The editorial titled "The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis," published on December 5, 2024, presents a thought-provoking perspective on the current state of reading and the humanities.
Monday, December 9, 2024
150.Is Reading Culture on the Decline?
Sunday, October 30, 2022
149.Model Exam QP-TPACK
Second Semester BEd Degree Model Examination, October
2022
EDU 10.2.: TECHNO PEDOAGOGIC CONTENT
KNOWLEDGE ANALYSIS:ENGLISH
(2021 Admn
onwards)
Time : 2
Hours Max Marks: 50
Part-A
1.Answer all the questions by choosing the correct answer from among the given alternatives.
(1 mark each)
1……… is a name
associated with Pedagogic Content Knowledge.
(a) Shulman (b)
Skinner (c) Dewey
(d) Piaget
2. …….is a mechanical device used for presenting a program of
instructional material.
(a)Abacus (b)Film projector (c) Slide Projector (d)Teaching Machine
3.Dave’s ESL Café belongs to……………
(a) Dave Coffee Company
(b)Dave Sperling
(c) British Council (d)
Pergamon Press
4.Obtaining goods or
services from an outside supplier is
…………………………
(a)Transcription (b)Content writing c)Copy
writing (d) Outsourcing
5.Direct Instruction
Model….…………………
(a)was proposed by
David Ausubel
(b)is a teacher
directed teaching method.
(c)evolved from the
research efforts of Bruner
(d).is most suitable
for fostering creative expression
(5 x 1 = 5 Marks)
PART-B
II. Answer all the questions in one word or a sentence. 1 mark each.
6.What is a self
instructional strategy?
7. Mention any one disadvantage of
Programmed Instruction.
8.What is content
writing?
9. What is ‘Principle
of reaction’ in Models of teaching?
10.What is the main
characteristic of an ideal literary
translation?
(5x1=5 Marks)
PART- C
III. Answer all
the questions in one or two sentences. Two marks each.
11. What
are the phases of the Concept Attainment Model?
12. Mention
a pedagogic activity given in the English classroom in
any Asian country .
13.What are the advantages of Forums
for learners of English?
14. Suggest any
two ways of using Video Conferencing for teaching English.
15. What is
technopedagogy?
(5x2=10 Marks)
PART-D
1V. Answer any
four questions not exceeding a page
and a half. 5 marks each.
16. How can a
Learning Management System be used for ELT?
17. How
can Blogs and Wikis be used for ELT?
18. What are the advantages of Computer assisted
language learning?
19. How can
networking help teachers?
20.Explain ‘branching’ in Branching
Programming.
21.What are the characteristics of good self
instructional materials?
(4x5 =20 Marks)
PART-E
V. Answer any
one question. The question
carries 10 marks.
22. “Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK is
an ideal application in all aspects of learning, which are all important in the
teaching and learning”-Illustrate
with reference to teaching of
English.
.23. Suggest
how internet resources can be exploited for both knowledge enrichment and instruction with reference to the teaching of English.
(1x 10= 10 Marks)
148.Model Examination QP Curriculum and Resources
Second Semester BEd Degree Model Examination, October
2022
EDU 09.2.: CURRICULUM
AND RESOURCES IN DIGITAL ERA:ENGLISH EDUCATION
(2021 Admn onwards)
Time : 2
Hours Max Marks: 50
Part-A
1.Answer all the questions by choosing the correct answer from among the given alternatives. 1 mark each.
1.Which of the
following is not true of Critical
Pedagogy?
(a) Views
teaching as a political act .
(b) Language classroom in not free of
ideology.
(c) Asks educators to reject the idea of knowledge as being neutral or objective.
(d)A term that
considers the nature of human condition as a philosophical problem.
2.Which of the following
is false about curriculum and
syllabus ?
(a) A curriculum covers a broader
range of topics than a syllabus.
(b)
Both curriculum and syllabus are required for completion of an
educational programme
(c) Curriculum
and Syllabus are documents widely used in the education process.
(d)There
is no relationship whatsoever
between curriculum and syllabus.
3.Which of the following is not
true of children with special needs?
(a) Are born with a
syndrome.
(b)Have profound
cognitive impairment.
(c) Have serious
psychiatric problems.
(d)Have an IQ of
180.
4. Which of the following is a characteristic of Expository Writing?
(a)Clarity
(b)Appeals to
reader’s senses
c) Writer uses emotions like fear, pity, to change a
reader's opinion.
(d) A form of writing that tells a story.
5.Action Research
…………………
(a).helps better
understand certain phenomena in the world.
