This document outlines the objectives and content of a course on Teaching English. The course has 4 blocks and 19 units total. The objectives are to understand the importance of English, analyze problems teaching English in India, understand approaches and methods in teaching English, and design lesson plans incorporating teaching aids and technology. The blocks cover the importance of English, principles of teaching like methods and the communicative approach, developing listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and lesson planning using different materials.

1. Dr Babasaheb Ambedker Open University
Ahmedabad
Subject: Teaching of English Paper no: ______ Compulsory/optional/ Buniyadi______
Name of the paper: Teaching of English
Credit : 4
Course Objectives:
The student teachers will be able to -
1. Understand the importance of English language in global context.
2. Analyse the problems of teaching English faced in india.
3. Prioritise the aims and objectives of teaching English in India.
4. Clarify the difference betwween language learning as L1 and L2.
5. Understand the evolution of methods and approaches in ELT.
6. Understand the need of communicative approach and eclecticism.
7. Consruct tasks , games and activities foe developing and assessing LSRW skills in
isolation and in integration
8. Design defferent types of lessopn plans for developing specific skills.
9. Understand the need of incorporating teaching aids, authentic materials and ICT.
Block 1 English : Importance and scope
Unit 1 Imporatance of Learning English
Unit 2 Problems of teaching English as a second Language
Unit 3 Aim and objectives of teaching English
Unit 4 Understanding L1 and L2 Learners
Block 2 Basic Principles of Teaching English
Unit 5 Methods and Approaches of Teaching English: Historic Overview
(Structural approach, Grammar Tanslation method, Direct method)
Unit 6 Teaching of Language Functions
Unit 7 Communicative Approach: Principles, Merits, Communicative activities,
Communicative Teacher
Unit 8 Eclectic Approach : Need and Importance

2. Block 3 Teaching LSRW: In Isolation and in Integration
Unit 9 Development and Assessment of LSRW Skills In isolation and in
Integration
Unit 10 Task based, contextual, and activity based teaching for developing
LSRW Skills
Unit 11 Teaching of Grammar and vocabulary in context
Unit 12 Language games fo teaching LSRW skills
Block 4 Lesson Planning and Material Production
Unit 13 Type of Lesson :1 Oral communication Lesson
Unit 14 Type of Lesson :2 Reading Comprehension Lesson
Unit 15 Type of Lesson :3 Grammar in use Lesson
Unit 16 Type of Lesson :4 Writing Composition lesson
Unit 17 Use of Teaching aids , Authentic Materials in Teaching English
Unit 18 Developing test items: {objective type, short answer and eassay type}
Unit 19 Technology Integrated English Language Teaching: Importance and
Development of ICT based Material
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Krishnaswamy, N. Methods of Teaching English.Macmillan, 2006
Mac carthy and o’Dell. English Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge University press, 2001
Naagraaj, Geetha. English Language Teachin: Approaches, Methods , Techniques. Orient longman,
1996
Rinvolucri. Grammar Games. Cambridge University press, 2001