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S. No
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Contents
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Learning Objectives
(At the end of the session the student should be able to)
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Teaching Guidelines
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Methodology
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Time
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1
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Language and Communication
- Language as a tool of Communication
- Features of Language
- Structure of Language
- Functions of Language
- Language and Power
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- Enumerate different roles of language
- Describe features of language
- Recognize power of language in communicating ideas
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To cover various aspects of language; its functions and features; power of language in communication; role of language in dissemination of ideas and information |
- Didactic
- Student Interactive Sessions
- Power Point Presentation
- Visit to Language Lab
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4 Hrs
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2
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Language Diversity in the context of India
- Multilingualism: Nature and Scope
- Multilingualism: As a Resource and a Strategy
- Multilingual Classroom: Challenges and Strategies to Cater to Diversity
- Socio-cultural Variations in Languages: Accents and Linguistic Variations
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- Explain multilingualism and become intra-culturally and inter-culturally sensitive, knowledgeable and skilled
- Enhance knowledge acquisition through Language across the Curriculum Approach
- Use language in all domains in each learning activity in the school
- Link different forms and aspects of language education within the school, particularly emphasizing the role of language in all subject matter learning
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To cover diversity and multilingualism of our country; exploring scope of multilingualism; challenges in a multilingual classroom; linguistic variations in India |
- Power Point Presentations
- Student interactive sessions
- Group Discussion
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6 Hrs
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3
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Acquisition of Language skills
- Acquisition of the Four Language Skills
- Listening and Speaking Skills: Developing Pronunciation by Phonic Drills, Developing Vocabulary by listening to the usage of new words in different contexts and meaning making.
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- Improve their pronunciation by drill and practice
- Acquire conceptual literacy and discourse competence for subject specific use and thus acquiring new varieties of language use.
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To cover relevance of four language skills i.e. listening, speaking, reading and writing; discuss listening and speaking skill in detail |
- Power Point Presentations
- Group Discussion
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7 Hrs
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4
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Reading and Writing
- Relationship between Reading and Writing.
- Oral and Silent Reading of Expository Texts: Strategies; Comprehension;
- Pre-Reading and Post Reading activities.
- Schema Theory: Text structures and reading in content area
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- Apply existing language proficiency in new contexts and transformation of this proficiency unto a higher level of cognitive academic use.
- Identify, select and integrate information in connection with specific text types, tasks and materials
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To cover skill of reading and writing in detail; describe strategies for development of these skills and theories related to text structures in content area |
- Didactic
- Student Interactive Sessions
- Problem based learning
- Visit to language lab
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6 Hrs
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5
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- Characteristics of Good Handwriting; Developing the Skill of Writing
- Effective Compositions: Creative Writing, Letter Writing: Formal, Informal (emphasis on the letters which the teachers write in schools)
- Developing Effective Presentations by integration of the four language skills effectively: Principles and Procedure
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- Master the skill of writing effective compositions
- Integrate all the four language skills effectively
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To cover various aspects of a good handwriting; meaning and composition of creative writing; principles of integration of all the four skills |
- Problem based learning
- Power Point Presentations
- Didactic
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9 Hrs
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