(b).takes place in a
controlled laboratory setting.
(c)is typically
used in educational settings by teachers.
(d)usually seeks to
determine cause and effect relationship between variables.
(5 x 1 = 5 Marks)
PART-B
II. Answer all the questions in one word or a sentence. 1 mark each.
6.Explain ‘forward
looking’ principle of curriculum.
7.Mention any two main components(structure) of the English language curriculum.
8. Mention any two
informal ways of learning English.
9.Mention any one
language game and its advantage.
10.Mention two ways
in which e-resources can help in
teaching poems.
(5x1=5 Marks)
PART- C
III. Answer all
the questions in one or two sentences. Two marks each.
11.What is the main
purpose of Action Research?
12.What
are the six features of argumentative writing?
13.How can films help in language learning?
14.What does the term
‘inclusive’ signify in ‘Inclusive Education?
15.How can a knowledge of Linguistics help the teacher of English?
(5x2=10 Marks)
PART-D
1V. Answer any
four questions not exceeding a page
and a half. 5 marks each.
16.Write short notes on Social Constructivism and
language learning.
17.Writes short notes on the use of Critical Pedagogy in the language classroom.
18. Suggest ways
of improving pronunciation and conversation online.
19.What are the advantages and disadvantages of virtual classrooms?
20.How can a
teacher of English make the classroom inclusive?
21.Identify the main
difference between expository writing
and descriptive writing.
(4x5 =20 Marks)
PART-E
V. Answer any
one question. The question
carries 10 marks.
22. “A good course book
will have input texts (reading and listening) ;Grammar tasks,
graded vocabulary and discourses”- With reference to the statement,
attempt a critique of the secondary SCERT English Course book.
23.Resources available in Websites, Forums, Podcasts, videos on
YouTube can all be used for
teaching English. Suggest ways of using
them in the English classroom.
(1x 10=
10 Marks)
147.Production of digital resources for online tutoring
While developing
materials teachers should ensure that the technology they
intend to use for learning
should meet the needs
of learners.
The following aspects
may be looked into:
1. Production of an introductory video to inspire and
emphasize the seriousness of the topic.
2. A closing video which
sums up and clarifies the topic
3. Multiple choice questions to test the content
taught
4. Reference list to articles, literature, and other relevant
learning resources
Characteristics of good
online tutoring materials include
*Free from legal restrictions.
*Presentable in a context that is meaningful for the
practitioner.
*Ones that are
easily sourced and accessible.
*Media format that can
be presented in intelligible representations in terms of
language etc
*Must be available
in widely used electronic formats
that are accessible and ubiquitous within that community.
*Capable of engaging
learners, enabling them to do something active with them (for example,
manipulating images).
*Sufficiently small to be reusable,
A note of caution:
Humans interpret audio, images and video differently. Hence
the teacher should
ensure that the content
produced helps to visualize, verbalize and analyze
competence and tacit knowledge in while teaching.
Expected competencies
of an online teacher includes:
*Communication skills
*Technological competence
*Responsiveness
*Student support
146.Journal clubs
*Traditionally a journal club is a group of
individuals who meet regularly to discuss recent articles in the medical
literature. They have existed in one form or another for over 100
years1 but all have the same basic goals.
* There
are many approaches to the settings and conduct of journal clubs, but they have
become increasingly widespread as a component of advanced clinical rotations
for students in the health care professions.
Are journal clubs useful?
Teaching
skills in critical appraisal is often seen as the main purpose of journal clubs.
Depending on the audience, being able to formulate questions from clinical
dilemmas, search the literature, and integrate research evidence, clinical
expertise and the patient's needs and wishes may be as important.
145.ELT in Asia
The
CamTESOL publication ed. Richmond Stroupe & Kelly Kimura, English
Language Teaching Practice in Asia has
several interesting articles
Please view
http://dx.doi.org/10.5746/LEiA/ELTPA
For
a research article which aims to understand theories or conceptual English Language Teaching Trends in
Asia, please view:
ELT Trends in Asia: Current Trends and Issues
of English Language Teaching Practice
144.European schools English language syllabus
The aims of the European
schools English Language Syllabus
include:
*Promote positive attitudes and develop an appreciation of
the value of language – spoken, read and written
*Enable the child to develop an awareness of European
cultures and traditions through listening, speaking, reading and writing
*Create, foster and maintain the child’s interest and
enjoyment in expression and communication
Please view DRAFT English Language 1
Syllabus – Early Years and Primary
Available at
https://europaschooluk.org/wp-content/uploads/Final-Primary-English-syllabus.pdf
