Teaching
of English (EDU516)
Assignment (Spring 2016)
Question # 1:
Describe Tenses in
Grammar Use? 5/10
Ans:
Definition:
An aspect of verb which tells the time of an action is called
tenses. Tenses have certain rules according to which a sentence is made.
There
are mainly three kinds of tenses.
- Present
tense
- Past
tense
- Future
tense
Each of present, past and future tense is further
divided into four kinds.
- Simple
(Indefinite)
- Continuous
(progressive)
- Perfect
- Perfect Continuous
(Perfect progressive)
In this way, there are
12 kinds of tenses.
Present
tenses:
1) Present simple tense
2) Present continuous tense
3) Present perfect tense
4) Present
perfect continuous tense
Past
tenses:
1) Past
simple tense
2) Past continuous tense
3) Past
perfect tense
4) Past
perfect continuous tense
Future
tenses:
1
Future simple tense
2
Future continuous tense
3
Future perfect tense
4
Future perfect continuous tense
Question
# 2: 6/7
What
are the conditionals in Grammer use?
Ans:
Conditional
Clause and Main Clause
If I have enough money, I will go to Japan.
Conditional clause
Main
clause
I will go to Japan, if
I have enough money
Main clause
Conditional
clause
First,
Second, and Third Conditional
1. First conditional: If I have enough money, I will go to Japan.
2. Second conditional: If I had enough money, I would go to Japan.
3. Third conditional: If I had had enough money, I would have gone to Japan.
Conditional clause Main clause
1: If + Present Tense will
+ inf / present tense / imperative
a: If you help me with the dishes (if + pres),
I will help you with your homework. (will + inf)
b: If the sum of the digits of a number is divisible
by three,
the number is divisible by three (Pres. tense)
c: If you see Mr Fox tonight, tell him I am ill.
(imperative).
2. If + Past Tense would
+ inf
3. If + Past Perfect Tense would have + past participle
We do not normally use will or would in the
conditional clause,
only in the main clause.
Uses
of the Conditional
First
conditional
Nature: Open condition, what is said in the
condition is possible.
Time: This condition refers either to present or to
future time.
e.g. If he is late, we will have to go without him.
If my mother knows about this, we are in serious
trouble.
Second
conditional
Nature: unreal (impossible) or improbable
situations.
Time: present; the TENSE is past, but we are talking
about the present, now.
e.g. If I knew her name, I would tell you.
If I were you, I would tell my father.
Compare: If I become president, I will change the
social security system. (Said by a presidential candidate)
If I became president, I would change the social
security system. (Said by a schoolboy: improbable)
If we win this match, we are qualified for the
semifinals.
If I won a million pounds, I would stop teaching.
(improbable)
Third
conditional
Nature:
unreal
Time: Past (so we are talking about a situation that
was not so in the past.)
e.g. If you had warned me, I would not have told
your father about that party.(But you didn't, and I have).
Write a brief note about need analysis?
Ans:
In simplest terms, a needs analysis includes all the
activities used to collect information about your students' learning needs,
wants, wishes, desires, etc… The process also sometimes involves looking at the
expectations and requirements of other interested parties such as the
teacher/teacher's aid/ tutor (you), administrators, financial supporters, and
other people who may be impacted by the program (such as students' family members
or employers). A needs analysis can be very formal, extensive and time
consuming, or it can be informal, narrowly focused and quick. Some of resources
for conducting a needs analysis may include surveys and questionnaires, test
scores, and interviews.
The information gleaned from a needs analysis can be
used to help you define program goals. These goals can then be stated as
specific teaching objectives, which in turn will function as the foundation on
which to develop lesson plans, materials, tests, assignments and activities.
Basically, a needs analysis will help you to clarify the purposes of your
language program
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