ASSIGNMENT

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HBEC2603
TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS
MAY SEMESTER 2019

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION / ARAHAN KHUSUS

1. Answer in English.

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

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a MULTIPLE file.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date : 8th July 2019 until 21st July 2019

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

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

The purpose of this assignment is to assess students' understanding on the importance of

reading to young children.

Young children’s exposure to books and other reading materials trigger interest in the
young children towards reading. Recognising the developmental stages and providing an
appropriate environment to nurture the natural acquisition of early reading skills are
important tasks for early childhood educators. In Malaysia, most children learn English as
a second language only at school. Although many teachers and parents are now more
aware of the importance of children starting to learn English early, the question is how to
make English learning process for children as productive as the process of learning their
mother tongue at home?

For this assignment, you are requested to choose only ONE reading method or approach
that is being used by any kindergarten or child care centre. Interview a teacher/child
minder/principal/owner in relation to the chosen reading method or approach.

Your assignment contents are as follows:

a. Introduction.
b. Describe the chosen reading method or approach.
c. Explain the activities that the children are involved in.
d. Resources used for the created activity. (i.e., comic strips, flash/picture cards, charts,
games, songs etc.)
e. Discuss how the method or approach supports children literacy and reading
development.
f. What are the strength and weaknesses of the method or approach used.
g. Summary/ Conclusion.

[Total: 60 marks]

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HBEC2603 TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS/
Criteria Weightage
Introduction
Description of the
chosen reading method
or approach
Explanation on the
activities that the
children involved in
Resources for the
created activity. (i.e.,
comic strips,
flash/picture cards,
charts, games, songs
etc.)
Discussion on how the
method or approach
supports children
literacy and reading
development
MAY 2019
Excellent
4 3
Structure and objectives
were explicitly outlined.
0.5 Main concepts were raised
and explained.
A comprehensive and well-
argued discussion of the
chosen reading method or
approach used.
2.5
A comprehensive and well-
argued discussion on the
activities that the children
2.5
were involved in.
Detailed and well-
annotated evidence of the
resources used.
2.5
A comprehensive and well-
argued discussion on how
2.5 the method or approach
supports children literacy
and reading development.
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
Good
Structure and objectives
of assignment were
satisfactorily
highlighted.
A satisfactory discussion
on most aspects of the
chosen reading method
or approach.
A satisfactory discussion
of most aspects on the
activities that the
children were involved
in.
Sufficient and fairly well-
annotated evidence of
the resources used.
A satisfactory discussion
on how the method or
approach supports
children literacy and
reading development.
1
Fair
2 1
Some relevant information
was given.
A few objectives of the
assignment discussed.
Brief discussion.
Limited relevant elements
raised.
There were gaps in
discussion of the chosen
reading method or
approach.
A brief discussion. Limited
relevant elements raised.
There were gaps in
discussion on the activities
that the children were
involved in.
Limited evidence of the
resources used.
A brief discussion on how
the method or approach
supports children literacy
and reading development.
ATTACHMENT
Unsatisfactory Or No
Poor
response Max
Marks
0
Introduction provides No introduction
minimal information. evident.
Objectives of the 2
assignment were not
clearly stated.
Very weak exposition No discussion evident.
of the chosen reading
method or approach.
10
Very weak exposition No discussion evident.
on the activities that
the children were
10
involved in.
Resources used were No evidence of
largely irrelevant. resources used
10
Very weak discussion No discussion evident.
on how the method or
approach supports 10
children literacy and
reading development.
Discussion on the A comprehensive and well- A satisfactory discussion A brief discussion on the Very weak discussion No discussion evident.
strength and argued discussion on the on the strength and strength and weaknesses on the strength and
weaknesses of the 2.5 strength and weaknesses weaknesses of the of the method or weaknesses of the 10
method or approach of the method or approach method or approach. approach. method or approach.
used used.
APA references Four references Three reference sources Two reference sources One reference No reference source
(4 references) 1.0 cited correctly and cited correctly and cited correctly and source cited correctly quoted. 4
appropriately. appropriately. appropriately. and appropriately.
Conclusion Conclusion was fitting, Conclusion pulls Conclusion is recognizable No definite conclusion, No conclusion
lucidly written, cohesive together the strands of but lacks cohesion overall. the essay ends provided.
0.5 2
and well summarized. the essay satisfactorily. abruptly.

Organization A clear-cut structure that Some cohesion was Ideas were comprehensible Poor oganization of No sense of
can be easily read. evident. A logical but with some faulty thought. Lacks logical organization evident.
0.5 Cohesive and effective. structure in place to link sequencing of topics. structuring. 2
ideas smoothly. Distracting to the reader.

Total 15 60