Exam Details

Subject The Language Learner
Paper
Exam / Course Certificate in Teaching of English
Department School of Humanities (SOH)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Write short notes on any four of the following. Give examples wherever necessary.

Compound vs Coordinate bilinguals

Cognitive styles

Difference between Broca's aphasia and Wernicke's aphasia

Historical background of the growth of English

Language Acquisition Device

Interlanguage

2. Elaborate upon the personal qualities of learners that influence their language learning.

3. Language is not a static entity. It is subject to variation. What are the factors that lead to variations in language?

4. What are the properties of human language that make it unique? Elaborate upon at least three of these.

5. What is the difference between the behaviourist theory and the cognitivist theory with regard to errors? Explain with examples.

6. What is bilingualism What are the consequences of bilingualism for L1 and L2

7. Define code-mixing, code-switching with examples. Discuss the place of code-mixing and code-switching in the English classroom.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Teaching English Elementary School
  • Teaching English Secondary School
  • Teaching Strategies
  • The Language Learner
  • The Structure of English