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Subject Methods, Literature In English Question Paper

Subject Methods, Literature In English

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF EDUCATION
ECT 311: SUBJECT METHODS, LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

DATE: Tuesday 31st March, 2009 TIME: 8.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question ONE and any other TWO.

QUESTION ONE
a) Briefly explain the relationship between language and literature.
[6 marks]

b)
Describe three steps the teacher may take in developing learners’ skills of
literary criticism and appreciation.
[6 marks]

c)
In traditional African settings, children learnt without much strain. Using
illustrations, explain this view in terms of Oral Literature teaching and
learning.
[6 marks]

d)
Mention six ways in which dramatization would help students understand
events in a novel.
[6 marks]

e)
State six ways in which the class reader can be used to develop language
skills in a form one class.
[6 marks]

QUESTION TWO
Using relevant examples, discuss the Reading, Discussion and Application stages
in a poetry lesson.
[20 marks]

QUESTION THREE
a) Identify a relevant topic and write two instructional objectives for teaching
the play in a form four class.
[5 marks]

b) Draw up a 40 minutes lesson plan that you can use to achieve the objectives
set in (a) above.
[15 marks]

QUESTION FOUR
Discuss the strategies the teacher may employ in teaching the following
conventions of the novel:
a) Aspects of style
b) Characterization
c) Structure.
[20 marks]

QUESTION FIVE
a) Discuss the significance of literature in the current integrated English
syllabus in the development of learners’ communication competence.
[10 marks]

b) Demonstrate how the teacher can use the following in evaluating teaching
and learning in literature:
- Context questions
- Essay questions
- Role play
[10 marks]

Subject Methods, Literature In English Question Paper

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