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Pariksha pe Charcha - 2021 (Register to participate)

 

Students, Parents and Teachers can register to participate in Pariksha pe Charcha till 14th March

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The registration process for the forthcoming  Prime Minister’s Interaction Programme with school students, teachers and parents - Pariksha Pe Charcha will remain open till 14th of next month. The fourth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha programme will be held in March this year virtually. The participants of this programme will be  selected through an online competition which will be organised on MyGov platform.

The questions related to dealing with examination stress from school students of Class 9 to 12 will be invited through MyGov platform and selected questions will be featured in the programme. About 2,000 school students, teachers and parents from all across the country are to be selected through an online creative writing competition designed specifically for them on MyGov platform.

The applicants can also pose their questions on this platform. The selected participants will be taking part in the programme online from their respective State and UT headquarters and will be presented with a special 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' kit.

Yesterday Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that as the brave  Exam Warriors start padding up for their exams, the  ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2021’ programme has returned. Mr Modi   appealed to the students to appear for their  exams with a smile and without stress.

Mr Modi said, on popular demand, ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2021’ will also include parents and teachers and  will  be a fun filled discussion on an otherwise serious subject. The Prime Minister also  called upon the  students , their amazing parents and hardworking teachers to take part in the programme  in large numbers.

Online Resources created

 

1.          Happy to share the online resources created during the Lockdown period

                  

                       Videos published in YouTube

a.    https://youtu.be/c6MhHISxq-k - Indian Education

b.  https://youtu.be/VioM9rxnTAE - Teaching of Poetry

c.  https://youtu.be/MUogNgxo95c - English Lesson Plan – Part 1

d. https://youtu.be/Igk3JAPJPG4 - English Lesson Plan – Part 2

e. https://youtu.be/lFbVUxRiUwk - Using Edmodo (Part 1)

f.    https://youtu.be/t2Es2hpaSFQ - Using the app Quizizz 

Quizzes created using the app - Kahoot

1.    https://create.kahoot.it/share/english-modal-verbs/c79af177-d373-419e-af7d-91ad07536682   (Modal Verbs)

2.    https://create.kahoot.it/share/educational-technology/a7f8d952-f29c-4d3f-9ec8-6f6d521308a1 (Educational Technology)

3.    https://create.kahoot.it/share/weekly-test-aug-1-2020/57d9af8d-cd71-4db2-8df4-a57b7538c416 (Weekly Test)

4.    https://create.kahoot.it/share/singular-plural-forms/f5abaf24-5300-40e2-bc62-4767f5554a57 (Grammar)

5.    https://create.kahoot.it/share/common-and-proper-nouns/beb18a1a-7438-4e18-80a5-b33d2212dde9 (Grammar)

6.    https://create.kahoot.it/share/swami-vivekananda/b0634596-4478-4f26-98cd-cbf32f76c597 (Union - Swami Vivekananda)

7.    https://create.kahoot.it/share/children-s-day-quiz/90168c5e-d4bc-42aa-a723-f24ef11a12b6 (Union - Birthday celebration of Nehru)

8.    https://create.kahoot.it/share/optional-i-english-sessional-test/37d21f5b-61d1-4776-9ccd-af6d9e3ff21b (Sessional Test - Word formation)

9.    https://create.kahoot.it/share/mahatma-gandhi/807c428c-a962-42fe-8cab-47ce93dffb20 (Union - Mahatma Gandhi)

 

Quizzes created using the app - Quizizz

1.    https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5f83fd18da6f29001b6c78ac (Sessional Test)

2.    https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5f83f5e8b2aebf001b361121 (Presentation on Individual Learner differences)

3.    https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5f128e2309d41c001bddef36 (Weekly test - Special English)

4.    https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5f040624fa8e8e001d9c4e39 (Grammar - Sentences)

5.    https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5ea3d9c3178b0e001ba1c177 (Webinar - Mobile learning)

6.    https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5ea14150418477001be8194f (State level Inter-Collegiate quiz)

7.    https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5e174bbf6b4d8f001bb08bf2 (Grammar - Parts of Speech)

 

Flipgrid

1.    https://flipgrid.com/srisaradapc201920 (Pedagogy of English)

2.    https://flipgrid.com/srisaradasoc201921 (Educational Technology)

Digital Book form

 

Dear all,

Find the quotes on Teachers and Teaching in the form of Digital Book....

http://online.fliphtml5.com/yealh/kfas/?1614145301902

My dear students,

I expect such attempts of you for your indigenous work... 

Language across curriculum

please find the attachment

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_Y2I9Dhh9KeyJQj44ejf1T9siK73Y3qq

zoom recording of Chandrakumari's presentation.

