Pedagogy of English / (Allahabad University )

Syllabus

PEDAGOGY OF SCHOOL SUBJECTS - ENGLISH

Unit-I

1)      English as a Discipline, its importance, Nature, Scope.

2)      Role and Status of English Language, Place of English Language in Indian School Curriculum, Commissions and Policies of Education, Role of English Teacher.

Unit-II

1)      Aims and Objectives of Teaching of English according to the status of English as a First, Second and Third Language.

2)      Meaning, Importance and Functions of Four Major Language, Skills – Listening, Speaking, Reading Writing.

3)      Teaching of Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Spelling, Reading and Writing.

Unit-III

1)      Understanding of English Literature (Classified as Prose, Poetry, Stories, Novels, Dramas, Essays, Articles, Biographies and Autobiographies).

2)      Acquisition of English (Grammar – Composition, Parts of Speech, Voice, Direct-Indirect Speech, Tenses Synonyms, Antonyms, Translation, Types of Sentences, Idioms, Phrases, Proverbs, Letter and Story Writing, Essay and Dialogue Writing, Picture Composition, Comprehension, Figures of Speech, Precise and Paraphrasing, Textbook Analysis.

Unit-IV

1)      Methods and Approaches of Teaching English – Direct Method, Grammar Cum-Translation Method, Deduction-Induction Method, Dr. Michael West’s New Method, Structural and Communicative Approach.

2)      Lesson Planning for Teaching of Prose, Poetry, Grammar, Composition.

3)      Importance, Preparation and use of different Audio Visual Teaching Aids.