NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN Course: ELT METHODS & PRACTICES

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS 6th semester – 2011-2012

SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY Instructors: B. DENDRINOS & A. PAPAKONSTANTINOU
FACULTY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

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I.D. No. …………….…………………. Instructor: ……………………………………………….

FINAL EXAMINATION (June 2012)

Instructions
Please use this paper as an answer sheet and not your own paper. Write on the space provided below each
exam question. BE BRIEF AND TO THE POINT! When responding, remember that this exam is assessed on
a scale of 0-70. Credits you accumulated through different curricular activities (lectures, tutorials, seminars,
projects) will be added on to the points you get in this exam for your overall grade. So, in the space below,
please tick ():
 I attended lectures/classes regularly
 I participated in ____ seminars/tutorials
 I handed in an extra project

PART 1 (35 pts total)

1. Tick () whether you agree (A) or disagree (D) with each of the statements below :
No. Statements A D
A. We need to perceive and decode letters in order to ‘read’ (i.e., understand)
words.
B. Our understanding of a text comes from understanding the words of which it is
composed, so we need to understand all the words in order to understand the
meaning of the text.
C. The more letters or words there are in the text, the longer it will take us to read it.
D. We gather meaning from what we read/listen to, but we don’t all understand
the same thing.
E. Our understanding of an oral or written text is increased when we are familiar
with the topic and the context of situation.
Now, briefly discuss what the statements that you agree with tell us about the nature of
reading/listening comprehension, and briefly explain what types of activities can help the EFL
learner develop his/her perception skills (20 pts).

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2. Decide (and tick ) whether the statements below are true or false:
No. Statements T F
A. Group work activities take up too much time and are useless because
students don’t use the foreign language to communicate; they resort to their
mother tongue.
B. Young EFL learners don’t learn the way adults do.
C. The role of the teacher in the classroom is to impart knowledge by presenting
and explaining new language points.
Now justify your answers (15 pts):

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PART 2 (35 pts total)
3) The writing activity below appeared in a textbook for intermediate level EFL learners. Explain
why this is not a purposeful, real-life writing task (15 pts):
Write 120 to 180 words on the following topic: “Describe two people you admire or like, or two
people you dislike very much. Explain why you feel this way about these people.”

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4) Design a purposeful speaking task based on the Greek text on the next page, and explain why
your proposed task is communicative and purposeful (20 pts).
ΠΡΟΤΕΙΝΟΜΕΝΑ ΑΞΙΟΘΕΑΤΑ

Δελφοί
Ο Ομφαλός της Γης
Δέος! Κατάνυξη! Μεγαλείο! Το διεθνές κέντρο του πολιτισμού.

Κρήτη
Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Κνωσού
Η πρωτεύουσα της αρχαιότατης Μινωικής Αυτοκρατορίας.

Ρόδος
Το Παλάτι των Ιπποτών
Η αίγλη του Μέγα Μάγιστρου των Ιωαννιτών του 14ου αιώνα μ.Χ.

Κέρκυρα
Το Παλάτι Αχίλλειον
Καλλιτεχνική κορύφωση του Αχιλλέα και των 9 Μουσών.

Σύρος
Ναός Αγ. Νικολάου Ερμούπολης
Η αρχιτεκτονική αποθέωση του φιλέλληνα Γερμανού Schiller.

Τήνος
Μουσείο Μαρμαροτεχνίας
Ένα πρωτότυπο μουσείο σε όλο τον κόσμο με ιστορία και μεράκι.

Πάρος
Παναγία Εκατονταπυλιανή
Η Παναγία των Κυκλάδων με το πρωτοχριστιανικό βαπτιστήριο.

Ολυμπία
Διεθνής Δόξα
Ο τόπος με την παγκόσμια ακτινοβολία όλων των αιώνων.

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