77. Content EDU 05.2

[Kerala University English Teacher Educator’s Forum - KUETEF]

Space constraint led to the deletion of the detailed description of the Content for  all the papers in the final  version of the BEd. Curriculum published in the  Kerala University Website. The  final version in fact  states:

The components of the curriculum have been presented in the following order.

*Title of the subject

* Objectives of learning the subject

*Contents included in the subject

*Syllabus Grid

  [P 27  BEd. Curriculum  with effect from the academic year 2013-14]

Given below is the content of EDU 05.2 for quick reference:

Syllabus: EDU 5.2 Pedagogic Content Knowledge Analysis-English 

Instructional hours:  84

Theoretical Discourses - 60

Related Practical Work - 24

Content:

Unit 1: Pedagogic Content Knowledge Analysis(PCKA)

*Concept of Pedagogy, Pedagogical Principles, Objectives of Pedagogic Analysis

*Pedagogic Content Knowledge (PCK)-Its scope in  teaching and learning of Course Book.

*Content Analysis of Course Book-Secondary level:

-Identifying  concepts, themes, language elements, literary discourses

-Sequencing of content knowledge

-Locating deficiencies in the content

Unit 2: Instructional Objectives

*Bloom’s Taxonomy of Instructional Objectives(revised)

*Instructional Objectives and Specifications of teaching English

*Process skills with reference to teaching  and learning English

*Mental Processes

*Development of thinking skills- Critical, Creative and Problem Solving

Unit 3: Planning and designing  the Teaching Manual/Lesson Plan

* Relevance of planning-Year Plan, Unit Plan  and Lesson Templates

* Planning to teach- Prose, Poetry, Grammar, Vocabulary

* Incorporating activities, strategies for spoken and written discourse construction

* Individual, Pair and Group Work

* Home Assignment

* Designing Templates based on Models of Teaching: Direct Instruction Model, Concept Attainment Model, Advance Organizer Model, Synectics Model, Role Play Model

Unit 4: Micro Teaching Skills and Psychological Principles

* Core skills of teaching

*Definition, Principles, Micro Teaching Cycle, Advantages

*Lesson development, teaching  based on ten  Micro Teaching skills

*Assessment of Micro Teaching

* Psychological Principles for teaching-Motivation, Readiness, Learning  by Doing, Reinforcement, Law of Exercise, Group Dynamics

Unit 5: Design and Development of Teaching Aids

*Learning support resources in the language classroom:

-Pictures, Charts, Flash Cards, Models

-Radio, Tape Recorder, TV, Video Clips, Interactive White Board,

   LCD Projector

- Internet, Computer Assisted Language Teaching (CALL)

- Language Lab

Unit 6: Assessment and Evaluation

-Purpose, Different types of testing mechanisms

-Criteria for a good test in English

- Art of Questioning -Question Form(Objective Type, Short Answer, Essay),

   Questions for  Lower  Order  Thinking (LOT) and

   Higher Order  Thinking (HOT)

-Test types of  LSRW

-Construction and  administration of an Achievement Test

     and Diagnostic Test

-Remedial Teaching

-CCE, Grading

-Formative and Summative  Assessment

-Feedback: Student, Peer, Teacher and Parent

-Adapting assessment to new learning environments,

   ICT integrated Projects and  assessment practices

A Request to Teacher Educators: 

Kindly  familiarize yourself  with the content before attending the proposed Workshop on 26 October 2013 at Karmela Rani Training College, Kollam.

Dr. C. Praveen

Secretary, KUETEF