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Syllabus Analysis

How to Prepare for Paper-2 (Pedagogy of English)?

This paper includes topics related to language in general, teaching and learning of English as a second language, psychology of learning languages, curriculum development, evaluation etc.
In this section, we have provided the basic idea of syllabus, weightage along with the list of important topics.
Unit-1
aims at the general understanding about the language, its features and also the development of English in India.
Expected Questions: 15
Topics to be Covered:
i) Language – its origin, meaning, definitions, its significance
ii) Nature of languages in general (English in specific)
iii) Historical Development of English in India (From Charter Act 1813 to NEP 2020) with a special focus on NCF-2005
iv) First, Second, Third Languages – Meaning, Importance
v) Different Types of languages – Standard Language, Vernacular Language, Lingua Franca, Pidgin, Creole, Argot, Cant, Register and its types, jargon, etc.
vi) Mother Tongue – its role in one’s life
vii) Language Learning Vs Language Acquisition
viii) Importance of Languages across school curriculum – NCF 2005 recommendations
ix) Different types of languages – ESL, EFL, TESL, EAP, EGP etc.
x) Contributions of Creative Writers to Indian English
1. Language across curriculum can be most closely realised through …
I. adding cross-cultural and multilingual texts
II. language learning and subject specific learning simultaneously enrich each other
III. providing different global perspectives
IV. content-Based Instruction
Choose the correct option:
A) Statement I and II are correct
B) Statement II and III are correct
C) Statement II and IV are correct
D) Statement I and III are correct
Answer: C
Unit-2
Expected Questions: 05
Topics to be Covered:
i) Values of Teaching English (according to UGC, Curriculum frameworks)
ii) Aims of Teaching English (specific and general aims)
iii) Objectives of teaching English related to LSRW, Prose, Poetry, Novel, Drama
iv) Academic standards
v) Bloom’s taxonomy
Model Question:
1. The four specific aims of teaching English at the school stage are –
To understand spoken English,
To speak English,
To understand written English and
To write English
Who has specified these aims?
A) Harold E Palmer
B) Canale and Swain
C) Thompson and Wyatt
D) Brown and Yule
Answer: C
Unit-3
This unit is interlinked with the psychological implications in language learning and teaching. It deals with child development and also theories of language learning and language teaching.
Expected Questions: 10
Topics to be Covered:
i) Child Development – Meaning, Concept of development and its relationship with learning, Principles of the development of children, Influence of Heredity & Environment, Role of Teacher, Parents, Peers in development, Piaget, Kohlberg, and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
ii) Concepts of child-centered education
iii) Psychology of Teaching and Lea rning Languages – Behavio urism, Cognitivism, Innatism, Interactionism, Stephen Krashen’s SLA Theory
iv) Language. Thought and Creativity
1. According to Stephen Krashen’s Second Language Acquisition Theory, ‘We acquire a language by understanding input that is a little beyond our current level of (acquired) competence.’ What is this pedagogical concept known as ?
A.Output hypothesis
B.Interaction hypothesis
C.Input hypothesis
D.Thinking hypothesis
Answer: C
Unit-4
Expected Questions: 6-8
Topics to be Covered:
i) Curriculum – Meaning, definitions,importance, Curriculum Vs syllabus
ii) Curriculum construction– philosophies, steps
iii) Curriculum development – process, principles
iv) Syllabus – Types of syllabi
Unit-5
Expected Questions: 13-15
Topics to be Covered:
i) Language Skills – introduction, classification
ii) LSRW – Introduction, Meaning, Process, Subskills, Tasks for the development of each language skill
iii) SQ3R Method
iv) Study Skills – Note making, note taking
v) Reference skills – Dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopaedia etc.
vi) Planning – Introduction, mean ing, Importance of planning for Effective Instruction in Language Classrooms, Year Plan, Unit Plan, Period Plan
vii) Different Plans – Herbartian Plan, ICON Plan, PPP etc.§
viii) Designing Learning Experiences.
