Questions for Second Internal Examination (Optional II)

Questions to Discuss from Unit II &III (Optional II)

2014-2015

Note to the students:

Dear Students!

          Refer to the library books and prepare answers for the following questions.  You can work in groups to prepare the answers and have discussion in your practice teaching schools.  This discussion will help you lot for the first internal examination.

Have good time during your practice teaching!

Stay tuned with your regular work!

Good Luck!

Shermila.A

Discuss with your friends and write an essay on the following in about 500 words.

1.      What in your opinion is the status of English in India today?

2.      What are the aims of teaching English as a second language?

3.      What are the utilitarian values of teaching English?

4.      Mention the different values and objectives of teaching English.

5.      What are the linguistic principles of foreign language teaching?

6.      Mention the psychological principles of foreign language teaching.

7.      What is the scope of B.Ed English curriculum?

8.      Mention Bloom’s taxonomy of Educational objectives with special reference to English.

9.      Mention the difference between teaching of prose and poetry.

10.  As a teacher of English how will you teach grammar in an interesting way?

11.  What are the various composition exercises you will use in teaching English?

Discuss with your friends and write on the following in about 300 words.

1.      Do you think English has a good future in India?  Substantiate your answer with examples.

2.      What is the rationale of teaching English in India?

3.      Why is English a skill rather than a knowledge subject?

4.      How the knowledge of mother tongue interferes in the learning of English?

5.      What is TRANSFER or pull of the mother tongue?

6.      What is the scope of teaching English for trainees and what are the qualities of a good teacher of English?

7.      What are the steps involved in the preparation of a lesson plan?

8.      Mention the components of any five micro teaching skills.

9.      Write an episode to teach any particular micro skill.

10.  Bring out the role of teacher educators and guide teachers in developing the teaching skills.

11.  What are the aims of teaching poetry?

12.  Mention the aims of teaching prose.

13.  What are the various poetic devices used in poetry writing?

14.  Mention the difference between prescriptive and descriptive grammar teaching.

15.  What are the characteristics of unit plan?

Discuss with your friends and write on the following in about 100 words.

1.      Why is English a window of the modern world?

2.      English is considered as a library language – do you agree?  How?

3.      What are the educational opportunities of learning this language?

4.      What are the basic aims of teaching English as a second language in schools?

5.      How to create interest among the learners to learn English?

6.      What are the differences between L1 & L2?

7.      What are the uses of mother tongue in teaching English?

8.      What is a lesson plan?

9.      What are the characteristics of a good lesson plan?

10.  Define a unit plan.

11.  Mention the uses of a lesson plan.

12.  In your opinion what are the qualities of a good teacher of English?

13.  What is the importance of instructional objectives?

14.  Mention how you will write specific objectives of a poem.

15.  What is the difference between general and specific objectives?

16.  Define micro teaching.

17.  Mention the micro teaching cycle.

18.  What are the uses of micro teaching?

19.  Mention the various skills involved in micro teaching.

20.  What is a link lesson?

21.  Define a demonstration lesson.

22.  What is the role of peer group in developing teaching skills?

23.  What is an observation lesson?

24.  Mention the difference between guided and controlled composition.

25.  What are the symbols used in the correction of composition exercises?