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Language 2-English

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Course Type Course Code No. Of Credits
Discipline Elective SES101404 4

Course Coordinator and Team:                 SES Faculty

Email of course coordinator:                       pcbabed@aud.ac.in 

Pre-requisites: No

Course Description:

The course aims to prepare the students to teach language at the school level. The course intends to enable the learners to integrate all the four language skills using different genres. The major aim of this course is to empower the learners to contribute to the discourses on various issues and themes. The course also orients the students to the use of different technology and digital media for developing their own communicative skills as well as the school students they would teach in the future. The course also seeks to enhance students’ critical thinking capacities and demonstrate effective communication skills and provide hands-on activities to student teachers to develop their linguistic skills through practical sessions.

Course Objectives:

  • To understand the sociolinguistic contexts of English in the county
  • To develop effective communication skills by integrating different components of language
  • To understand formal writing and communication and demonstrate the same in presentation and written communication
  • To engage in critical reflection to understand, analyse, and evaluate written texts an concepts

Course Outcomes:

  • Demonstrate reading, writing, listening, speaking, and thinking abilities in English,
  • Recognize the link between language and cognitive skills and demonstrate their knowledge and skills effectively for all purposes,
  • Build inter-personal relationships and enhance social skills

Brief description of the modules:

Module 1, Language, Society, and learning  

This module will introduce students to the sociolinguistic and policy contexts of language use in the country and the role of language in learning in the education of children. The linguistic landscape of India is complex and diverse—a reflection of the country’s cultural heritage. Multilingualism and linguistic diversity enable to bring in inclusiveness in education and promote all varieties of language. The National Education Policy (2020) also promotes multilingualism and especially the role of the mother tongue of the child for education in the early grades. This is reflective of the research that demonstrates that children learn better when the instruction during the early years is in their mother tongue. The module will also introduce students to English as a lingua franca for communication across country and the role of English in education, employment, and social interaction on an international scale.

Module II- Language Skills and Comprehension

Learning any language skills and comprehension requires regular practice, exposure to authentic materials in the language, opportunities to practice and regular feedback from mentors. Engaging in activities such as reading books, watching English language movies and TV shows, listening to podcasts, participating in discussions, and writing regularly can enable students to develop English language proficiency over time. This module will enable students to understand the various components of the English language and also understand the connectedness of the various skills such as, listening, speaking, reading, writing and thinking.

Module III- Academic Writing and Formal Communication

In this module, academic writing, its components, and the development of academic language will be discussed. Along with the writing component, the meaning, types, purpose of formal communication will also be discussed. Academic writing and formal communication in English focuses on clarity, coherence and conciseness in the structure and organisation, tone and style, clarity and cohesion and grammar and mechanics.   

Module IV- Critical Reading and Thinking Skills

Critical reading and thinking skills are essential for understanding, analysing, and evaluating written texts, arguments, and ideas. This module will focus on some strategies to enable students to develop critical reading and thinking skills. These include, analysis of an argument, making inferences, synthesis of information and critical reflection. Critical reading and thinking skills lead to developing analytical skills in academic and professional contexts. 

Assessment Plan

Assignment

Assessment

Weightage

Assignment 1

Group presentation

20%

Assignment 2

Written

40%

Assignment 3

End term

40%

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