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22nd December 2014, 08:33 AM
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Syllabus for Preparation of TGT English
I want to prepare for post of TGT English so please give me syllabus that I have to study for the preparation?
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22nd December 2014, 09:28 AM
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Re: Syllabus for Preparation of TGT English
Here I am giving you the syllabus to study for the preparation of the post of TGT (Trained Graduate Teacher) English. Syllabus of Written Examination for TGT (English): Reading Comprehension (Section - A) Ability to comprehend, analyze and interpret an unseen text Three/four unseen texts of varying lengths (150-250 words) with a variety of objective type, multiple choice questions (including questions to test vocabulary) testing factual and global comprehension. Writing ability (Section – B) Testing ability to express facts views / opinions in a coherent and logical manner in a style suitable to the task set. B.1 One short writing task such as: notice, message or a postcard. B.2 Writing a report of an event, process, or place. B.3 Writing an article / debate / speech based on visual / verbal input on a given concurrent topic for e.g. environment, education, child labour, gender bias, drug- abuse etc presenting own views fluently. B.4 Writing a letter (formal/informal) on the basis of verbal / visual input. Letter types include: (a) letter to the editor; (b) letter of complaint ; (c) letter of request ; (d) descriptive , personal letters. Grammar and Usage (Section – C) Ability to apply the knowledge of syntax, language/ grammatical items and to use them accurately in context. The following grammatical structures will be tested : (1) Tenses (2) Modals (3) Voice (4) Subject- verb concord (5) Connectors (6) Clauses (7) Parts of speech (8) Punctuation (9) Sequencing to form a coherent sentence or a paragraph. Literature (Section – D) To test the candidate’s familiarity with the works of writers of different genres and periods of English Literature . The candidate should have a thorough knowledge of :- ü Shakespeare’s works. ü Romantic Period (e.g. Shelley, Wordsworth , Keats, Coleridge, Byron etc.) ü 19th & 20th Century American and English Literature (e.g. Robert Frost Hemingway, Ted Hudges, Whitman, Hawthorne, Emily Dickinson, Bernard Shaw etc) ü Modern Indian Writing in English (e.g. Anita Desai, Vikram Seth , Nissim Ezekiel, K.N. Daruwala, Ruskin Bond, R.K. Narayan, Mulk Raj Anand, Khushwant Singh etc.) ü Modern Writings in English from different parts of the world. |
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