1. Herbartian approach to lesson planning involves the following steps
I. Application II. Association
III. Generalization
IV. Preparation
V. presentation
VI. recapitalization
The correct order of the above steps is
A) III, II, I, VI, V, IV
B) II, IV, V, I, III, VI
C) IV, V, II, III, I, VI
D) V, I, IV, II, III, VI Answer: C
Unit-6
Expected Questions: 12
Topics to be Covered:
i) Approach, Method, Technique – meaning, definition, differences
ii) Major Approaches – Structural Approach, SLT, CLT, Colla borative Approach, Constructi vist approach etc.
iii) Major Methods – GT Method, Direct Method, Reading method, Bilingual method, TPR, Silent way method, suggestopaedia, DOP etc.
iv) Techniques of teaching English including Reflective teaching, Remedial teaching and microteaching etc.
v) Teaching of Prose/Fiction / Poetry/Drama/Essay – objectives, steps
vi) Teaching of Vocabulary and Grammar
1. Read the following statements about the Methods of teaching English.
a.Total Physical Response method is based on the coordination of language and physical movement
b.GT method was mainly used in the teaching of Latin and Greek in the 16th century.
c.In direct method audio visual material are used extensively
d.In Bilingual method, mother tongue is stimulus and target language is the response.
Which of the following statements are true?
(1) ‘a’ ‘b’ and ‘d’ are true.
(2) ‘a’ ‘c’ and ‘d’ are true.
(3) ‘a’ ‘c’ and ‘d’ are true.
(4) ‘a’ ‘b’ ‘c’ and ‘d’ are true.
Answer: 4
Unit-7
Expected Questions: 10
Topics to be Covered:
i) Introduction to Teaching Aids – importance – types
ii) Features of TLM
iii) Teaching learning Resources
iv) Designing Instructional Material for Languages;
v) Language Labs;
vi) Textbooks–meaning, importance, structure, features of a good textbook
vii) ICT – meaning, tools, resources, its role in teaching and learning languages
viii) Non-pedagogical materials
ix) Online vs E-learning
Unit-8
Expected Questions: 12
Topics to be Covered:
i) Evaluation – definition, meaning, importance, process
ii) Test, Measurement, assessment and Evaluation in Languages
iii) Types of test items
iv) Tests – types (Achievement and Diagnostic Tests.), qualities of a good test
v) Approaches to testing
vi) Continuous and Comprehen sive Evaluation (CCE)
vii) Tools and Techniques of Evaluation;
Model Question:
1. When the required activities/ tasks by the test are appro priate for the measurement and evaluation, what is this validity called?
A) Operational Validity
B) Content Validity
C) Concurrent Validity
D) Factoral Validity
Answer: A
Unit-9
This unit is about addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived; addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc.
Expected Questions: 8
Topics to be Covered:
i) Learning Disabilities/Difficulties – meaning, types
ii) Education of Exceptional/ Disabled Children in languages– strategies to teach them, inclusive education, IEP, remedial teaching
iii) Addressing the needs of Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners
Unit-10
This unit is about the significance of language in everyday life and it also covers policies of regarding languages.
Expected Questions: 9
Topics to be Covered:
i) Language and Everyday Life;
ii) Functions of language
iii) Issues and Policies related to language.
iv) NCF and APSCF
Preparation Tips
Read standard study material and make self-notes
Create flowcharts as they are very efficient in learning and understanding the complex concepts.
Learn to avoid guesswork. Answer only the questions you are sure about to prevent negative markings.
Practice more number of questions and solve mock-papers
Suggested Books
1. Pedagogy of English – Telugu Academy Book
2. Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching – Richards and Rodgers
3. National Curriculum Frameworks (2000 & 2005), NEP-2020
4. Position Papers of NCERT
5. APSCF – 2011
6. Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) – NCERT
(Paper-3 – to be continued next week)