125. Transactional Strategy- MEd

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

As per NCTE guidelines the  University of Kerala  had   revised its  PG curriculum for  the  newly introduced  two year  MEd course.

During the two-day Workshop on ‘Aggrandizement of the UG and PG Curriculum’ organized in Govt. College of Teacher Education, Thiruvananthapuram on 10 and 11 February 2016, I was directed to contribute to the workshop.

Those  attending  the  Workshop had  expressed difficulty  in transacting  the newly  introduced papers on  Academic Writing and  Expository Writing. So, I had prepared the following  handout  for  the participants.  Dr. Sivadasan, former Dean of Education, of the University of Kerala and the participants of the workshop appreciated  the contribution.

        

Government College of Teacher Education, Thiruvananthapuram

Two-day Workshop on Aggrandizement of UG and PG Curriculum   in Teacher Education

10 and 11 February  2016

Proposed Teaching Strategy for Self Development Courses (PG Course)

[Prepared by Dr.C.Praveen, Faculty, PG Department, Govt.CTE,Thiruvananthapuram]

Sem 2: Communication and Academic Writing (P 87-89)

Unit 1: Communication

Unit 2: Academic Writing

*Seminars/Assignments

*Workshop/Practical

*Reflective Practicums

Proposed transactional strategy: Communication

*Introductory lecture

* Use of  illustrative multimedia

*Class room performance tasks –individual, pair, group

*Modelling by teacher if necessary

Proposed transactional strategy: Academic writing

*Introductory lecture

*Supply of specimen essays, journal articles

*Analytical reading of texts in  pairs  in workshop mode with teacher  assistance

*In class writing  refining tasks

*Home assignments

         

Tasks  focussing on   the following aspects of  Academic writing

(Workshop mode)

1.An  argument-Makes a point and supports  it.

2. The point (“claim” or “thesis”) is a clear, declarative sentence…is debatable  not a statement of the obvious.

3.Organization: A  clear introduction, body, and conclusion.

4.Support: Text as support and quotes and points to support.

5.Documenting: Following MLA style

6.Signaling:Transition sentence while moving from one point  to another.

7.Turning  ordinary essay into MLA document format

8.Grammar correctness

Sem 3: Communication and Soft Skill development (P100-102)

Unit 1: Communication

Unit 2:Soft Skills

*Seminars/Assignments

*Workshop/Practical

*Reflective Practicum

Proposed transactional strategy: Communication

*Introductory lecture

* Use of  illustrative multimedia

*Class room performance tasks –individual, pair, group

*Modelling/ Grooming  by teacher

Proposed transactional strategy: Soft Skills

*Introductory lecture

* Use of  illustrative multimedia

*Supply of  Check list to students- For Self check

*Class room performance tasks –individual, pair, group

*Modelling/ Grooming  by teacher

Sem: 3: Expository Writing Practice (P103-104)

Unit 1:Expository Writing-(Narrative, Persuasive, Descriptive, Expository- difference from Academic writing)

Unit 2:Expository Writing strategies (Revising, drafting)

*Seminars/Assignments

*Workshop/Practical

*Reflective Practicum

Proposed transactional strategy: Expository  writing

*Introductory lecture

*Supply of specimen essays, journal articles

*Analytical reading of texts in  pairs  in workshop mode with teacher  assistance followed by in class writing  and  refining tasks

*Home assignments

Tasks  focussing on   the following aspects of  Expository  Writing(Workshop  mode)

* Idea to be investigated

*Expounding the idea

*Evaluating  evidence

*Setting  forth an argument concerning that idea in a clear and concise manner

*Writing a clear thesis statement

* Clear and logical transitions between the introduction, body, and conclusion.

*Body paragraphs that include evidential support.

*Evidential support (whether factual, logical, statistical, or anecdotal).

*A conclusion that does not simply restate the thesis, but readdresses it in light of the evidence provided.

*Writing the common method for expository essay -five-paragraph Essay-an introductory paragraph; three evidentiary body paragraphs; a conclusion

Posted by                                                                                    

Dr. C. Praveen

Former Secretary, KUETEF and

Convenor, Curriculum Revision Two-year BEd (English)

University of Kerala