EML1501 Assignment 3 Memo | Due August 2025

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EML1501 Assignment 3 Memo | Due August 2025. All questions fully answered. Question 1 [30]
Vygotsky’s theory, if applied to language teaching, views collaborative learning conversations with older people as a form of collaborative learning that develops children both cognitively and linguistically.
1.1
Motivate the significance of collaborative learning in a foundation phase classroom.(10)
Your response should consist of at least 200 words or 10 points.
1.2 Evaluate the effectiveness of using enlarged texts promoting active participation and a love for reading among children. How can teachers adapt this strategy to accommodate diverse learning needs in the classroom? (10)
4 marks will be allocated for evaluating the effectiveness of using enlarged text and 6 marks for stating the importance of using the strategy to accommodate the diverse learning needs.
1.3 Examine the significance of the “zone of proximal development” in the context of language learning. (5)
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1.4 Analyse the activities that can be used to assess comprehension and explain how they can address different aspects of understanding during storytelling. (5)
Question 2 [40]
2.1 Study the picture below and argue how you would evaluate the effectiveness of this technique of reading in enhancing learners’ engagement in storytelling (10)
2 marks will be allocated for naming the technique, and 8 marks will be allocated for evaluating the effectiveness of the technique.
2.2 Demonstrate your understanding of using the phonetic approach by developing two activities that you can use to introduce this approach to Grade R learners. (10)
2.3 Explain how you can introduce writing in a Grade R class and explain two types of resources that you would use. (10)
2.4 How would you evaluate the importance of planning and brainstorming in helping children produce well-written texts on a given topic? (10)
Question 3 [30]
3.1 Explain how spatial awareness in gross motor development influences a child’s ability to engage in emergent writing activities. (5)
3.2 List 5 steps that children should be exposed to in the process of learning to write. (5)
3.3 Differentiate between assessment and evaluation by outlining five differences between each. (10)
3.4 Analyse the factors a Grade R teacher must consider when deciding how to conduct an assessment and explain how these factors influence the assessment process. (10)
5 marks will be allocated for analysing the factors, and 5 marks will be allocated for providing an explanation of how the factors influence the process of assessment.
TOTAL: 100 MARKS