Contact Hours(45) + Independent Work(30)+ Others(15) = Total Hours (90)
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
To enable student teachers to:
understand the position and role of English language in the Indian context
be able to develop activities and tasks for learners including audio-video materials
prepare and plan unit plans and lesson plans in English language
understand the process of language assessment
9.00
Unit I:
CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS & POLICIES OF LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Language Education in India- Article 343-351, 350A, Kothari Commission (1964-66), NPE-1968, NPE-1986, POA- 1992, NCF-2005, NCF- 2009 with special reference to position and role of English language in the Indian context.
Challenges of teaching and learning English as a second language.
10.00
Unit II:
INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING
Teaching of Poetry – Concept, aims and objectives of teaching poetry, Steps of teaching poetry at the secondary stage
Teaching of Grammar – Objectives of teaching grammar and composition- sentence, verb patterns, question tags, determiners, voice, narration, punctuation, phrasal verbs & idioms, letter writing, notice, paragraph
8.00
Unit III:
Instructional Materials
Concept and use of audio-visual aids- blackboard, whiteboard, OHP, charts, posters, flash cards, pictures, realia, textbooks, magazines, periodicals, newspapers, television films, songs, tape recorder, LCD projector, computers, internet
Role and significance of language games and language laboratory
9.00
Unit IV:
ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION- I
Concept of assessment & evaluation in English language teaching
Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE)
Taxonomy of tests: oral and written tests, achievement test, proficiency test, diagnostic test, prognostic test
9.00
Unit V:
ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION - II
Characteristics of a good test
Preparation of an achievement test
Development of test items for testing language skills- listening, speaking, reading and writing
Concept and need of remedial teaching
Essential Readings:
SESSIONAL (Any One)
Collection of newspaper and magazine advertisements for teaching lexical and structural items and preparing language exercises based on them
Preparation of a report on the challenges faced by teachers and learners of English language
References:
Bhandari. C.S (1999) Teaching English, Orient Longman, New Delhi.
Bhanot (2013) English Language Teaching- Approaches & Techniques, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi.
Billows. F.L. (1961) The Techniques of Language Teaching, Longmans, London.
Gupta P.K. Teaching of English, R.Lall Book Depot, Meerut.
Kohli. A.L. (1999), Techniques of Teaching English. Dhanpat Rai & Company, New Delhi.
Madan, Poonam. Teaching of English, R. Lall Book Depot, Meerut.
Rai. Geeta (2015), Teaching of English, R. Lall Book Depot, Meerut.
Rathore, Kusum Lata. Teaching of English, R. Lall Book Depot, Meerut.
Sahu. B.K. (2004). Teaching of English, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.
Sharma. R.A. (2007). Teaching of English, R. Lall Book Depot, Meerut.
Sharma. R.A. Fundamentals of Teaching English, R. Lall Book Depot, Meerut.
Vyas, Patel.(2015), Teaching English as a Second Language: A new pedagogy for a new century, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
Wadhwa. S.S. (2006). Teaching of English in India, National Book Depot, Kapurthala.