CC-04_Pathokrome Bhasa Siksha

Syllabus:

?Unit I: Theoretical Background of Language Usage:

• Language?Meaning and Concept.


• Functions of Language


• Role of Language across curriculum.


• A brief historical background of language development.


• Theories of language development?Bloomfield, Chomsky, Saussure,.


• Theoretical understanding of Multilingualism.


 

?Unit II: Understanding the Language Background:

• Understanding home language and school language.


• Power dynamics of ?standard? language vs. ?home language?.


• Dialects.


 

?Unit III: Different Strategies for Language Development:

• Nature of classroom discourse.


• Develop strategies for using language in the classroom?oral and written


• Discussion as a tool for learning.


 

?Unit IV: Language Interaction in the classroom:

• Nature of questioning in the classroom.


• Types of questions?Teachers? role.


• Multicultural classroom?Teachers? role.


 

?Unit V: Nature of Reading Comprehension in the Content Areas:

• Reading proficiency in the content areas?Social Sciences, Sciences, Mathematics.


• Schema Theory.


• Different Texts?Expository, Narrative, Transactional, Reflective.