ASSIGNMENT

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HBET3303
TEACHING OF READING IN ESL
JANUARY 2021 SEMESTER

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

1. Answer in Malay or English.

2. Number of words: 2500 – 3000 words excluding references.

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date: 14th March 2021

6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

Reading material
1. New Normal as education revolution -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xa61oFxYG7MtCMDp2INYrDxWA56ylccI/view?
usp=sharing
2. Education leadership responses to New Normal -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pKs_b0TNdG6ngQH34f0EPmChage--U-Z/view?
usp=sharing

This assignment consists of TWO parts. Answer BOTH.

(i) “Vocabulary acquisition – both receptive and productive – is important in reading.

Accurate and automatic word recognition skills are prerequisites for fluent reading”
(HBET3303 Module, p.67). The statement above highlights the importance of vocabulary
knowledge for reading. Based on your reading of the two material given above, discuss
how you will help your students to enhance their vocabulary while studying on their own
under the MCO.
Note: the reading material above are given to provide you with some ideas and
suggestions to help you complete this assignment.
(30 marks)

(ii) Besides vocabulary knowledge, learners also need to develop text attack skills and
reading strategies to become competent readers. Based on THREE text attack skills
and/or reading strategies, design the activities for EACH of the chosen skill/strategy to be
implemented in a skill-based intensive reading experience under the MCO.
a) The students need to be able to engage these activities on their own.
b) Provide an appropriate text to be used by the students with the activities
above.
c) Provide justification/rationale for the activities designed.
(20 marks)

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Organisation: Cite all references using correct APA format. Visit www.citefast.com if you
have problems citing in this format.
(10 marks)

[Total: 60 marks]

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 ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HBET3303 TEACHING OF READING IN ESL/ JANUARY 2021
Criteria Excellent
*QN CLO Weight
4 3
1 1,2 Discussion & Justification of Demonstrates excellent
the methods used to enhance understanding of the
online vocabulary building discussion topic.
5 Very fluent communication
of ideas/arguments.
i 1,2 Conclusion The conclusion is strong. It
ties up/ brings together the
2.5 introduction, content, and
evaluation. Very well
summarised.
ii 2,3 Activities based on text attack The activities designed
skills or reading strategies match very well the
skills/strategies for the
teaching of reading. There
is very strong
5 20
justification/rationale
provided for the activities.
Organization All references are cited
2.5 using correct APA format.
Total 15
*QN = Question Number
Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max
2 1 0 Marks
Demonstrates very good Demonstrates good Demonstrates limited Demonstrates poor
understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the
discussion topic. discussion topic. discussion topic. discussion topic.
Fluent communication of Fairly fluent Awkward writing of Poor communication 20
ideas/arguments. communication of ideas/arguments but of ideas/arguments.
ideas/arguments. does not impede
comprehension.
The conclusion ties The conclusion is There is no clear No conclusion
up/brings together the recognisable, but conclusion, the provided.
introduction, content, does not tie up discussion just ends. 10
and evaluation. Well introduction, content,
summarised. and evaluation.
The activities designed The activities The activities designed The activities
match well the designed adequately match the designed do not
skills/strategies for the satisfactorily match skills/strategies for the match the
teaching of reading. the skills/strategies teaching of reading. skills/strategies for
There is strong for the teaching of There is very little the teaching of
justification/rationale reading. There is justification/rationale reading. There is no
provided for the adequate provided for the justification/rational
activities. justification/rationale activities. e provided for the
provided for the activities.
activities.
Most references are Many references are Some references are References are poor
cited using correct APA cited using correct not cited using correct / not cited using the 10
format. APA format. APA format. APA format.
60