Appendices Appendix 1 a) Interview Schedule for School Teachers on ELT in India 1 • Has there been any change in the methods of .teaching of English in India? 2. What is the nature of the change? 3. What method do you practise in the teaching of English to your students? 4. What other method, in your opinion would be more suitable to your classroom and why? 5» In that case, why do you use the method you mentioned in response to question No.3? 6. Do you feel that the changes in the methods have affected language teaching? 7. If so, do they have a positive influence or a negative influence on English Language Teaching? 8. What is your students' attitude to learning English? 9. Do you have any say in the syllabus designing? 10. Are you allowed the freedom to implement the syllabus in the way you choose to?
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Appendices
Appendix 1
a) Interview Schedule for School Teachers on ELT in
India
1 • Has there been any change in the methods of
.teaching of English in India?
2. What is the nature of the change?
3. What method do you practise in the teaching of
English to your students?
4. What other method, in your opinion would be more
suitable to your classroom and why?
5» In that case, why do you use the method you
mentioned in response to question No.3?
6. Do you feel that the changes in the methods have
affected language teaching?
7. If so, do they have a positive influence or a
negative influence on English Language Teaching?
8. What is your students' attitude to learning
English?
9. Do you have any say in the syllabus designing?
10. Are you allowed the freedom to implement the
syllabus in the way you choose to?
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b) Different Methods of/Approaches to ELT Most
Favoured and Predominantly Practised, by Teachers
in Active Service
Method/Approach
Grammar-Tran s i a t i 0 n
Direct
S t r u c t u r a l
S i t u a t i o n a l
Communicative
Most favoured
75
140
110
125
50
by Predominantly p rac t i sed by
210
70
90
75
55
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Appendix 2
a) Interview Schedule for Teacher Educators on ELT
in India
1 . What is your opinion about the shift of emphasis
in ELT in India?
2. How much time do you devote to teaching the
historical perspectives of ELT?
J, How much time do you devote to teaching the current
trends in ELT?
4. Do you feel that these trainees at the end of
their training are fully equipped to handle
English classes?
5. Are you satisfied with the current practice
teaching programme?
6. Do you get full co-operation from the co-operating
schools? What are the problems faced by you while
training the teacher trainees?
7. Do you have any feedback and remedial sessions for
the trainees on completion of their practice
teaching?
8. When there is any change in the high/higher
secondary school syllabus are you informed of it
in advance?
9. Do you find the teacher trainees adequately
competent in English at their entry-point?
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10. Do you get any periodic in-service training to
familiarise yourself with the current trends in
ELT?
b) Table showing the opinion of Teacher Educators
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Appendix 3
THE GANDHIGRAM RURAL INSTITUTE
(DEEMED UNIVERSITY)
F a c u l t y of E n g l i s h and Fore ign Languages
S y l l a b u s in Eng l i sh as a Core-Subjec t
f o r B .A . /B .Sc . /B .Cop . /B .D .A . /R«I .M. Course
O b j e c t i v e s ;
1. To improve the communicative s k i l l s of the s tudents
in English.
2. To develop the different s k i l l s for communication
in English.
3. To generate in the students a keen in teres t in
the process of written and oral communication.
4. To make the students in ternal ise the rules of
Modern English structure and usage so that they
may express themselves effort lessly and
spontaneously in English.
5. To generate a love of l i t e r a tu r e in the s tudents .
6. To make the students acquainted with some of the
well-known creative pieces from world l i t e r a tu r e
tha t wil l eventually stimulate an abiding I n t e r e s t
in values and personality-growth on healthy grounds. >,
7. To develop the necessary skills in the students
which will enable them to translate literary and
other pieces from English into the mother tongue.
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8. To prepare the students for coriipetltive examinations
in English and to make them proficient in business
and official correspondence.
Mechanics of the Course;
The mechanics of the course will be as follows:
a. Each paper has two parts. Part I will be assessed
at the end of each Semester and Part II consisting
of Spoken English and Extensive Reading will be
cumulatively assessed as paper V at the end of
the Semester IV.
b. The course is divided into four semesters.
c. Though textbooks are prescribed for the course, they
are meant mostly as specimen pieces on which the
teaching and learning process will be based.
d. Emphasis will be more on learning than on teaching
and the teacher will act as a catalyst and guide.
e. Equal emphasis will be given to Spoken and Written
English.
Duration:
Two years (Four Semesters)
Salient Features of the Course;
a. The course aims at simultaneous development of
the following skills: Listening, Reading, Speaking
and Writing.
*a"
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b. Provision is made in the syllabus for the cultivation
of reading habit by offering a variety of simplified
and graded extensive readers out of which each
student has to choose and read at least 5 books per
semester, and prepare comprehensive and appreciative
assessment of their reading under the supervision
of one of the teachers.
c. Training in speaking in English will be provided
in the Language Laboratory Audio Visual Room and
in the classroom.
d. There will be regular debates, seminars and quiz
programmes in order to develop the powers of the
students in reasoning logically and expressing
ideas cogently and coherently.
