THIRD SEMESTER B.ED
PEDAGOGY OF ENGLISH
Unit-1: Language across Curriculum
1.1 Need for Communication
1.2 Communication for classroom teaching
1.3 Classroom interaction patterns
1.4 Interpersonal skills
1.5 Individual/Pair/Group activities
Unit-2: Teaching of Grammar
2.1 Need and importance of teaching Grammar
2.2 Types of Grammar and Techniques of Teaching Grammar
2.3 Using Authentic materials to teach Grammar
2.4 Grammar Games and the related activities
2.5 Remedial teaching in Grammar
Unit-3: Teaching Vocabulary, Study and Reference skills
3.1 Selecting and Grading vocabulary items
3.2 Techniques of teaching vocabulary
3.3 Vocabulary games
3.4 Techniques of teaching Study Skills: Note-making/Note-taking/Mind mapping/Brain-storming
3.5 Techniques of teaching Reference Skills: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia and Bibliographies
Unit-4: Introduction to Phonetics
4.1 Vowels and Diphthongs
4.2 Consonants
4.3 Stress
4.4 Intonation
4.5 Techniques of using Language Laboratory
Unit-5: Language Assessment and Evaluation
5.1 Concept of Evaluation and Characteristics of a good test in English
5.2 Progress and assessment of development of language skills; CCE; techniques of
evaluation – oral and written; self evaluation; peer evaluation; group evaluation.
5.3 Typology of questions: activities and tasks reflecting - problem solving, creative and
critical thinking and enhancing imagination.
5.4 Preparing tests for different skills of language – Listening, speaking, reading,
writing, study skills and reference skills
5.5 Preparation of Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) giving weight ages to
objectives and learning experiences.