Hello students,

Let me share the link of zoom recording of Chandrakumari's presentation.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1txvnVGV8zvvDLtjkfq7-x6rRGC2yAglS

Holiday Reading -- A book on Capitalization

A book on Punctuation


Dear learners,

The above link will direct you to an interesting book about Capitalization in language. As this book is meant for children, the language is so simple.

Go through the entire book...

Spend your holidays constructively.

Conquer Corona

Dear learners,
Hearty congratulation to all for having completed your practical examination more successfully...

As we are in a long holiday because of the epidemic disease Corona, caused by Covid - 19 virus,
take care of your health and be hygienic...

Stay away from crowd and other social gatherings...

Maintain your personal hygiene properly and clean your hands frequently. 

Speed Artist - (for the learners who are passionate about drawing and painting)

Hello learners,

I am much delighted to publish this post in which a video was attached from the Television channel "History". The programme was "OMG! Yeh Mera India" Please open this hyperlink " speed artist   "

Much much astonished on seeing the speed of the artist... Why don't you try? Especially Ramyasri...

Communicative Approach - Study material

Dear learners,

On the request of some of you, I would like to share a link which may be useful for your exam preparation as far as Communicative Approach is considered.

https://www.whatiselt.com/single-post/2018/08/23/What-is-the-Communicative-Approach


Do find other resources to add on communicative activities....

Blooms' Taxonomy of objectives of teaching English

Communicative Approach - Video lesson

Dear learners,

Happy to share a link of a video of CLT, which is by an Associate Professor from Morocco.

Do watch the video, and take notes of his explanation apart from the matter in the slides...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySrYYpZAsXE

We shall discuss the approach in the classroom along with a short quiz on it using Kahoot...

I sem - Gen. Eng. - Intonation, Rhythm

Dear prospective teachers,

Do visit the below series of videos which are lessons for learning stress and intonation from a native speaker.... They are worth to watch and have a first hand experience....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIapQVNq3D4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbs5aoqFtVQ 

I Sem - General English - Study Materials - Skill subject

Dear learners,

You may find it useful for your exam purpose....

Teaching English as a Skill Subject

Introduction:

Language is skill subject as it involves the various skills like listening, speaking, reading and writing. It has to be developed by oneself by constant effort and with proper training of senses. In a skill there is a co ordination of muscular activities along with the intellectual activity.

Differences between skill and content subjects:

Skills cannot be taught but rather caught. Language is skill subject and not a content or knowledge subject as history or science is. While learning history what the student learns is the subject matter or facts. One learns certain facts about history. But in language work one does not gather information about the language, but learns the language itself. Knowing a language is different from knowing how to use the language.

Emphasis on Repeated Practice:

As Thompson Wyatt say, “The power of expression in a language is a matter of skill rather than of knowledge; it is a power that grows by exercise, not by knowing merely meanings or rules”. Language is a skill subject like painting or dancing. The basis of learning a skill is practice. So language has to be learnt through constant and sustained practice.

The rules of grammar and the meanings of words are taught as another abstract subject. Knowing them is not sufficient to acquire mastery over the language. Students have to be provided ample opportunities to use the language. Each of the four skills, viz. listening, speaking, reading and writing has to be mastered.

Co-ordination of muscles & Intellect:

            Though a skill does not need only the intellectual activity, it is more a matter of doing than of knowing. In case of listening, enough practice has to be given to the hearing nerves so as to be familiarized with the speech sounds of the language. Apart from the intellectual competency of comprehending the new words and grammar, the ears must also be trained so to accustom with the new speech sounds of English as it is a foreign language.

            In case of speaking, the speech organs like tongue, lips, palates, nostrils are to be trained by constant efforts to produce the speech sounds fluently. Some may know how to pronounce the words / sounds, but they cannot do so because of the lack of co ordination of speech organs. In case of reading also the nerves have to be trained to recognize the new symbols (English alphabets) and know how to read them. One has to develop eye span also.

            In case of writing also, without the co-operation of the finger muscles one cannot write the letters in their appropriate forms. There comes the need of training.

Division of skills:

            In any language, the skills can be divided into two major divisions;

1.      Productive or Expressive skills

2.      Receptive or Comprehensive skills

 

RECEPTIVE / COMPREHENSIVE SKILLS Listening & Reading

PRODUCTIVE / EXPRESSIVE SKILLS Speaking & Writing

                                                   

Receptive or Passive Skills:

Listening and reading skills are comparatively passive and require less exertion on the part of the person. They are receptive because when listening and reading, the person is at the receiving end of the communication channel.

Productive or Active Skills:

Speaking and writing are active skill since the person being at the transmitting end of the channel has to take the initiative. So that only they are called productive skills.

