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DELTA Module 1 – Paper 2. Please note: I am very grateful for all the feedback that has been kindly been left on this post.

DELTA Module 1 – Paper 2

Also, best of luck to all those taking the module one exam. It would be great to include all of these changes in a new and more accurate document for everyone to use. Unfortunately, I just don’t have the time to make all of these and the current posts will have to remain the way they are. Heads met once again for the second installment of the DELTA Module 1 Exam seminars, this time focusing on paper 2. Paper two is divided up as follows: Task 1 – 20 Task 2 – 30 Task 3 – 10 Task 4 – 40 With a large chunk of marks to be gained in the fourth question, there’s no surprise in saying that a large amount of of your time will be allocated to that question. Task 1 In this task candidates are given a test and a student profile. Here is an example question we made to show you structure of task 1 Important points to remember when approaching task 1: Disclaimer: nobody’s perfect, and neither is this answer. 1. Delta Tips 4: Module 1, Paper 1. This is the fourth in a series of blog posts I’m doing in response to the number of Delta-related searches that bring visitors to my blog.

Delta Tips 4: Module 1, Paper 1

Each post in this Delta Tips series will deal with a different element of the Delta, based on my experience of doing it (and surviving to tell the tale! ) at Leeds Met. The assessment for Module 1, as every Delta trainee is all too aware, is a 3hr exam. This consists of two papers, each one of which you are given 1.5hrs to complete, making 3hrs of hell in total. This post will focus on Paper 1.

Paper 1 includes 5 tasks: Tasks 1 and 2 deal with terminology. Task 3 is an activity, for which you have to identify five features (type specified by the rubric) that learners at a particular level would need in order to complete the activity successfully. Delta Tips 5: Module 1, Paper 2. This is the fifth in a series of blog posts I’m doing in response to the number of Delta-related searches that bring visitors to my blog.

Delta Tips 5: Module 1, Paper 2

Each post in this Delta Tips series will deal with a different element of the Delta, based on my experience of doing it (and surviving to tell the tale! ) The assessment for Module 1, as every Delta trainee is all too aware, is a 3hr exam. This consists of two papers, each one of which you are given 1.5hrs to complete, making 3hrs of hell in total. This post will focus on Paper 2. Paper 2 includes 4 tasks: Task 1 requires you to critique a test, by identifying 6 points, which should be a mixture of positives and negatives, and their applicability to the learner referred to in the rubric. Task 2 is based on an extract of course book material. Task 3 maintains the focus on the same piece of course book material as Task 2, but brings extra activities into the mix. Task 4 is the pot-luck question. Here are my top tips for completing Paper 2 successfully:

Chia Suan Chong: A trip down the memory lane of methodology. Date: 29th November 2012 Watch a recording of the webinar: click on the link below to watch a recording of Chia's webinar Theme: As we walk down the memory lane of English language teaching, we can see a correlation between the trends in the most popular language acquisition theories of its time, and the application of such assumptions into the language classroom.

Chia Suan Chong: A trip down the memory lane of methodology

Whether it be Krashen's 'affective filter' hypothesis translating into humanistic approaches, such as suggestopedia, or Searle's speech acts giving rise to the functional syllabus, practitioners have tried to apply theory to practice in a way that best helps learners to best acquire the language. But we don't always get it right. Since the late 1960's, we've seen Hymes refute the focus on grammatical competence, highlighting instead the importance of communicative competence. Helping students with connected speech. There is a huge difference between what our students see printed on a page and what we actually say in everyday speech.

Helping students with connected speech

In a recording of a TESOL Spain Presentation on Youtube (well worth watching), Mark Hancock makes the following joke: Patient: Doctor, Doctor, I’ve got two theik, a near rake, sore rise, bruise darms a stummer cake and I far tall the time. Doctor: I see, perhaps you’d like to way tin the corridor? (Try reading it aloud) Delta Tips 6: Useful Resources for Module 1 Exam Revision. This is the sixth in a series of blog posts I’m doing in response to the number of Delta-related searches that bring visitors to my blog.

Delta Tips 6: Useful Resources for Module 1 Exam Revision

Each post in this Delta Tips series will deal with a different element of the Delta, based on my experience of doing it (and surviving to tell the tale! ) Delta Module 1 exam revision is a painful process, there’s no denying it. The good news is, the pain can be alleviated somewhat by having a good set of revision materials at your finger tips. Here is an annotated list of resources, divided up by category, that I have found useful: How to prepare for Delta.

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