Reading & Reflecting on the Text

Paper Code: 
EDU- 708
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Hours: 
Contact Hours(45) + Independent Work(30)+ Others(15) = Total Hours (90)
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

After completion of this course, the student teachers will:

  • understand the nuances of reading
  • develop study and reference skills
  • learn strategies of reading and reflecting on the ideas expressed in texts
  • analyze text critically and make connections with the text

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Course

Course Outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

EDU 708

 

Reading & Reflecting on the Text

CO86: Demonstrate strategies of reading and reflecting on the ideas expressed in texts.

 

Teaching strategies:

Explanation, Discussion, Illustration

Learning strategies:   

Self-learning Assignments, co-operative learning,

Formative Assessment (30%): Class test- week 6, Assignment (1), Hand outs

Summative Assessment (70%):

Semester end examination
 

 

9.00
Unit I: 
READING
  • Meaning, purpose & process
  • Reading across the curriculum
  • Building the reading habit
9.00
Unit II: 
READING FOR TEXT COMPREHENSION
  • Reading comprehension- Meaning & aspects
  • Strategies of Reading comprehension
  • Making connections, predicting, questioning, monitoring, visualizing and summarizing
9.00
Unit III: 
ENGAGING WITH DIFFERENT TEXTS
  • Literary and non literary texts
  • Narrative, descriptive and expository texts
  • Technical and persuasive texts
9.00
Unit IV: 
ENGAGING WITH SUBJECT RELATED REFERENCE BOOKS
  • Research documents
  • Policy documents
  • Reference books
9.00
Unit V: 
READING AND REFLECTING
  • Making connections with text- text to self, text to text, text to world
  • Reflective practice & reading tasks
  • Critical appreciation of text
Essential Readings: 

SESSIONAL WORK (Any One)

  • Writing: Based on the text (e.g. Summary of a scene, extrapolation of story or converting a situation into a dialogue
  • Making notes in systematic form (e.g. flow diagram, tree diagram or mind map)
  • Review of a text book of any school subject
  • Prepare a children’s literature handbook
References: 
  • Oxford, R.L (1990) Language Learning Strategies: What Every Teacher should Know, Heinle ELT.
  • Moon, J. (1999). Reflection in Learning & Professional Development, Kogan Page.
  • IGNOU (2016). BESL-121 Reading and Reflecting on the Texts. School of Education, IGNOU, New Delhi.
  • Siddiqui, Hena (2016) Reading and Reflecting on Text, Agarwal Publications, Agra.
Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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