Language In Early Childhood Education Question Paper

Language In Early Childhood Education

Course:Bachelor Of Education In Early Childhood Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2007

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
FIRST SEMESTER
EXAMINATION
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF
EDUCATION
ECE 203: LANGUAGE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
DATE: MONDAY, 26TH NOVEMBER 2007
-
TIME:
2.00 P.M. - 4.00 P.M.
SECTION A: Answer all the questions in this section.
I.
Define the following terms as used in language in ECE.
i)
Holophrase
ii)
Motherese
iii)
Dialect
2.
Citing relevant examples, briefly explain three components of language.
3.
Briefly explain two factors that influence the development of language in young children. (6 marks)
4.
Citing relevant examples briefly explain three speech production errors. (6 marks)
5.
Briefly describe how families may influence children's literally development. (6 marks)
6.
Describe the stages of writing development in young children. (6 marks)

SECTION B: Answer any two questions in this section.
7.
a)
Explain how children develop the pragmatics of language from the social learning theorists perspective. (10 marks)
b)
As a social learning theorist what advice would you give to a preschool language teacher. (10 marks)

8.
a)
What is a dialect? (2 marks)
b)
Briefly explain three differences that may exist in different dialects. (8 marks)
c)
Explain why preschool teachers need to know about dialects. (10 marks)

9.
a)
What is bilingualism? (2 marks)
b)
Explain the importance of bilingualism on children's linguistic and educational development. (10 marks)

10.
a)
Describe Noam's Chomsky's innate theory of language development. (10 marks)
b)
Describe the implications of this theory in teaching and learning in preschool education. (10 marks)

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