LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR NCE: A Three Level Presentation Illustrated with the Modals of English
LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR NCE: A Three Level Presentation Illustrated with the Modals of English
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Date
1984-01
Authors
OLOWODUN, ILESANMI STEPHEN
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Abstract
This study arose from the problem perennially
encountered by those who tench and those who learn English
at the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) level.
Language materials are not written specifically for the
NCE level and those being used are found to be inappropriate
in some ways, either for the teacher1s purpose or for use
by learners.
In order to save the situation, therefore, it is
necessary to design language materials that suit the
teacher's teaching purpose as well as cater for students'
learning needs.
The present study is an attempt to design such
materials. It proposes three levels at which NCE language
materials may be written.
Level 1 material describes a specific aspect of the
language largely in linguistic terms. It does not concern
itself with the question of who is learning what in which
context. It is more or less a reference grammar.
Level 2 material is a teaching grammar oriented
towards a specific level of learners for a specific
purpose and in a specific learning context. It is of
direct relevance to language teachers at a level for
which it is appropriate. "
Level 3 material is an abstraction from Level 2
material and it is designed as practice material for
students.
The working of the proposed approach is illustrated
with English modal auxil.ary verbs (models), which
represent an area, of misuse or underuse by the set of
learners for which the materials are designed.
Description
A Project
submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for
the degree of
Master of Education
Keywords
LANGUAGE, INSTRUCTIONAL, MATERIALS, NCE