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Exam instructions

EXAMINATION

Course code and name: SFEG112310 English: Grammar and Phonetics Date and duration: May 27 2019, 6 hours

Lecturer: Lasse Ellefsen Permitted aids: None

Information:

This exam in English 103 consists of three sections: Grammar, phonetics and didactics. Each section is weighed as 33%, and should each make up approx. one third of the exam.

Take the time to read through the different sections before you begin and plan how you should spend the alloted time (6,25 hours).

You will be tested in knowledge of the curriculum as well as your English proficiency, and both will influence your final score - so make sure to write properly and without spelling mistakes to demonstrate your written English proficiency.

You should find sheets of paper (or you may ask for this if it is not provided) in the room which you can use to answers certain tasks by hand should you want to. If you do answer e.g. task 4 by hand, you must make sure to hand it in to the exam officer in the room at the end of the exam.

The course instructors will usually come by to make sure that the exam is going well and to take questions (usually twice), but you may summon them at any time if you have questions.

GOOD LUCK!

Date of announcement of the examination results: June 17 2019 The examination results are available in Studentweb.

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Grammar - task 1

Grammar - task 1

Choose task a OR b (answer only one)

A) What kind of phrases do we find in the sentences below? Detail the phrases that you can identify in the two sentences (state the type and structure of each). Discuss specific cases if you feel that it would be relevant.

1. The little man with the big head was very happy.

2. Meanwhile, Thor, the God of Thunder, raged on.

B) Make a complete tree diagram (syntactic tree) for either of the two sentences.

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Grammar - task 2

Analyze the sentences below (identify the subject, verbal etc.).

1) MacGyver always knew how to solve any problem.

2) They say cats are smarter than dogs, but I have my doubts.

3) Donald Trump, the man in charge, desperately wanted to build a wall.

4) I gave her dog the bad food.

5) Recently, there had been a man there.

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Grammar - task 3

Discuss the sentence pairs below in terms of differences between form and meaning.

a1) Surprisingly, the band was already playing in the garage.

a2) The band were already playing Surprisingly in the garage.

b1) I saw the one-eyed cat.

b2) I saw the cat with with one eye.

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Grammar - task 4

What is the passive voice? Give a proper explanation, and then re-write the sentences below using the passive voice. Discuss any choices you make in the process.

1) Billy smashed the window to bits.

2) Tomorrow, I will buy a new car.

3) The researcher argued for the benefits of green energy.

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Grammar - task 5

The sentences below are taken from texts produced by young students, and contain different types of mistakes.

What sorts of mistakes are these? Comment briefly on each.

1) Hi! I'm a goats.

2) Baby goats is sweet.

3) Lucy went with him to a little house, they had tea and a nice chat.

4) Some people say that it's unhealthy to eat meat because its many bacteria's in the meat, I think so too.

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Phonetics - task 1

Phonetics - task 1

Choose two of the following terms and explain briefly to what they refer. Illustrate with relevant examples.

1. Intonation 2. Weak vowel

3. Syllabic consonant 4. Elision

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Phonetics - task 2

Phonetics - task 2 Choose task A or B

a) Discuss some main differences between American English (GA) and British English (RP).

b) Discuss the variety of English accents in the United Kingdom.

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Phonetics - task 3

Phonetics - task 3

Listen to the two audio clips of the native speaker of Jamaican Creole English. You will hear her pronouncing:

a) Boat b) Booth

How does her pronunciation of these words differ from a standard English accent? You may choose to discuss this in comparison to a general American rhotic accent or a general British non-rhotic accent.

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Didactics- task 1

The following part of the exam is to evaluate your competencies in didactics. This includes working with the Knowledge Promotion K06, language awareness, and the didactic choices made available to English teachers. Your answers should reflect your insight into appropriate approaches and methods in English teaching, reflecting your competency in planning, justifying, and evaluating an English lesson at the primary level. In addition, your answers should reflect your knowledge about language learning theories, learning strategies, learning environments and teaching materials.

The didactic part of the exam is approximately 1/3 of the exam. The didactic part of the exam includes TWO tasks. Each task must be addressed. However, each task is not weighted equally. Your written language competency will also be evaluated, weighing approximately 25% of the evaluation.

Task 1 (approximately 15%)

Write a text that explains how you would give formative feedback to the pupil of the given text. Include in your

explanation the exact words you would use towards the pupil and why you have chosen these items on which you base your feedback.

Remember: 25% of the exam evaluation will also be your written language skills.

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Didactics- task 2

Task 2 (approximately 60%)

Create a detailed lesson(s) that will aid all pupils in developing the competencies and learning strategies necessary to

improve the text included in this exam. Include any other English language competency you believe important to address in your lesson(s). Include the context of your teaching and the curriculum goal/area from the Language Promotion (K06) and the revised Core curriculum - values and principles for primary and secondary education. Use a didactic relationship model that includes What, How, and Why of your lesson(s). The Why of your lesson(s) should include practical and theoretical justifications. Your lesson(s) should include adaptations for all pupils using a variety of methods and approaches discussed in class and in the literature.

Remember: 25% of the exam evaluation will also be your written language skills.

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Core curriculum and K06

Use these documents for tasks 1 and 2.

The English Curriculum_KO6

Revised core-curriculum_implementation 2020

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