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B-2060 Antwerpen

Professionele bachelor Leraar Secundair Onderwijs T +32 3 613 14 00 F +32 3 613 14 01

ENG Vakdidaktiek 1

Written assignment: response to Een visie op het onderwijs in

moderne vreemde talen

Weight of the assignment

15%

How to hand it in
Deadline

BB
Week 17
Mo 11/01/2016
11:59 p.m.
- Mention your name and ENG
group in the header or footer of
the document
- This assignment is an individual
one. Do not copy answers from a
fellow student. Plagiarism will
result in a mark of 0/20.
- Use the template for assignments
you can find on Blackboard for
this assignment.

Extra condition(s)

Context

You have discussed the VVKSO visietekst about modern foreign

language teaching in class. You may or may not agree with the
vision expressed in this text, but will have to work within this
vision as an EFL teacher in Flanders.

Objectives

You are able

Competences

Assignment
instructions

to formulate the vision on modern foreign language

teaching as expressed in the text Een visie op het
onderwijs in modern vreemde talen in your own words
to discuss the development of your own vision on modern
foreign language teaching in the light of mentioned text
op de hoogte zijn van tendensen binnen het vakdomein
(DLR 5)
deelnemen aan het maatschappelijk debat over
onderwijskundige themas en de rol van de (taal)leraar (DLR
9)
zich zowel mondeling als schriftelijk op een vlotte en
correcte manier uitdrukken in het Engels (INT 11)

In 500-750 words, write about your vision on modern foreign

language teaching in response to the text you have read:
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What are the central ideas in the text?

What did you think was important before you read the text?
Have you changed your mind because you have read the text?
Were you surprised by anything in particular?

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Evaluation criteria

1. Depth: It should become clear from your text that you have
fully grasped the meaning of the visietekst, so you should
address important issues such as:
o the aims of language teaching,
o the role of grammar and vocabulary in language learning,
o the importance of differentiation, strategies, etcetera.
2. Structure: Your text should be coherent. This means that:
o your introduction should state clearly what the rest of your
text will be about;
o each paragraph should deal with one topic only;
o the paragraphs should be clearly linked to each other with
linking words;
o your conclusion should sum up what you have said, but
should not repeat that literally.
3. Language: accuracy, range of vocabulary, variety in
sentence structure.
A major lack in proficiency in any of the criteria (e.g. language)
may result in an overall failing mark for the assignment, even if the
remaining criteria are met.