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Teaching of English

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ABOUT THE COURSE:The Teaching of English is a 3-credit course designed for 12 weeks to empower both pre-service and in-service teachers with the essential knowledge, skills, and strategies required for effective English language instruction. Rooted in contemporary pedagogical theories and classroom practices, the course focuses on the development of core competencies in Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing (LSRW), along with systematic lesson planning, meaningful assessment, and the purposeful integration of digital tools. Through this course, learners will gain a comprehensive understanding of effective English language pedagogy, will strengthen their instructional abilities, and will build the confidence to design and implement engaging, learner-centred classroom practices. Furthermore, this course will encourage participants to critically reflect on their teaching approaches, enabling them to make English instruction more effective, efficient and innovative.INTENDED AUDIENCE:This course is designed for students of B.Ed., B.El.Ed, D.El.Ed., M.Ed., 4 Year ITEP course and In-service English teachers at all levelsPREREQUISITES:Intermediate and GraduateIndicative Program Alignments:B.Ed., B.El.Ed, D.El.Ed., M.Ed., 4 Year ITEP course

Syllabus

Week 1- Introduction to ELT in India

·Position of English in India before Independence
·Position of English in India after Independence
·Constitutional Provision
·Position of English in the present curriculum
·Problems of teaching English in multi lingual classroom

Week 2- Nature of English, objectives and its Teaching

·Principles of Teaching English
·Structure of English Language – 1
·Structure of English Language – 2
·Aims & Objectives of Teaching English
·Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning and Stating Specific Objectives in Behavioural Terms

Week 3- Language Learning Theories

·Philosophical, social and psychological bases of approaches to Language
·Whole language approach; constructive approach to language teaching
·Vygotsky and Piaget
·Noam Chomsky & Multi Lingual Approach
·Krashen and Bruner

Week 4- Methods and Approaches in teaching English

·Grammar translation method and Direct method
·Structural-situational approaches
·Audio-lingual method and Bilingual method of English Teaching
·Communicative approach, Total Physical Response
·Thematic Approach (inter-disciplinary) and Inductive Deductive Approach

Week 5- Listening Skills

·Meaning and Importance of Listening Skill
·Types of Listening Skill
·Barriers to effective Listening
·Techniques to improve Listening skill
·Strategies for Developing Listening Skill

Week 6- Speaking and Pronunciation Skills

·Speaking Skill: Meaning, Importance and Barriers to effective speaking
·Teaching Speaking Skill
·Meaning and fundamental factors of Pronunciation
·Causes of Defective Pronunciation
·Methods of Teaching Pronunciation

Week 7- Reading Skills

·Meaning and Importance of Reading Skill
·Types of Reading Skill
·Methods of Teaching Reading
·Causes of Poor Reading
·Strategies to Improve Reading Skill

Week 8- Writing Skills

·Writing Skill: Meaning, Importance and Causes of Poor Writing
·Conventions of Writing
·Stages and Process of Writing
·Teaching of Writing skill
·Teaching of Spelling

Week 9- Lesson Planning in English teaching

·Importance of Lesson Planning
·Lesson plan for teaching Prose
·Lesson Plan for teaching Poetry
·Lesson Plan for teaching Grammar
·Lesson Plan for teaching Composition

Week 10- Assessment in ELT
·Purpose of Language evaluation
·Characteristics of a good language test
·Construction of a blue print
·Development of achievement test and Diagnostic Test
·Development of test items for evaluation of LSRW skills

Week 11- ICT in ELT

·Meaning and Significance of ICT in ELT
·Computer Assisted Learning and Instruction (CAL/CAI)
·Language games – PMSTEL (Progressive Mastery of Skills of Teaching English Language)
·Multi-Media Approach, Video Clippings (Movie, U-Tube)
·Language Laboratory

Week 12- Essentials of English Teaching

·Teaching Skills: Skill of Instructional Objectives and Introduction
·Teaching Skills: Skill of Questioning, Explanation and Closure
·English Textbook
·Traditional and innovative teaching learning materials in English teaching (Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experiences)
·Professional competence of English Teacher in light of modern multilingual society


Taught by

Dr. Ranjita Marak, Prof. Asha Pandey

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