This document discusses language teaching across the curriculum. It outlines the aims of language teaching as developing the abilities to understand spoken language, read, develop creative skills, and understand specific language aspects. Principles of effective language teaching include exercises, child-centered learning, language exposure, motivation, oral approaches, habit formation, relating to life, and accounting for individual differences. The functions of language are divided into primary functions of information, expression, and direction, and secondary functions including communication, aesthetics, preservation, and culture. In the classroom, language serves information, communication, instrumental, regulatory, personal, and imaginative functions.

1. Language Across the Curriculum
Suresh Babu G
Asst. Professor CTE Paippad

2. LANGUAGE
Language is a medium through which one can
express one’s ideas, thoughts , feels etc.

3. Aims of Language Teaching
1. Ability to understand speaking language.
2. Ability to read.
3. Development of creative skills.
4. Ability to understand the specific aspect of a
language.

4. Principles of Language Teaching
• Principle of exercise
• Principle of child centered learning.
• Principle of exposure to the language.
• Principle of motivation and interest.
• Principle of oral approach.
• Principle of habit formation.
• Correlated with life.
• Principle of individual difference.

5. Functions of Language
• Information function.
• Expressive function.
• Directive function
• Preservative function.
Functions of language
Can be divided as
Primary
Function
Secondary
Function
Directive
Communicative
Aesthetic
Preservative
Culture
Information
Expression

6. Functions in Classroom
• Information function
• Communication / interactive function
• Instrumental function
• Regulative function
• Personal function
• Imaginative function