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| === Who can use this course === | | === Who can use this course === |
− | # The program is intended for English language teachers in government, aided and unaided schools, including lower primary, higher primary and high schools (grades 1 through 10). | + | # The course is intended to be transacted in multiple contexts - of different levels of English in the environment and differing levels of teacher proficiency. The materials can be used for lower primary, higher primary or high schools. |
− | # The program would be useful for other (Kannada, Hindi, Telugu etc) language teachers as well, the program aims to develop similar course for teachers of other languages | + | # The course can be used by teachers in formal schools - rural or urban, government or private - at different levels based on their contexts. |
| + | # The course can also be used as a simultaneous learning program for teachers and students in rural and / or tribal or urban sum contexts where teacher proficiency may be lower in English. The activities proposed will contain variants to allow such a transaction. |
| + | # The program would be useful for other (Kannada, Hindi, Telugu etc) language teachers as well, the program aims to develop similar course for teachers of other languages |
| # The program would also be useful to teachers teaching Mathematics, Science, Social Science and other subjects through the English medium of instruction. | | # The program would also be useful to teachers teaching Mathematics, Science, Social Science and other subjects through the English medium of instruction. |
| # The program can also be used by teacher educators working in the area of language teaching | | # The program can also be used by teacher educators working in the area of language teaching |
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| === Course design === | | === Course design === |
− | The course is conceptualized as a series of modules which can be attempted independently or in sequence. Each course module will have several units along which the concepts will be organized. is conceptualized to consist of short courses. Each course will consist of modules and each module of units. Each unit will consists of a group of lessons, with clearly specified objectives (learning outcomes), intended audience, activities, resources required. It can also have optional/alternative activities and extensions. | + | The course is conceptualized as a series of modules which can be attempted independently or in sequence. Each course module will have several units along which the concepts will be organized. The units have been designed to be transacted as a whole but it is possible for different units and modules to be combined to address the needs of specific contexts. Each unit will consists of a group of lessons, objectives (learning outcomes), intended audience, activities, resources required. It can also have optional/alternative activities and extensions. |
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− | A tentative list of courses, modules and units is provided below.
| + | The following is an initial list of modules being offered in this course. |
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| + | ==== Module 1 - An overview of different language learning approaches and associated methods ==== |
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| + | ===== Objectives ===== |
| + | # To introduce teachers to different theories and approaches of language learning |
| + | # To develop an insight into the ways children process and learn languag |
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| + | ===== Audience ===== |
| + | # Teachers in different contexts |
| + | # Teacher educators |
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| + | ===== Resources ===== |
| + | # Summarized readings of works of leading linguists and educators |
| + | # Videos/ recordings of different classroom approaches |
| + | # Examples: |
| + | ## https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tXzNjAfTwI |
| + | ## https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBsyq7_RPNk |
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| + | ===== Units ===== |
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| + | ====== Unit 1 - ====== |
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| ==== Module - Sounds and scripts ==== | | ==== Module - Sounds and scripts ==== |