Language Across the Curriculum

Paper Code: 
EDU- 705
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Hours: 
Contact Hours (45) + Independent work (30) + Others (15) = Total Hours (90)
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the pupil teachers to:

  • understand the language background of students as the direct or seen language users
  • create sensitivity to the language diversity that exists in the class room
  •  understand the nature of classroom discourse and develop strategies for using oral language in classroom
  • understand the nature of reading comprehension and writing in specific content areas
  • understand interplay of language and society
  • understand functions of language
  • understand language and speech disorders and suggest remedial measures

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Course

Course Outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

 

EDU 705

 

 

Language across the Curriculum

CO80: Develop sensitivity to language diversity in multilingual society.

CO81: Adapt an appropriate language skill in the classroom situation.

 

Teaching strategies:

Explanation, Discussion, Illustration

Learning strategies:   

Self-learning Assignments,

Co-operative learning

Formative Assessment (30%): Class test- week 6, Assignment (1), Worksheet (2)

Summative Assessment (70%):

Semester end examination
 

 

9.00
Unit I: 
CONCEPT OF LANGUAGE
  • Meaning and nature of language
  • Scope and importance of language
  • Functions of language
  • Language background
9.00
Unit II: 
BASIC CONCEPTS
  • Home language
  • School language/second language
  • Formal and informal language
  • Oral and written language: meaning, principles, objectives, relation and differences
9.00
Unit III: 
ORAL COMPONENTS OF LANGUAGE
  • Theoretical perspectives on Language Deficits
  • Development of oral proficiency
  • Classroom discourse
  • Discussion as a tool of learning
9.00
Unit IV: 
LANGUAGE SKILLS I (LISTENING & SPEAKING)
  • Language skills (LSWR): meaning, concepts, importance, co-relation, methods and techniques
  • Listening skills: pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch, rhythm and oral aptitude
  • Speaking skill: pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch, rhythm and oral aptitude
9.00
Unit V: 
LANGUAGE SKILLS (READING & WRITING)
  • Writing skill: aspects of writing – shapes, sounds, meaning, punctuation marks, word, and sentence
  • Reading skill: consonants, vowels, words, sentences, silent reading, imitation reading and loud reading
Essential Readings: 
  • Discuss with students and find out the different languages they speak, prepare a plan to use multilingualism as a teaching strategy
  • Identify speech defects of primary level students and plan remedial strategy
  • Organize an activity based game to motivate students for creative questioning
  • Close and critical reading/ discussion in small groups
  • Conduct a survey in a secondary school to study academic achievement in overall or in specific subject of diverse linguistic students
References: 
  • Agnihotri, R.K. (1995) Multilingualism as a class room resource. In K.Heugh, A Siegruhn, P. Pluddemann (Eds) Multilingual Education for South Africa Heinemann Educational books.
  • Anderson, R.C. (1984) Role of the Readers Scheme in Comprehension, Learning and memory. In R.C. Anderson, J.Aslrom & R.J. Tierney (Edu) Learning to Read in American Schools.
  • Bansal R.K. and Harrisson J.B. - (1990) Spoken English for Indian Orient Longman LTD Madras.
  • Ladson, Billings G (1995) Towards a Theory of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, American Educational Research Journal.
  • NCERT (2006) Position Paper National Focus Group on Teaching of Indian Language (NCF 2005) New Delhi.
  • Paliwal, A.K. (2002) Communicative Language Teaching, Sumtri Publication, Jaipur.
Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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