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INTERNATIONAL DEGREE PROGRAMME

A. STUDENT/S TO COMPLETE
Module Name:
Learning and Teaching in English

Module Code:

Student Name:
Noor Zulaika binti Mohammad

Student ID Number:
PLPPIP2011/108/KIC

Lecturer Name:
Madam Sarada Nair

Tutor Group:
A4

5FHE1051

Assignment No./Name:
Assignment 2
Due Date:
10th March 2014

Date Submitted:
10th March 2014

Word Count:
506 words

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Date:
10th March 2014

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Selected Reading Text: The Four Friends

The selected text is a simplified version of the traditional story The Four
Friends. This story is suitable for Standard 3 children because it has a storyline and
characters that would grab the attention of the pupils while the teaching and learning
process being held. It is also would be appealing and enjoyable to the children and use
simple vocabulary as well as repetitive past tense structures. They can easily
understand the story and the simple ideas used also can help the pupils to easily relate
it to their own experiences. The story also lends itself to many different kinds of
communicative tasks and activities.
The Four Friends is a story of four friends; a donkey, a dog, and a rooster. The
friends have a different characteristics and personality. The donkey was big and strong.
The dog was friendly and brave. The cat was clever and playful. The rooster was loud
and cheerful. They wanted to become musicians. They left their homes and they walked
throughout the journey for a long time.
This story would be appeal to pupils for many reasons. It has familiar characters
that can be related to the childrens interest and they can find it enjoyable by reading as
they would be able to identify them from their experience. Further, the story has a
simple straightforward plot with a series of repetitive events which help to make the
story comprehensible to the learners. The children also would be easily attracted to
read this kind of reading material. It is widely- known that children will get fascinated by
reading a fun stories about animal characters.

The story is also highly suitable to children at this age as it is written in very
simple language. The story can be used as an interactive teaching activity in the
classroom. The sentences are short and can be easily understood. The story
highlighted the usage of regular and irregular verbs. The children can learn the 2
different types of past tense in simple ways. Many of the words such as walked,
looked, wanted and started are the regular words, and the irregular word used in this
story is stood. From this, children can find it is not difficult to learn English grammar.
The children also can makes it easier for children to become familiar with these past
tense words and understand when it can be used.
In addition, the story is highly teachable as it is can be exploited for teaching
language. The story also lends itself to many different kinds of communicative tasks and
activities. The teacher can used it in many ways such as in read aloud activity and role
play. The children would enjoy taking on roles of the different animal characters and
reading out the dialogues in the story.
In conclusion, the story can be a good approach to children to make them feel
enjoy while learning English language. Through reading materials, a teacher can make
multitasking activities to create an alive classroom environment and ensure the
childrens needs can be carter individually.

Reference
1) Seong, L., Kaur M., Zubaidah Awang. (2012) English Year 3 Textbook, UNIT 16:
FOUR FRIENDS. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka