Essentials of English Language Teaching

Unit 1: Background Perspective
1. Nature and Role of Language
2. Multilingualism and Language Teaching in Schools
3. Expansion of English as a World Language
4. Factors that Influence Second/Foreign Language Learning
Unit 2:
5. English in Colonial and Independent India: Constitutional Positions and Policies
Unit 3: Language Teaching: An Overview
6. Western and Indian Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition
7. Teaching English as a Second Language: Various Methods
Unit 4:
8. The Linguistic System
Unit 5: Developing Language Skills
9. Perspective on Teaching Grammar
10. Contrastive Analysis: Structural and Generative Approaches
11. Error Analysis
12. Helping Learners to Enrich Their Vocabulary
13. Teaching Listening: Issues and Strategies
14. Teaching Spoken English
15: Exploring Reading: Processes and Strategies
16. The Dynamics of Writing
Unit 6: Language, Literature and Aesthetics
17. Different Creative Forms of Language
18. Understanding Different Forms of Literature
Unit 7: Syllabus and Textual Materials
19. Development and Analysis of Syllabus and Textual Materials
20. Development of Textual Material: Planning the Teaching of English
Unit 8” Planning Learning and Teaching
21. Dramatization and Other Modes of Language Representation
22. Audio-Visual Aids
Unit 9:
23. Language Assessment: Its Role and Importance