University of Mustapha Stambouli Module: Didactics/TEFL

Faculty of Letters and Languages Academic Year: 2019-2020

Department of English Level: Third Year
First Semester Exam Correction

Topic The student is to select one approach from the three approaches (the
Grammar Translation, the Direct Method or the Audio-Lingual)
suggested by the teacher.

In a brief introduction, the student may state that the field of foreign
language teaching in general and Teaching English as a Foreign
Language in particular, has been and will continue to be the history
Introduction
of controversies, debates and researches.
The student may also shed a slight light on some historical
backgrounds which paved the way to the emergence of the approach
he has selected to discuss.

A general discussion about the “the language teaching approach” 

Body referring to its aims, characteristics, techniques, advantages, and
shortcomings.
N.B. A single paragraph is to be assigned for each main idea.

To reconfirm the thesis (The field of foreign language teaching has

been and will continue to be the history of controversies, debates and
researches), and to sum up the main headings of the essay.

Conclusion N.B.
The student may express his personal point of view as far as the
effectiveness of the approach is concerned.

The following scheme reflects approximately the teacher’s scoring procedure:

 The scoring scheme 20/20

1. Relevance 08/08
a. knowledgeable  : 08/08
b. Minimally answer the question. 04/08
c. Some knowledge of the subject.03/08
d. Limited knowledge of the subject 02/08
e. Off-topic .01/20
2. Paragraphing : 03 /03
a. The number of paragraphs signals the ideas expressed. The essay has a discernible
beginning middle and end. 03/03
b. Somewhat loosely paragraphed. 02/03
(The number of paragraphs does not signals the ideas expressed.)
c. The essay lacks an overall plan with beginning, middle and end. 01/03.

3. Organization /Coherence :( 03 /03)

a. Ideas cogently organised and logically connected with clear transitions 03/03
b. Somewhat loosely organised but main ideas stand out. 01/03
c. Ideas disconnected .Some difficulties to understand the meaning of the answer.0,5/03

4. Grammar (03 / 03)

a. Accurate sentences (03 / 03)
b. Frequent grammar mistakes. (0.5/03)
5. Mechanics:03 /03
a. Effective use the graphic Convention: spelling , punctuation ,capitalisation (03 / 03)
c. Frequent mechanics mistakes.(0.5/3)