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Ece 203: Language For Ece Question Paper

Ece 203: Language For Ece

Course:Bachelor Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
INSTITUTIONAL BASED PROGRAM
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
ECE 203: LANGUAGE FOR ECE

DATE: Tuesday 30th December, 2008

TIME: 11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

SECTION A (30 MARKS)
Answer ALL the questions in this section.
1.
Identify and briefly explain three Hallidays functions of language.

[6 marks]
2.
Identify six ways that parents and caregivers can promote infants sound making
and subsequent first words.

[6 marks]
3.
Briefly explain three factors that can influence the development of pragmatics in
preschool children’s.

[6 marks]
4.
Briefly discuss nativist theory of language development.

[6 marks]
5.
Identify five activities that can be used to develop children’s oral language.

[6 marks]
SECTION B – (40 MARKS)
Answer any TWO questions in this Section.
6.
a)
Discuss with examples the infants and toddlers stages of language
production.

[10 marks]
b)
Explain how caregivers can enhance the development of language
production at any two of these stages.

[10 marks]
7.
a)
Identify the symptoms of a child with a hearing problem. [5 marks]

b)
Explain what a teacher can do to help this child.

[5 marks]

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c)
Discuss the stages of children’s writing development and describe two
activities teachers can use to develop any one of them.
[10 marks]
8.
a)
Discuss the stages of the second language acquisition.
[10 marks]
b)
Describe five activities that teachers would use to enhance the second
stage of language acquisition.

[10 marks]
9.
a)
Explain the differences between ‘readiness approach and ‘earlier is better
approach’ to children’s language development.

[10 marks]
b)
Describe the activities that a parent can use to promote children’s reading
at home.

[10 marks]

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