Tamil University Syllabus

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Tamil University B.Ed Syllabus:

TEACHING OF ENGLISH
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the course, the student-teachers will be able to:
Acquire the knowledge about the nature of structure of English language.
Understand the importance of the English language in India
Understand the aims and objectives of teaching English.
Acquire the knowledge about the development of major skills of language learning.
Acquire and apply the knowledge and skill of teaching appropriately.
Learn various methods of teaching of English as second language and apply them wherever necessary.
Familiar with modern teaching learning materials and enable them to use at suitable context.
Acquire the knowledge about evaluation system and procedures of teaching and learning process.

UNIT I: STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ITS ROLE IN INDIA
Definition as a system phonological, morphological syntactic, semantic and graphi structure General English Pronunciation, speech shounds consonants vowels dipthongs, classifications of speech sounds. Organs of Speech place of articulation, manner of articulation, stress word sentence, stress, shift, intonation - Role of English language in the Indian context: English as a colonial language, English in post-colonial times, position of English as second language in India, role of mother tongue and second language (MT & SL), English as a link language in global context, challenges of teaching and learning English etc.

UNIT II: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF TEACHING ENGLISH
Blooms Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor domains - General and Specific instructional objectives - Place of English at different levels of school education (Upper Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary levels) - Quality of English teaching: pre-class, in-class and after-class - Place of English in three language formula and its objectives - Teaching the communication skills: Listening, speaking, reading and writing - Teaching English as a skill subject rather than a knowledge subject - Learning the Mother Tongue and Second Language (MT & SL).

UNIT III: MAJOR SKILLS OF LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Listening Skill: listening for perception and comprehension - The three phases of listening -
Listening materials - Listening to specific information and general understanding Listening activities - Speaking Skill: techniques - tasks for developing speaking skill - Barriers for effective communication - Testing speaking - Reading Skill: aims of teaching reading - Process involved in reading - Types of reading - Methods of teaching reading to beginners - Reading for perception and for comprehension - Strategies to develop reading - Testing reading - Writing Skill: sub skills in writing - Characteristics of good handwriting - Strategies for developing good handwriting.

UNIT IV: TEACHING SKILLS AND ORGANISATION OF PRACTISING TEACHING
PROGRAMME
Micro teaching: Meaning, definition and principles - Micro teaching cycle - Micro teaching skills: Introducing the lesson, Explanation, Using the blackboard, Reinforcement, Stimulus variation and Questioning - Link lesson, Year plan, Unit plan and Lesson plan: prose, poetry, grammar and composition - Lesson plan format: GIOs and SIOs, motivation, presentation, application, recapitulation and assignment - Observation and its types - Demonstration lesson: Techniques of assessment of teaching.

UNITV: METHODS OF TEACHING ENGLISH
Methods, Approaches and Techniques - Definitions, Types: contribution of linguistics to language teaching Direct Indirect, Eclectic methods. Approaches structural approach Types of Structure - Selection and gradation of structures - Oral approach, Situational approach, Communicative approache Activity Based Learning (ABL) Audio lingual approaches to language learning and other approaches.

UNIT VI: DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS
Edgar Dales Cone of Experiences - Projected Aids: interactive board, LCD projector, Overhead projector, Tape recorder, Radio and Television - Non-projected aids: flash cards, pictures, charts, bulletin board, models, blackboard sketches, Robots - Programmed learning: Linear and Branched learning - Language laboratory: characteristics, its role, advantages and utilization Computer Assisted Language (CAI) learning modules - Power point presentation (PPT.) and Mind-map for classroom teaching-learning - Identifying websites - Multimedia and its functions of enriching language teaching learning process.

UNIT VII: EVALUATION OF TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS
Evaluation: concept and characteristics - Techniques of evaluation: oral and written, self-evaluation, peer evaluation, group evaluation - Characteristics and qualities of constructing a good English test - Item analysis and difficulty level index of items - Preparation of Blue print based on components with equal weightage - Types of tests: prognostic and diagnostic tests, teacher-made test, achievement test, standardized test and competitive examinations - Central tendency: mean, median, mode and range - Quartile and Standard deviations - Progress and assessment of development of language skills - Comprehensive and Continuous Evaluation (CCE): formative and summative evaluations - Types of questions: objective, essay, short answer - Preparation of tests for testing different skills of language: listening, speaking, reading, writing, study skills and reference skills - Preparation of Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) giving weightages to objectives and learning experiences.

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:
Write an essay on various contemporary social and educational emerging issues and problems in detail. Enumerate ten activities (Five for listening and Five for speaking) from the text books of classes VI to X.
Suggest your own activities using supplementary materials.
Analyze the tasks given at the end of anyone unit in the textbook and check their relevance to cognitive, affective and psycho motor domains.
Select a topic of your choice and select 10 vocabulary items to teach in the relevant context and give reasons for your selection.
Prepare a question paper for classes VI to X to asses all the aspects of language learning.
Preparation of lesson plans and episodes for micro teaching skills as well as demonstration and observation process.
Analyse the text books of English of Tamil Nadu Govt. in terms of organisation and integration of essential components, skills, needs and requirements with special reference to learners.
Preparation of remedial materials for slow learners, gifted and differently abled children for anyone of the units.
Prepare digital lesson plans and Power point presentations for classroom teaching-learning process.

SUGGESTED READINGS:
Allen, Virginia French, (1983): Techniques in Teaching Vocabulary. New York: Oxford
University Press (OUP)
Allen Campbell, A. (1972). Teaching English language. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hills.
Baruah, T. C. (1993). The English teachers’ Handbook. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers.
Bright, J. A., & Gregory, G. P. (1976). Teaching English as second language. London:
Longman.
Brown, G. (1977). Listening to Spoken English, Applied Linguistics and Language. London:
Longman. Chauhan, S. S. (2008). Innovations in Teaching Learning Process. UP: Vikas
Publishing House.
Christopher, S. W. (1998). Computer and Language Learning. Singapore: SEAMEO,
Regional Language Centre.
Dahin, (1967). The language laboratory and Language Learning. London: Longman.
Hornby, A. S. (1968). The teaching of structural words and sentence patterns. London:
Oxford University Press.
Hook, J. N., & Robert, L. S. (1967). Competence in English: A programmed handbook. New
York: Harcourt, Brace & World.
Howatt, A. P. R. (1972). Programmed learning and the language teacher. London:
Longman.
Palmer, H. E. (2008). Oral Method of Teaching Language. Delhi: Surjeet. Publications.
Rao, P. (2005). Method of teaching English. Hyderabad: Neelkamal Publications.
Richards, J.C. and Rogers. T. (1998). Approaches and Methods to Language Teaching.
London: CUP
Ravivarman, S. (2014). Micro Teaching. Murugan Publishers, Thanjavur.