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