Language Across The Curriculum Syllabus

LANGUAGE ACROSS THE CURRICULUM B.Ed Syllabus

OBJECTIVES AND IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING LANGUAGE ACROSS THE CURRICULUM:

After completion of the course, student teachers will be able to:

1.      enhance knowledge acquisition through LAC Approach

2.      understand the different roles of language

3.      use language in all domains, in each learning activity in school

4.      create a link among different subjects through language learning

5.      use multilingualism as a strategy in the classroom situation

6.      study authentic literary and non- literary texts

7.      appreciate different dialects & registers of language

8.      develop an insight into the symbolic relationship between curriculum, syllabus  and  textbooks

9.      understand different language skills & ways to develop these

10.   develop creativity among learners

COURSE CONTENT (SYLLABUS)

UNIT 1

Introduction to Language across the Curriculum Approach

·        Meaning, need and benefits of LAC Approach

·        Respective roles of Content Subject Teachers and Language Teachers in LAC Approach

·        Language learning & Learning through Language General Classroom Language

·        Functions of Language in Classroom Learning

Language Acquisition and Language Learning

·        Nature of Multilingualism: Differential Status of Indian Language Classroom

·        Multi -Cultural Awareness & Language Diversity

·        Relationship between Language and society: Identity, Power, and Discrimination

·        Multilingualism as a Resource & a Strategy

Language Discourse in the Classroom

·        General Classroom Language

·        Classroom Instructions and Language Learning

·        Use of Literature across the curriculum

·        Role of Questioning & Discussions in the classroom

UNIT-2

Listening and Speaking is Essential Communicative Skills

·        Processing and Enquiring Information

·        Listening and Speaking to Interact: dialogue, storytelling, poem,

·        Recitation, Short play

·        Respond to Style, Tone, and Registers of language

Reading to Learn and Understand

·        Scanning, Skimming and Extracting relevant information from the books

·        Understand the meaning in reference to the context

·        Schema Theory; Text structures, & reading in content areas

Writing to Learn and Understand

·        Linkages between reading & Writing

·        Learn to write reports, reviews, essays, notices, letters, and creative writings

·        Presentations of selected papers, questions, and answers

Tasks & Assignments: 

·        Prepare a report on any one of the following-

·        Write a Book review considering the following points-

·        Use of different registers of Language

·        Technical aspects of Language

·        Meaning conveyed in the Text

·        Design a Newsletter on the Basis of Academic & Co-curricular Activities held in your College.

·        Any other the project was given by the institution

SUGGESTED READINGS AND BOOKS FOR LANGUAGE ACROSS THE CURRICULUM:

·        Agnihotri, R.K.(1995).Multilingualism as a classroom resource. In K.Heugh, A. Sieruhn and

·        P. Pluddemonn (Eds.) Multilingual Education for South  Africa.  Johannesburg,  South  Africa: Heinemann.3-7.

·        Hayes, J. H. (2006). Active Literacy Across the Curriculum: Strategies  for  Reading,  Writing, Speaking, and Listening, Eye on Education.

·        Kelly, K. A. New Challenge for Chemistry Education, Volume 32 No.5, September  -  October 2010.

·        Peachey N., (2003) Content-based Instruction, The British Council.

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