Beyond Books: Academic Excellence: Pedagogy of English

 

Unit I: Concepts, Objectives & Methods

1. Basic Concepts of Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL)
2. Objectives of Teaching English as a Second Language
3. Methods and Approaches to Teaching English
4. Role of Technology in Language Teaching
5. Eclectic Approach Language Teaching
6. Study of Methods in Context (English Language Teaching)
7. Aims and Roles in Language Teaching (English as a Second Language)
8. Principles of Teaching English

Unit II: Listening and Speaking Skills

1. Listening Skills: Concept, Meaning, Importance and Listening as a Receptive Skill
2. Phonemic Elements in Listening
3. Listening Skills & Sub-skills
4. Types of Listening
5. Techniques of Teaching Listening
6. Role of Teaching Aids
7. Note-Taking Skills
8. Concept of Speaking in Second Language
9. Phonemic Elements in Speaking (Productive Level)
10. Stress System: Word Stress, Sentence Stress and Weak Forms
11. Use of Pronouncing Dictionary: Importance of Pronunciation Dictionary, Learning Correct Pronunciation, Phonetic Symbols
12. Phonemic Transcription: Meaning of Phonemic Transcription, Importance in Language Learning, Practice of TranscriptionTeaching Speaking Skills

Unit III: Reading and Writing Skills

1. Concept of Reading
2. Mechanics of Reading
3. Levels of Comprehension
4. Role of Speed and Pace
5. Correlation of Reading with Other Skills
6. Teaching Reading Skills
7. Teaching Aids and Techniques in Reading
8. Concept of Writing in Language Teaching
9. Types of Composition
10. Teaching Writing Formats: Letter, Essay, Report, Telegram, E-mail, Notice, Precis, Paragraph, Story Development, Note Making
11. Teaching Language Components: Prose, Poetry, Grammar and Composition
12. Language Difficulties & Remedial Teaching
13. Evaluation of Language Teaching

Unit IV: Resources & Planning

1. Basic Teaching Aids in Education: Blackboard, Whiteboard and Blackboard Drawings
2. Visual & Projection Aids in Education: OHP, Flashcards, Posters and Flip Charts
3. Audio and Audio-Visual Aids
4. Print and Visual Materials
5. Creative Resources
6. Digital Resources
7. Unit Planning
8. Selection of Teaching Material
9. Planning Teaching Content
10. Test Preparation & Evaluation

Unit V: Testing and Evaluation

1. Components of Poetry
2. Teaching Poetry in Second Language
3. Concept of Testing and Evaluation
4. Difference in Testing
5. Testing Language Skills
6. Types of Tests
7. Question Paper Design: Blueprint of Question Paper, Answer Key Preparation, Distribution of Marks
8. Test Items Preparation
9. Error Analysis
10. Remedial Teaching
11. Development of Language Skills
12. Teaching Learning Materials
13. Principles of Teaching
14. Methods of Evaluation
15. CCE & Language Proficiency
16. Teaching Language Components

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