Assessment:
Internal : 50 Marks
External : 50 Marks
The skills of the learners in listening, speaking,
reading and writing will be assessed for awarding
internal marks. The distribution of marks for the
four skills is as follows:
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
10 Marks
10 Marks
15 Marks
15 Marks
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The learners may be divided into small groups of
20 each.
Listening Ski l l :
Learners are exposed to l i s tening to recorded
conversation, dialogue, speech, e t c . and they wil l be
given objective type questions based on the learning
mater ia l s . Quiz programmes may be organised.
Speaking Ski l l :
Learners wil l be asked to speak on one topic out
of six related to t h e i r l i f e for 3 mts. Spoken Engligh
c lasses may be arranged per iodica l ly .
The evaluation may be done
a) by the teachers of the faculty
b) by the other students
c) by the external examiners
All the students wil l be made to undergo the course
on proficiency in Spoken English offered by Regional
Ins t i tu t e of English, Bangalore as part of the course
during the f i r s t semester. Assistance from the Regional
In s t i t u t e of English, Bangalore may be sought for
conducting the course in Gandhigram Rural Ins t i tu te
I t s e l f .
Reading Ski l l :
Passages for tes t ing t h i s s k i l l may be selected
from prescribed Textbooks, Extensive Reading,
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Newspapers, Journals etc.
Tests should aim at finding the learners' comprehensive
ability • The learners may be asked to read a known or
unseen passage loudly to find out whether they read
properly, dividing each sentence into sense groups.
They will be asked to answer objective type questions
based on the passage to test their comprehension.
Writing Skill:
The learners may be given topics or questions
from the prescribed texts and unseen passages to write
short answers, paragraphs of 100 words each and
extended compositions of 200 words each.
Assignments based on the prescribed texts may be
given. The learners may be asked to write on specific
topics in the classroom during the composition period.
A few topics as assignment may be given to the learners
to be written, using reference materials outside the
class hours.
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Course Outline at a Glance
First Semester
Paper I - Prose and Fiction
Part I
Unit - I : English Prose for Communication
Unit - II : Remedial English
Unit - III : Short Stories
Part II (To be cumulatively assessed as Paper V
at the end of the IV semester)
Unit - I : Spoken English
(Consonants and vowels lessons 1 to 12)
Unit - II : Extensive Reading
(5 graded simplified readers)
Second Semester
Paper II - Poetry and Drama
Part I
Unit - I : Drama
Modern one-act Plays
Unit - II : Poetry
•Poets Progress'
Unit - III : 'Grammar and Usage'
The elements of Communication in English
Part II (To be cumulatively assessed as Paper V
at the end of the IV semester)
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Unit - I
Unit - II
: Spoken English
Consonants and Vowels
Lessons 13 to 24
: Extensive Reading
(5 graded simplified readers)
Third Semester
Paper III - Functional English-I
Part I
Unit - I : Writing with a Purpose
Unit - II : English Language Course for Colleges
Unit - I I I : Elements of Business English
Pa r t II (To be cumulat ively assessed as Paper V
at the end of the IV semester)
Unit - I : Spoken English
S t ress Rhythm and Intonat ion
(Lessons 1 to 36)
Unit - II j Extensive Reading
(5 graded s impl i f ied readers)
Part I
Unit
Unit
Unit
Fourth Semester
Paper IV - Functional Engl ish-I I
I : Introductory English
II : Words - A Book of English Usage
III : Dialogues in English
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Part II (To be cumulatively assessed as Paper V '
at the end of the IV semester)
Unit - I : Spoken English
PPC Practice Lessons 37 to 44
Unit - II : Extensive Reading
(5 graded simplified readers)
Fifth Semester
Paper V - Functional English-Ill
(Examined at the end of the fourth semester Comprehensive
Course Viva conducted by the Faculty with one External
Examiner)
a* Assessment of record of extensive reading during
the four semesters
b. Assessment of spoken competence
c. Testing of listening and reading skills.
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Syllabus Details
First Semester
Paper I - Prose an^ Fiction
Part I
Unit - I : English Prose fo r Communication.
ed . by M.S. Prabakaran, R, Jo th iprakash
and M.R. Kubendran
The fol lowing e ight p i e c e s
1. I have a dream - Martin Luther King
2. On Education - Albert E ins te in
3. All about a Dog - A.G. Gardiner
4. The Gandhian Way - C.E.M. Joad
5. Great Sc i en t i s t s and Inven tors - J . B . Neilson
6. The Success of Non-violence - Jawaharlal Nehru
7» Science and Society - J. Bronowski
8. Freud and Dreams - H.J . Eysenck
Unit - II : Remedial English by F .T . Wood
Published by Macmillan, Madras. '
Unit - I I I : Memorable S t o r i e s from many c o u n t r i e s .
ed. by Dr.N. Radhakrishnan
(P.V. Nathan & Co. , Madras)
The following f ive s t o r i e s are prescr ibed:
1• The t h r e e Hermits - Leo Tolstoy
2. Two Gentlemen of Verona - A . J . Cronin
3. The Open Window - Saki
4. rienry - P h y l l i s Bottom
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5. David Swan - Nathaniel Hawthrone
Par t II (To be cumulatively assessed as Paper V at the end of the IV semester)
Unit - I : Spoken English - Consonants and Vowels
Lessons 1 - 12 .
