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 December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

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

Divergent vs Convergent thinking

Purposes of learning L2

Handling learning disabilities such as aphasia and agraphia

Approach to error correction

Distinguishing features of Middle English and Modern English

Defining properties of human language

2. What do you understand by 'learner readiness' How are learners' past experiences both advantageous as well as disadvantageous to the language learning process

3. What do you understand by motivation How is instrumental motivation different from integrative motivation? Explain with the help of examples from real-life situations.

4. What are the reasons for variation in the way people speak language Discuss with examples.

5. Explain, with examples from your teaching experience, the difference between errors, mistakes and lapses.

6. "Language is very closely associated with power." Do you agree with this statement? Give reasons. Which languages have gained in status and prestige over others in India and why?

7. What do you understand by the Three Language Formula in Indian Education? What is the place of the mother tongue in the Indian Education system?


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