objectives : By the end of the lesson, children are able to
1.
2.
 Stage (Duration) Teacher’s and Students’ Activities Rationale
(Teaching and Learning Activities)
Set Induction
(2 minutes)

Presentation
(10 minutes)

Practice
(10 minutes)
Production
(10 minutes)
Closure
(3 minutes)

PART 3: TEACHING DEMONSTRATION (20 MARKS)

You are required to do a teaching demonstration based on the lesson plan you have
prepared. Your teaching demonstration should NOT be more than 15 minutes. The teaching
demonstration can be implemented individually without any children participating. Your
teaching demonstration needs to be recorded and the video (size not exceeding 400MB)
must be uploaded separately from your Part 1 assignment in the myINSPIRE submission
system.

PART 4: ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10 MARKS)

You are required to discuss the following topics in the myINSPIRE forum. Select FIVE (5) of
your BEST postings and paste them to your assignment for submission.

1. Based on the reading of Topic 2, explain how a child acquires language. Discuss how
you facilitate children’s language acquisition in a childcare setting.

2. Based on the reading of Topic 4, describe the oral language development of a child
and what strategies you can apply in a preschool classroom to improve children’s oral
language.

[TOTAL: 60 MARKS]
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT PROOF OF ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION
Do the following:
1. Select the best FIVE (5) of your postings from the forum discussion set up by your tutor.
2. Do screenshots of the postings and include them as images in your assignment.
3. The screenshots should be in an image file (either in JPG or PNG format). Refer to the sample of Screen
Grab below
4. The screenshots should contain: Name, Title of the discussion, Day, Date and Time.
 ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HBEC2603 TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS / MAY 2023

PART 1: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT (10 MARKS)

Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max

*QN CLO Weight
Marks
4 3 2 1 0
1 2 Introduction 0.5 The introduction is a well- The introduction is described The introduction is fairly The introduction is very There is no 2
described and detailed clearly with an explanation of described with related brief and the description introduction
explanation of the topic. the topic. information. is not relevant. provided.

1 2 Discuss appropriate 1.0 Excellent description of Adequate description of Brief description of A vague description of No description. 4
assessments for appropriate assessments for appropriate assessments for appropriate assessments appropriate assessments
children’s early reading children’s early reading children’s early reading for children’s early for children’s early
development. development. development. reading development. reading development.

1 2 Conclusion 0.5 The conclusion is fitting, The conclusion pulls together The conclusion is The conclusion is fitting, The conclusion pulls 2
lucidly written, cohesive and the strands of the essay recognizable but lacks lucidly written, cohesive together the strands
well-summarized. satisfactorily. cohesion overall. and well-summarized. of the essay
satisfactorily.
1 2 Citation and 0.5 Four references Three reference sources are Two reference sources One reference No reference source is 2
references cited correctly and cited correctly and are cited correctly and source is cited correctly quoted.
appropriately. appropriately. appropriately. and appropriately.
Total 2.5 10

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PART 2: LESSON PLAN (20 MARKS)

Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max

*QN CLO Criteria Weight Mark
s
4 3 2 1 0
2 3 Duration 0.5 The selection of duration The selection of duration The selection of The selection of There is no 2
is very appropriate and is suitable for learning duration is not duration is not duration
suitable for learning activities. appropriate for appropriate and not mentioned.
activities. learning activities. suitable at all.
2 3 Learning materials 0.5 The selection of materials The selection of materials The selection of The selection of There is no 2
is good and very is appropriate for materials is not materials is material
appropriate for learning learning activities. All appropriate for inappropriate for mentioned.
activities. All materials are materials are suitable for learning activities. learning activities.
suitable for children’s children’s learning and
learning and development.
development.
2 3 Learning objectives 1.0 The objectives are The objectives are clear, The objectives are The objectives are The objectives are 4
detailed, age-appropriate age-appropriate and vague but age- not clear, detailed, age-
and relatable relatable appropriate appropriate or appropriate and
relatable relatable
2 3 Set induction 0.5 Able to clearly state what Able to state what is Set induction is Set induction is not There is no set 2
is expected to happen and expected to happen and unclear or difficult to appropriate at all, induction
prepare children for get students ready for understand. unclear or difficult to provided.
learning. learning. understand.
2 3 Introduction 0.5 The introduction is stated The introduction is The introduction is The introduction There is no 2
clearly and focuses on focused on learning unclear or difficult to does not focus on introduction
learning objectives. objectives. understand. learning objectives. provided.
2 3 Teaching and 1.0 Clearly and completely Describes the The description of the The description of There is no 4
learning activities describes the implementation of the implementation of the the implementation discussion on the
implementation of activity activity clearly for both activity is not clear for of the activity is implementation of
for both teacher and teacher and children both teacher and the neither clear nor the activity
children children complete for both provided
teacher and the
children

2
 2 3 Reinforcement and 1.0 Check to understand and Provide effective closure The reinforcement The reinforcement There is no 4
conclusion provide effective closure to reinforce objectives. and conclusion and conclusion reinforcement or
to reinforce objectives. are not clear and not are neither clear nor conclusion.
related to the complete.
objectives.
Total 5.0 20
*QN = Question Number

PART 3: TEACHING DEMONSTRATION (20 MARKS)

3
 Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max
*QN CLO Criteria Weight
Marks
4 3 2 1 0
3 3 Introduction 1.0 Begins with a self- Begins with a self- Starts with a topic Does not introduce the Does not introduce 4
introduction, follows by a introduction, follows by a introduction but no topic and the purpose of the topic nor the
topic introduction, and topic introduction, and explanation of the recording. purpose of recording.
explains the purpose of explains the purpose of purpose of recording.
recording in a clear and recording.
capturing voice.
3 3 Knowledge 2.0 The student demonstrates The student is at ease with The student is Does not have a grasp of Does not have 8
full knowledge (more than the expected knowledge but uncomfortable with the information and failed to content.
required) with good fails to elaborate. information and failed to elaborate on the subject
elaboration. elaborate. matter.

3 3 Creativity 1.0 The student demonstrates The student demonstrates a The student The student The student does not 4
an exceptional level of high level of creative thinking demonstrates a demonstrates an demonstrate creative
creative thinking skills. skills. satisfactory level of inconsistent level of thinking skills.
creative thinking skills. creative thinking skills.
3 3 Delivery skills 1.0 Able to speak clearly with Speaks with a satisfactory Speaks in uneven Speaks with low volume The delivery and 4
different intonation, variety of intonation but still intonation and reads and a monotonous tone sentence structure
maintain the audience’s tends to look at notes. mostly from notes. and the entire report is are not
interest, and seldom look at read from notes. understandable.
notes.
Total 5.0 20
*QN = Question Number

PART 4: ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10 MARKS)

4
 Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max
QN CLO Criteria Weightage
4 3 2 1 0 marks

Quality of All five comments are Four of the comments are Two or three comments One post was submitted. Postings are done past
Postings good, appropriate, good, appropriate, are somewhat good, OR All posts are done in the assignment
relevant, meaningful, and relevant, meaningful, and appropriate, one day. timeline.
respectful. respectful. meaningful and
respectful. OR None of the OR No postings given as
Postings reflect active Postings reflect comments is good and proof of participation in
participation within the participation within the Postings show relatively relevant. discussion.
Part 4 3 2.5 assignment timeline. assignment timeline. short participation 10
time. OR Comments are short
responses that are either
substantial or
meaningful. Minimum
effort (e.g. “I agree with
Tina”)

Total Marks 2.5 10