Audio – lingual / aural oral skills:

Listening and speaking which demand the exercise of te auditory and speech organs may be called audio –lingual or oral – oral skills.

Graphic Motor skill:

Reading and writing involve the psycho motor organs. Hence they are called graphic motor skills.

Conclusion:

The language is not just a conglomeration of diverse skills, but one of the integrated skills. Hence we have to use more than one skill simultaneously in many situations. For instance, when one engaged in a conversation, he/she has to listen and speak at the same time. So is the case of reading and writing

Role of English language in India

Role of English in India

English has been playing an important role in our educational system as well as in our national life. It is through English that we have shared the wisdom of the West and that the West has shared with us our intellectual and spiritual heritage.

Views of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan: “English is the only means of preventing our isolation from the world. If we give up English because of sentimental urges, we would cut ourselves from the living stream of ever growing knowledge”

Views of Nehru: “one hundred and fifty years of intimate contact has made English an integral part of our educational system and this cannot be removed without injury to the cause of Indian education”

The official Language:

            English has been the official language of the country for more than 200 years. It has been declared as the associate Official Language of the union for an indefinite period by an Act of Parliament in 1963. as such it dominates the administrative work throughout the country.

World Language:

            Emphasizing the importance of the knowledge of English, the Radhakrishnan University Education Commission observed, “English is a language which is rich in literature- humanistic, scientific and technical”. Over 50% of world’s newspapers, over 50% of world’s scientific and technical periodicals and more than 60 % of world’s radio stations use English as medium of communication.

Language of International Trade and Commerce:

            Business and Trade across the country are carried on through English. Even semi literates on travel and trade promoted to use English for conversing people of other states and to exchange ideas and views. For bringing about revolutionary changes in various fields such as agriculture, medicine, industry, transport, telecommunication, etc., we have to be in touch with the outside world. It is possible only with the knowledge of English.

Scientific and Technical language:

English is a rich store house of knowledge. Discarding English will amount to closing a window on the world of technology. If English is not given due consideration, we will fall back hundreds years and never will be able to catch up economically with the developed countries.

In Social Life:

            English plays an important role in the social life of the country. The highly educated and sophisticated sections of our society find it prestigious to talk in English, they write letters in English. Ceremonials like marriages and other parties’ invitations are mostly in English. Most of the educated people put their signatures in English.

Window on the Modern World:

            Jawaharlal Nehru has rightly said, “English is our major window through which we can see the scientific, technological, agricultural and commercial development taking place in the world. English si the only language through which we have distilled essence of modern knowledge in all fields of human activity.

Link language :

            English is our national link language, as India is a multilingual country. It is the only language which is understood in all states. In the other states, without the knowledge of English, one will become an Alien in our own country. It is only through English that we have established the social, economic, cultural and political relations with other countries of the world.

Library Language:

            Largest numbers of reference books on subjects like science, technology, language, medicine, engineering, agriculture etc. are available in English language. Kothari Commission said, “English should be the most useful library language in higher education.

Court Language:

            English still continues to be the language of the courts. So far there is no other suitable language for legal business, not only at the Supreme Court but also at the High courts and District courts. Cases are presented and judgements given are in English.

Being in Education:

            English plays an important role in the field of education. It is taught compulsorily in most of the states in the country. It is the medium of instruction in  the public schools, technical, medical, law and other institutions.

Conclusion:

Keeping in view the role of English, we cannot dispense with the study of English. Indians can neglect its study at their own risk.

I sem - Gen. English - Word stress

Word Stress

« The word is a linguistic entity composed of one or more syllables

« The syllable that is pronounced more prominently than the other(s) in the same word is said to be accented or to receive the stress

« In English there are several polysyllabic words in which more than one syllable may be prominent – one of the syllables is said to receive the primary stress; the other syllable that is secondly prominent is said to receive the secondary stress

« Primary Stress is marked with a vertical bar above & in front of the syllable to which it refers

« Secondary Stress is marked with a vertical bar below & in front of the syllable to which it refers

RULE 1:

There are some disyllabic words in which word accent depends upon whether the words are used as nouns/adjectives or as verbs.

For nouns the stress is on the first syllable

For verbs the stress is on the second syllable

Word	Noun / Adjective	Verb
conduct object product direct export

Rule : 2   Accent in Compound Words

The most common type in English is the first of the two elements receiving the primary stress.

Air – raid                                 Cardboard

Bookshelf                               Footprint

Rule 3:

Words ending with –ever  & -self  take the stress in the second element

Her self                          what ever

My self                          when ever

Rule 4 :

Words with weak prefixes always take the accent on the root.

