Sample questions from the TEFL exam – Part B, Checkpoint 5 (2 questions) Question 1 TASK OVERVIEW You will listen to six different learners producing sentences containing errors. You will identify the errors, and suggest how you would help the learners to self-correct. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Your answer needs to demonstrate the following five criteria: 1. One error in each sentence is identified correctly. 2. Pronunciation errors are transcribed correctly using phonemic script (if applicable). 3. The target forms are described correctly. 4. Grammar rules are described accurately. 5. Appropriate strategies are given to help each learner self-correct. TASK INSTRUCTIONS 1. Listen to the six recordings of learners each producing a sentence in English. 2. Complete the table, as in the example, to describe: – one error in each sentence – the correct form – a description of the rule (if grammar) – a strategy you could use in class to help the learner correct their own error If it is a pronunciation error, transcribe the error and the correct form using phonemic script. You can copy and paste symbols from this phonemic typewriter. In order to pass this checkpoint you need to be able to correctly identify 4 errors from the six recordings. Example: Spanish female 1. Greek male 2. Greek male 3. Spanish female 4. Greek male 5. Greek male 6. Spanish female DON’T LOSE YOUR WORK! By clicking the ‘Next’ button at regular intervals the work you’ve already completed will be saved.
Question 2
Describe a strategy you could use to help each student self-correct.
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