EDUC 245 Final, Fall 2005

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Educ. 245 (Teaching English as a Foreign Language in the Elementary School) Dr. A. BouZeineddine Fall 2005/2006 Final Exam Class Profile 1. School: Private k 12 school in Greater Beirut Area 2. Grade Level: Grade 3 3. Number of Students: 23 4. Gender Distribution: 12 girls 11 boys 5. Attitude: Enjoy English Language Arts Classes, Responsive to literature, Weary of worksheets, Motivated, Apprehensive of making mistakes, Apprehensive of evaluation, More competitive than cooperative, 14 (6 girls) risk takers / 9 (5 girls) timid, enjoy talking, too attached to teacher, rather loud and disorganized Scenario You believe in a student and response- centered class. You observe that your students have a serious problem in language mechanics, i.e. spelling, grammar and punctuation. They also have problems in reading comprehension. Respond to either (a) or (b) (a) In which spelling stage are students ? Your students are typical of this spelling stage. Explain. How would you help them become better spellers? (10%) (b) How would you teach grammar in this class specifically? Describe and be specific. Discuss why this selected methodology would help your students. (10%) Respond to all questions below: (c), (d), and (e) (c) What writing strategies would you use to encourage writing fluency and accuracy in this class? Why based on the profile above? Define and describe each strategy. Discuss how each strategy will improve fluency and accuracy. (30%) (d) How would you use literature to help your students develop their reading comprehension skills? Discuss and be specific. Defend why literature can help (30%) (e) What type of assessment would you use in this language arts class? Why? Describe the strategies you would use. Defend your argument. (30%)