A board

A broad

Be come

Rule 5:

Words having weak vowel followed by a strong vowel syllables have the accent in the second syllable

Recom mend

Com pose

Ad vance

Rule 6:

Words ending in  -ion take the primary stress on the penultimate syllable

admi ration

appli cation

combi nation

Rule 7:

Words ending in –ic, -ical, -ically, -ious, -ial & -ially take the stress on the previous syllable

-ic               pathetic                        terrific

-ical            optical                           biological

-ically         chemically          psychologically

-ious           notorious                      atrocious

-ially           commercially               dramatically

-ial              commercial                  memorial

Rule 8:

Words ending in –ity take the accent on the ante – penultimate syllable (third from the last syllable)

a bility                           fu tility

ca pacity                       oppor tunity

Sentence Stress

In a sentence, some words have been stressed rather than other words.  This depends on the intention of the speaker.  Mostly the content words receive the stress rather than the structural words.

‘He is my uncle   ( not any other person, only he )

He is ‘my uncle   ( not any other’s )

He is my ‘uncle   ( not any other relation)

I Sem - General English - Communicative Approach

Communicative Approach

Introduction

            The Communicative approach is a learner centred approach. It gives the learner not only grammatical competency but also a sort of skill as to what to say, how to say, when to say, and where to say in order to satisfy his/her daily needs or larger aims.

            In the communicative approach apart from fluency of saying something, accuracy and appropriateness are equally important. Of course an efficient user of language needs to produce grammatically well – formed sentences. The teacher has to develope in the pupils both rules of use (what to say & how to say) and rules of usage (grammatically correct sentence).

Meaning

            This approach pays attention to functional as well as structural aspects of language and combines these into a more fully communicative view. It emphasizes that the goal of foreign language teaching is to develop “communicative ability” among the learners.

            This approach considers language not only in terms of its structures (grammar & vocabulary) but also in terms of communicative functions that it performs.

Aims of Communicative Approach

@ To develop both accuracy and fluency from the very beginning of language learning.

@ To tolerate the mistakes or errors as stepping stones to correct learning .

Importance

X  The learner is helped to acquire language forms to their potential functions and /or social meaning

X  The learner is placed in situations and he must use language as an instrument for satisfying communicative needs. Here the criterion for success is functional effectiveness rather than structural accuracy.

X  The learner can be helped to use language as an instrument for social interaction. Ex: Role play

Purpose

            Communicative ability can be achieved through communicative activities in the class. They are learner - directed activities. They can;

W Provide structural ‘whole task practice’

W Improve motivation

W Allow natural learning

W Create a content which supports learning

Types of communicative activities

            There are two main categories;

Functional communicative Activities

            The teacher creates a situation in which learners must solve a problem with whatever language they have at their disposal. It may not even matter whether the language is grammatically incorrect. The main purpose of his activity is that learners should use the language they know.

            For example a small talk on a particular topic for just three minutes is an activity for functional communication. Success is measured primarily according to the immediate situation.

Social Interaction Activities

            The learners chooses language which is not only functionally effective, but also appropriate to the social situations he is in. Learners pay greater attention to the social content in which their interaction takes place. Simulation and role play are important techniques for creating a wider variety of social situations.

Teacher’s role in Communicative Approach

            The teacher must;       

¶ Be a perfect model in speech

¶ Stress on oral communication not bothering about systematic grammar rules

¶ Create situations in which pupils express their ideas and suggestions

¶ Insist on meaning in speech activity more than any thing else

¶ Mediawares like TV, video and audio cassette player can be used often

¶ Give language exercises which will bring out the originality and creativity of pupil’s ideas

¶ Let the pupils observe lexis and structure unconsciously

¶ Create where the pupils speak more on his own

¶ At a later stage, make pupils describe things and explain functions of certain organs, machines, etc.

Merits

C  By interacting in pairs and small groups, pupils feel confident and do better.

C  Learning will be self- generating exercise

C  They get more language practice because nobody feels inhibited by grammatical rules and definitions

C  They acquire fluency and accuracy and appropriateness of English use

C  Co-operation in language learning is a great motivating factor and helps each individual to shed his shyness and show his individuality in using English.

Demerits

D  Our overcrowded class rooms and unwidely benches make group work and face to face discussion very difficult to organize.

D  An average teacher with limited language skills cannot make a success of their approach

D  When the students can well communicative in their mother tongue, there is no genuine desire in them to talk in English and take part in elaborate discussions in English.

D  Detailed classroom techniques integrating the textual lesson and communicative tasks have yet to be evolved for the benefit of the teachers of English

Conclusion

         In the present global village, English is a growing and living language. This has created awareness among the people to learn the language in its time form and manner. It is in this respect that the language skills are to be developed, nurtured, cultured and harnessed.

In the class, I expect you to discuss various activities that can be conducted in this approach...