COURSE‐ V: TEACHING OF ENGLISH

FIRST SEMESTER

Course Outline

1 Theory(external) : 60 marks , 36 hrs

2 Assignments /projects/study/ 40 marks

activities/practical/tests (internal) , 18 hrs

Unit‐I Need, importance and objectives of teaching of English.

20 marks  , 13 hrs

1.1 Need and importance of teaching English at primary stage.

1.2 Aims and objectives of teaching of English as second language at primary stage.

1.3 Place of mother tongue in teaching of English

1.4 Unit‐2 Methods and approaches in teaching of English

20 marks , 13 hrs

2.1 Direct method, bilingual method and translation method

2.2 Contemporary Approaches in teaching of English

• Structural

• Situational

• Communicative

Unit‐3 Some basics of English Grammar

20 marks , 10 hrs

2.1 Sentence: Types of Sentences

2.2 Subject and Predicate

2.3 Noun: Kinds, illustrations and uses

2.4 Pronoun: Kinds, illustrations and uses

SECOND SEMESTER

Course Outline

1 Theory(external) : 60 marks , 36 hrs

2 Assignments /projects/study/ 40 marks

Activities/practical/tests (internal) 18 hrs

3 Field Work:

Teaching practice‐External 40 marks

Teaching practice‐Internal 10 marks , 20 hrs

Unit ‐4 Teaching the basic skills of English , 30 marks

20 hrs.

4.1 Listening and speaking skills

Listening with comprehension

(i) Phonetics: Only elementary idea about phonetics such as, definition and

classification of speech sound‐vowel and consonant sounds should be

introduced. Some words of each sound should be given for practice.

(ii) Stress, Rhythm, Intonation and Punctuation. Pupil teacher should be

acquainted with the concept of stress, rhythm, intonation and pauses etc.

They should also be familiarised with punctuation in spoken language up to

the extent of pauses.

(iii) Verbal gestures, commands and responses

4.2 Organizing following activities to develop these skills:

• Role Play

• Dramatics

• Visit to primary/middle schools for

􀂙 The observation of English lessons taught by regular class teachers.

􀂙 Listening to models of English speech and recorded material.

􀂙 Practice in correct spoken English through conversation, oral reading,

story‐telling, narration and recitation etc.

􀂙 Practice of correct pronunciation of some new/difficult words and

mispronounced words in the text books of primary classes.

4.3 Reading Skill

• Recognition of alphabet(capital and small)

• Word recognition

• Decoding unfamiliar/unknown sounds (understanding and explanation)

The pupil teacher will be taught to impart the children the knowledge of

sound first by speaking then by making them speak (alphabet and words)

• Reading with comprehension

• Making inferences

These skills will be enhanced by:

Use of dictionary, flash cards, charts, organizing reading games etc.

4.4 Writing Skill

(i) Mechanics of handwriting

• Strokes and curves

• Transcription (*Transcription means symbolic representation of

alphabetic sounds, to turn into written form of anything)

• Scripts of language

• Importance and characteristics of good handwriting

• Causes of bad hand writing and remedial measures

• Dictation

Unit‐5 Teaching Composition , 15 marks , 08 hrs.

5.1 Writing Sentences, connected sentences, developing paragraphs based on

persons, animals and surrounding objects.

5.2 Guided writing: developing simple stories from the given outlines and

pictures

5.3. Free and creative writing.

Unit‐6 Some basics of English Grammar , 15 marks , 08 hrs.

6.1 Articles

6.2 Adjective: Kinds, Illustrations and uses

6.3 Verb‐Kind and Conjugation of Verbs