MODULE ON TEACHING OF ENGLISH UNIT 1: MATERIALIZING THE CONSTRUCTIVIST PARADIGM IN SECOND LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.

4 Introduction The Change in the Perspective on Language Problematising Second Language Teaching Critical Analysis of the Existing Assumptions and methodology of Teaching Reading 1.4.1 Beginning with ABC 1.4.2 Beginning with words or sentences 1.4.3 Role-playing 1.4.4 Teaching rhymes 1.4.5 Teaching formulaic expressions 1.4.6 Eliciting fixed responses The Alternative 1.5.1 The pre-reading session 1.5.2 Reading 1.5.3 The post reading session Listening and speaking Skills Reading Skills Writing a discourse Task

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UNIT 2: ORAL SKILLS(LISTENING& SPEAKING) 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Introduction Objectives Hearing Vs. Learning How do we start Acquiring Language ? Language Acquisition & Context 2.5.1 Learning a Language Vs. Acquiring a Language 2.5.2 Language Acquisition through Connected Speech Components of Story Telling 2.6.1 Selection of a Story 2.6.2 Making a story comprehensible. OnRecurrence and Spiraling Language Acquisition through Connected Speech Oral skills through Interaction 2.9.1 Interaction before presenting the narrative. 2.9.2 Interaction between two phases of a story. 2.9.3 Interaction after the story. Activities for Facilitating listening and speaking Skills 2.10.1 Generating Discussions 2.10.2 Generating Rhymes Extended Activities 2.11.1 Activity 1 (Identify and Underline) 2.11.2 Activity 2 (Listen & Identify) 2.11.3 Activity 3 (Tick the right one) 2.11.4 Activity 4 (Arrange the Cards)

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2.11.5 Activity 5 (Tell your Sentences) 2.11.6 Activity 6 (Listen & Do) 2.11.7 Activity 7 (Tell the Difference) 2.11.8 Activity 8 (Picture elaboration) Multimedia programmes 2.12.1 Programmes for Teachers 2.12.2 Programmes for Learners

UNIT 3: VOCABULARY LEARNING 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Objectives 3.3 Hearing Vs. Learning 3.4 How to begin 3.4.1 Exploring the stock word 3.4.2 Activating stock words 3.4.3 Facilitating Vocabulary expansion through narrative/story inputs 3.4.4 Building up Word webs 3.5 Collaborative conditions 3.6 Glossaries 3.7 Illustrations UNIT 4: FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Objectives 4.3 Need and Importance 4.4 Sample Activities for helping learners Acquire Functional Grammar 4.4.1 Activity : Guess and Tell 4.4.2 Activity : Rhyme 4.4.3 Activity : Riddle Who am I Activity : Riddle Who is that 4.4.4 Activity : Meet the Seller 4.4.5 Activity : Help me 4.4.6 Activity : Story The crow and the frog. 4.4.7 Activity : Likes and Dislikes 4.4.8 Activity : Saying daily routine 4.4.9 Activity : Where is it ? 4.4.10 Activity : Story Telling 4.4.11 Technique : Questioning and Conversation (Class IV) 4.5 Summing Up UNIT 5: READING SKILLS 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Objectives 5.3 Types of Reading 5.3.1 Reading Aloud 5.3.2 Silent Reading 5.3.3 Extensive Reading

5.3.4 Intensive Reading 5.4 Assumptions 5.4.1 Assumptions on Reading 5.4.2 Assumptions on the Methodology of Teaching Reading 5.5 The problems faced by the Learners 5.6 Critical analysis of Pre and Post reading Activities 5.7 The Alternatives 5.7.1 Re-visiting pre-reading activities 5.7.2 Motivating the learners 5.7.3 Ensuring Comprehension 5.8 Teaching Reading for the Beginners (Facilitating Graphic Reading) UNIT 6: LANGUAGE THROUGH STORY TELLING 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Objectives 6.3 Popular Assumptions about Story Telling 6.3.1 Why Story Telling in English Class 6.4 What kinds of stories 6.5 Techniques of Story Telling 6.6 Problems faced during Story Telling 6.6.1 Problems faced by Teachers 6.6.2 Problems faced by Learners 6.7 Critical Analysis of Methodology of Teaching Story Telling 6.7.1 What will the children gain from these activities. 6.8 Narrative as a Pedagogical Tool 6.8.1 How do we build up a narrative 6.9 Activities 6.10 Unit Summary 6.11 Assignment 6.12 Glossary 6.13 References 6.14 Suggested Video UNIT 7: WRITING SKILLS 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Objectives 7.3 Process of writing discourses 7.3.1 Paragraph/Description 7.3.2 Messages 7.3.3 Diary writing 7.3.4 Notices 7.3.5 Informal letters 7.4 Process for Constructing Discourses 7.4.1 Conversation 7.4.2 Posters 7.4.3 Notices 7.4.4 Poems/Songs 7.4.5 Narrative

7.4.6 Writing small paragraphs/Descriptions 7.4.7 Message Writing 7.4.8 Diary writing 7.4.9 Informal Letters 7.5 Activity 7.5.1 Activity 1 7.5.2 Activity 2 : Grade A (Class I & II) 7.5.3 Activity 3 : Grade A (Class III & IV) 7.5.4 Activity 4 : Grade C (Class V) 7.5.5 Activity 5 : Grade C (Class IV)- Festivals 7.5.6 Activity 6 7.5.7 Writing activity using a calendar 7.5.8 Describing Processes 7.5.9 Message 7.5.10 The use of picture in the classroom 7.6 Sum up 7.7 References UNIT 8: ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND SOUNDS