Language 2

Module 2Let’s get going

After completing this module, for Listening and Speaking,

you will be able to:

• use strategies to listen for information and meaning in order to respond appropriately. (SO2)

For Reading and Viewing, you will be able to:

• use reading and viewing strategies to determine meaning in written, visual, multi-media texts and non-verbal forms of communication. (SO1)

For Writing and Presenting, you will be able to:

• use strategies to write for a specific audience, purpose and context.

For Language in Practice, you will be able to:

• discover and identify learning strategies to improve learning. (SO2)

Introduction

In this module we are going to learn how to

become a motivated student: one who sets

achievable goals and achieves them! In the

process we will learn to become better listeners,

better readers and better writers.

Understanding Goals

Goals that we have in life are directly related to the roles we play

TRUE

Or

FALSE?

Create a definition

What do you think is a good definition of a goal?

Discuss your answers and decide on a definition thateveryone agrees with

Remember in order to score you must have a goal!

How to achieve your goals

• Visualise the goal

• Break-up long-term goals into short/medium term goals

• Make the goal SMART

Specific

Measurable

Attainable

Relevant

Traceable

• Write the goal down

• Reward yourself when you achieved your goal

Vocabulary

Some words we use every day are acronyms. At first the

whole word is written in capital letters. Later as it is used

more and more often, it can be written as an ordinary word,

e.g.:

NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration

UNO – United Nations Organisation

Yuppie – Young, upwardly-mobile person

Do you know what the following acronyms stand for?

AIDS SAWU ESCOM COSATU SOWETO

What other acronyms can you think of?

Main ideas & supporting ideas

When we talk about main idea or key idea in paragraphs, it

means the most important part (or principal part) of the

section. It is the reason why the writer decided to make a

new paragraph in the first place.

Techniques that can be used to identify the main and

supporting ideas when reading:

• Ask WH & H questions

• Underline the key words and phrases that answer those questions

Main ideas & supporting ideas

What do you think are the main ideas and supporting ideas in the following text?

My favourite role is that of choir member as I love singing

and have a very strong soprano voice. I have been in the

Pentecostal Church Choir for 5 years now and am the lead

singer.

Did you guess correctly?

choir member, Pentecostal Church Choir, 5 years, lead singer

Understanding motivation

Discussion time: In order to achieve our goals we need to be motivated

Do you know any really motivated people and if so what motivates them?

If your goal is clear and achievable you will be motivated to put in the effort needed to get there. This would be internal motivation (or self-motivation) which is the very best motivation.

Understanding motivation

Motivation can be internal or external.

What is this an example of?

External motivation!

Understanding motivation

Look at the following examples and try and decide which examples are examples of internal motivation and which are examples of external motivation:

• Jenny works very hard in order to get a bonus at the end of the year.

• John coaches weaker learners because he enjoys teaching.

• Lindiwe attends class because she knows she must have 80% attendance in order to write her exams.

• In spite of harassment by the Security Police, Steve Biko continued to fight for the rights of black people.

• Mother Theresa of Calcutta gave her life to caring for the poorest of the poor because she wanted to serve God in that way.

External

Internal

External

Internal

Internal

Understanding motivation

Discussion time

• What motivates you for your college work?

• Are these motivations internal or external?

• If external are they positive or negative?

• How can you make your motivation for being at college even stronger i.e. mostly internal or self motivation?

For any further tips refer to the help desk in

your learner guide