Unit - II : Extensive Reading - Five graded.,
s impl i f ied r e a d e r s .
Second Semester
Paper II - Poetry and Drama
Pa r t I
Unit - I : Modern One-act Plays
ed . by S. Kandasamy (Emerald Publ i shers )
The following p ieces are p rescr ibed :
1 • The Unexpected - El la Adkins
2. The Death Trap - Saki
3« The Anniversary - Anton Chekhov
4. The S h e r i f f ' s Kitchen - Ronald Gow
5» Followers - Harold Brighouse
Unit - II ; Modern Poetry
The P o e t ' s Progress
ed . Hubert Jagger (Blackie & Sons)
The following p ieces are p resc r ibed :
1. Robert Southey - My Days among the Dead are passed
2. Lord Byron - The Destruct ion of Sennacherib
3» John Keats - La Belle Dame Sans Merci
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4. H.W. Longfellow
5» Lord Tennyson
6. Matthew Arnold
- The S l ave ' s Dream
- The Lady of Shalott
- The Forsaken Merman
Unit - I I I : English for Communication
"Elements of Communication in English"
by Dr.N. Radhakrishnan
Par t II (To be cumulatively assessed as Paper V at the end of the IV semester)
Unit - I : Spoken English - Consonants and Vowels
Lessons 13 - 24
Unit - II : Extensive Reading
(5 graded s impl i f ied readers)
Third Semester
Paper I I I - Functional Bnglish-I
Pa r t I
Unit - I : Writing with a purpose by Tickoo
and Sasikumar
Unit - II : English Language Course for Colleges
b y L . A . H i l l
Unit - III % Elements of Business English
Part II (To be cumulatively assessed as Paper V
at the end of the IV semester)
Unit - I : Spoken English
Stress, Rhythm and Intonation
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Unit - II : Extensive Reading
(5 graded s impl i f ied readers)
Fourth Semester
Paper IV ~ Functional Engllsh-II
Part I
Unit I : Introductory English - a course for
Technical Students overseas by
P.A. Saunders, University of London
Press Ltd.
Unit - II : Words - a book of English usage by
M.G. Gopalakrishnan, published by
R.I.E. , Bangalore.
Unit - III : Dialogues in English by
Dr.S. Velayudhan, Regional Institute
of English, Bangalore.
Part II (To be cumulatively assessed as Paper V
at the end of the IV semester)'
Unit - I
Unit - II
Spoken English
a) BBC Prac t i ce l essons
b) Improve your Spoken English by
J.S. Bright
Extensive Reading
(5 graded s impl i f ied readers)
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Paper V ~ Functional English-Ill
(To be examined at the end of the Fourth Semester)
a. Assessment of record of extensive reading during
the four semesters
b. Assessment of Spoken Competence
c* Testing of listening and reading skills
The tests will be held in the form of a
Comprehensive Course Viva conducted by the Faculty
with the help of one External Examiner.
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Appendix k
a. (The question paper for the Initial Test given to
the IV Semester Home Science and Chemistry Students
of Batch I and Batch II.)
Initial Test
IV Semester (1989-90 and 1990-91)
Time: 1*/2 hrs. Marks: 50
I a) Give the antonyms for the following:
ugly, bright, strong, possible, truth, heavy,
tidy, broad, literate, accept • (V2x10=5)
b) Give the synonyms for the following:
magnificent, envious, chase, similar, revere,
industrious, abode, huge, frequent, precede
(Y2x10«5)
II Give single word substitutes for the following:
1) One who does not believe in the existence of Sod.
2) A child which has lost one or both of its
parents by death.
3) A period of two weeks.
4) The act of killing oneself.
5) A scientific study of birds. (1x5"»5)
III Correct the following sentences.
1) I am 111 since yesterday.
2) He said he will come today.
3) One of the students have lost the book.
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4) I prefer coffee than tea.
5) The teacher discussed about the question paper in
the class yesterday. (1x5=5)
IV Make sentences to bring out the difference of
meaning in the following pairs of words.
a) whether - weather; b) diary - dairyj c) conscious
conscience; d) proceed - precede; e) made - maid
(2x5«10)
V Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs
given in the brackets.
1) The earth (move) round the sun.
2) My friends (see) the Prime Minister yesterday.
3) I —: (send) him only one letter upto now.
4) It started to rain while we (play) tennis.
5) He (fall) asleep while he was driving.
6) The baby (cry) for 3 hours.
7) By this time next week you (complete)
your exams.
8) I (buy) a new bicycle last week.
9) The train (leave) before we reached the
station.
10) When I get home this evening my children
(play). (1x10=10)
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VI Attempt a critical appreciation of the following
poem *
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us,
Footprints on the sands of time;
Footprints, that perhaps another
Failing o'er life's solemn main;
A forlorn and shipwreck'd brother
Seeing, shall take heart again.
(1x1010)
b. (The question paper for the Final Test given to
the IV Semester Home Science and Chemistry students