PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT ________________________________________________________________________ KOD KURSUS /COURSE CODE : HBEL3203 TAJUK

KURSUS /COURSE TITLE : TEACHING OF GRAMMAR SEMESTER /SEMESTER : JANUARY 2012 ________________________________________________________________________ ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR / INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS 1. Tugasan ini mengandungi SATU (1) soalan sahaja yang disedia an dalam bah asa modul berceta ursus ini. / This assignment contains only ONE (1) question that is set in the language of the printed module for the course. 2. Jawab dalam Bahasa Inggeris. / Answer in English.

3. Muat turun an templat tugasan versi bahasa yang ber enaan daripada MyVLE untu penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda henda lah ditaip dengan m engguna an saiz fon 12 Times New Roman dan lang au baris 1.5. / Download the lan guage version of the assignment template concerned from the MyVLE for preparatio n and submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 po int Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing. 4. Anda di ehenda i menghantar tugasan KEPADA TUTOR BERSEMUKA. Anda dinasih at an menyimpan senas ah tugasan yang diserah an untu ruju an sendiri. / You mu st submit your assignment TO TUTOR. You are advised to eep a copy of your submi tted assignment for personal reference. 5. Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU fail. / You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

SOALAN TUGASAN /ASSIGNMENT QUESTION INTRODUCTION: CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN GRAMMAR TEACHING 1. This assignment requires you to read a journal article, reflect on its i deas and apply them in the teaching of grammar in an ESL context. 2. The required reading (in PDF) can be downloaded from your course myVLE:

7. Tugasan henda lah disiap an secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan ora ng lain. Anda juga dilarang sama se ali memplagiat erja orang lain sebagai erj a sendiri. / Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not cop y another persons assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons wor as your own.

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Tugasan anda henda lah diserah an sebelum 11 Mac 2012 atau Tutorial 4. S selepas 11 Mac 2012 atau Tutorial 4 TIDAK a an diterima. / Your assignmen be submitted before 11 March 2012 or Tutorial 4. Submission after 11 Marc or Tutorial 4 will NOT be accepted.

Nassaji, H., & Fotos, S. (2004) Current developments in research on the teaching of grammar. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 24. 126-145. 3. If you do not have any teaching experience, you are required to intervie w 3 in-service teachers who could assist you by sharing their relevant experienc es of teaching in an ESL context in Malaysia. Please ensure that each interview lasts for at least 30 minutes. For in-service teachers, you are advised to rela te your answers with your own teaching experience. 4. You must submit a copy of ALL journal articles cited in your discussion.

INSTRUCTION: After reading the journal article, complete the following tas s. a. Based on their rigorous review of various research to establish the type of grammar teaching that is deemed relevant to the current change and needs in the teaching and learning English language, Nassaji and Fotos (2004: 130) conclu de that learners need opportunities to both encounter and produce structures whic h have been introduced either explicitly, through a grammar lesson, or implicitl y, through frequent exposure. To what extent do you thin the ind of grammar teaching proposed by Nassaji and Fotos (2004) is relevant to the local context of English language teaching (ELT )? Why? Justify your answer by applying it to your grammar teaching routine and relevant support from related literature. (400 - 500 words) - 10 mar s b. Carry out a simple investigation (i.e. interview 5 English language teac hers, survey at least 20 respondents, or both submit the audio/video clip of int erview and verbatim transcript, and/or the survey instrument as evidence of your investigation) to find out: i) the way(s) grammar is/are taught in the selected primary/secondary schoo l(s) ii) the challenges teachers face in teaching grammar in the selected primary /secondary school(s) Report your findings. (400 - 500 words) - 10 mar s c. Referring to the current approaches to grammar teaching listed in Nassaj i and Fotos (2004) paper, and based on your findings in (b), suggest an approach which you thin will further enhance the teaching of grammar in the selected pri mary/secondary school(s). Explain in detail how this approach will address the gap in grammar teaching reported in (b) (ii). Support your recommendation with related literature. (400 - 500 words) 10 mar s IMPORTANT NOTES Submit your assignment as a portfolio to your tutor by Tutorial 4.

PENILAIAN / EVALUATION Tugasan ini menyumbang sehingga 40% daripada jumlah mar ah ursus ber enaan dan a an dinilai berdasar an epada S ema jawapan. / This assignment accounts for 40 % of the total mar s for the course and shall be assessed based on the Answer Sc heme. Anda a an diberi an ma lum balas tentang tugasan ini sebelum Peperi saan A hir S emester bermula / You would be given feedbac on the assignment before the Final Semester Examination commences. PLAGIARISME: POTONGAN MARKAH / PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION Amaran: Tugasan yang diserah an, secara automati , a an disema untu menentu an adar pertindihan. Ji a plagiarisme di esan, mar ah a an dipotong seperti beri ut: / Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarit y chec . If plagiarism is detected, mar s would be deducted as follows: Tugasan dengan pertindihan andungan antara 10 - 30 % : potongan 20% daripada ju mlah mar ah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan andungan antara 31 - 50 % : potongan 40% daripada ju mlah mar ah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan andungan lebih daripada 50%: Mar ah sifar a an diber i an. Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others: 20% deduction from the total ma r s scored. Assignments with 31 - 50 % overlap with others: 40% deduction from the total ma r s scored. Assignments with more than 50% overlap with others: Zero mar would be given. MUKA SURAT TAMAT / END OF PAGE