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Aen 508: Language Teacher Development And Classroom Research Question Paper

Aen 508: Language Teacher Development And Classroom Research

Course:Master Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
EDUCATION
AEN 508:
LANGUAGE TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND
CLASSROOM RESEARCH

DATE: THURSDAY 23RD APRIL 2009
TIME: 2.00 P.M. ? 5.00 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer Question ONE and any other TWO questions

1.
Outline the developments that have characterized preparations of teachers of
language in Western Europe to the present with specific examples from East
Africa.

(30 marks)

2.
a)
Distinguish among language development in children, second language
acquisition, and foreign language learning.

(8 marks)

b)
Drawing from Rod Ellis? theory of instructed second language acquisition,
explain the role of the teacher in second language learning in Kenyan
children. (12
marks)

3.
Briefly discuss the role of the following in the efficacy of language teacher
development programmes. You may draw your illustrations from East Africa and
the USA.
i) Pre-service
programmes
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ii) in-servicing

iii)
code of regulations
iv)
code of ethics
v)
language teacher professional organizations. (20 marks)

4.
Write reference to any child development and any child language development
theories you may be familiar with, explain the
a) the route and rate of language acquisition among your learners.
(10 marks)
b) the role of the language teacher in stimulating appropriate language
development.
(10
marks)

5.
a)
Describe the elements of reflective practice as a modern approach
to
teacher
development.
(8
marks)
b)
Show how practicing teachers can draw from the practice (given in (a)
above) to investigate a linguistic problem in a specific language class.

(12 marks)

6.
With reference to any three issues of investigation in a language classroom,
explain how a research in such a classroom can contribute to knowledge in
applied
linguistics.
(20
marks)

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