Delta Module Three ELT Specialism: the introduction
Multiple-choice exercise
When I review the theories I have read about, I need to focus on:
- relevance, challenge and usefulness
- popularity, challenge and usefulness
- relevance, authority and usefulness
- relevance, challenge and clarity
The introduction should be:
- at least 1000 words
- between 990 and 1210 words
- less than 900 words
- more than 1000 words
In the introduction, I should discuss the nature of the target group
- Right
- Wrong
- That's normal
In the introduction, I need to set out:
- theories and principles relating to learning languages
- theories and principles relating to my general focus
- theories and principles relating to second language acquisition
- Chomsky's theories
References should go in:
- footnotes
- end notes
- a bibliography
What's wrong with My course plan is for a group of oil workers from the Middle East who need English to talk to colleagues in their company?
- This is too narrowly focused on the group for an introduction
- The use of the first person determiner
- It's not a realistic course type
- It's too vague
When I cite authority, I need to:
- make it clear by a personal comment that I understand what I have read
- agree with it
- say who told me about it
- apply it to my chosen group
In the rest of the essay, I need to:
- make reference to the principles and theories I have discussed in the introduction
- explain what I say in the introduction
- quote from the introduction
- ignore what I said in the introduction