<h2><strong><em>You should write one essay</em></strong>. (Select one from the following eight topics.)</h2>
<h2>Please write or type them on A4 paper, leaving a margin on the left-hand side for any comments your tutor may wish to make. <em><u>It has to be between two to five pages.</u></em></h2>
<h2><strong><em><u>The assignment must be emailed to <a>info@tesoll.com</a> (Subject Line= Foundation Essay I) or you can write in the Text Area</u></em></strong></h2>
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<h4><strong>Topics</strong></h4>
<h4>1. Describe your experience of learning a language.</h4>
<h4>You can cover the following points:  How was it taught or 'picked up'? When did learning start, how long was it for and how frequent was your exposure to the language? What exposure did you have to native speakers of that language? What was the bias of listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, translation, literature, pronunciation teaching? What kinds of texts and other materials or teaching aids were used? What about the teacher's personality? How efficient was your learning? Which language varieties did you master? Where are the gaps in your knowledge or ability? What conclusions can you draw for your own teaching of English?</h4>
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<h4>2. Explain, with examples, how language varies according to the context in which it is spoken or written.</h4>
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<h4>3. What is meant by appropriateness (or appropriacy) in language use?</h4>
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<h4>4. Discuss the “Language is Communication.”</h4>
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<h4>What are the principles on which foreign language teaching is based? What are their justifications?</h4>
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<h4>Describe how children acquire their mother tongue.</h4>
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<h4>From your experience of a young child that you know, describe the stage of the language acquisition that he or she is at, and what preceded this.</h4>
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<h4>Choose two or three methods of language teaching and compare/discuss the merits of each.</h4>
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