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POST-GRADUATE COURSE c) What are language teaching materials ?

Term End Examination December, 2013 & June 2014 How are they related to the teaching
methods and objectives of a language
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING course ? What would be your criteria for
Paper-VII : Course Design evaluation of the materials ? 4+8+6
d) The final stage of Course Design is
Evaluation. Justify the validity of this
Time : Four Hours Full Marks : 100
Weightage of Marks : 80% statement and explain how evaluation can
relate to courses and learners in various
ways.
Special credit will be given for accuracy and relevance in the
answer. Marks will be deducted for incorrect spelling, untidy
SECTION B
work and illegible handwriting. The weightage for each
question has been indicated in the margin. 2. Answer any three of the following questions :
12 3 = 36
SECTION A a) What should be the context of an English
1. Answer any two of the following questions : language syllabus for any one of the
following ?
18 2 = 36
i) Doctors
a) Curriculum Development focuses on the
ii) Salespersons at shopping malls
entire framework of teaching and learning.
iii) Tourist guides.
Discuss the validity of this statement with
b) Prepare a set of twelve questions to be used
special reference to the notions of
in a structured interview for use in a Needs
Curriculum and Syllabus design. Analysis to analyse the language needs of
b) What do you, as a language teacher, airline pilots or primary school teachers.
Suggest reasons for using these
understand by the term learner needs ?
questions. 8+4
Explain how you would conduct a Needs
c) What are the advantages and
Analysis to help revise the secondary
disadvantages of using a coursebook ?
school English syllabus. Who are likely to Discuss with reference to any coursebook
be the end users of your analysis ? Why ? in English you might have used as a
5+5+5+3 student or as a teacher.

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d) Discuss with suitable examples the major ii) Which topics, grammar items and
areas of difference between a traditional
language functions would you like to
and a holistic syllabus.
include in your syllabus ? Justify your
e) What is a task ? How is a task related to
selection. 4
learning outcomes ? 6+6
f) Write short notes on any three of the iii) Give details of the number of teaching
following : 43 hours, class time, the teaching faculty
i) Effective lesson planning and the materials you would like to
ii) Different ways of specifying objectives include. Add valid reasons for your
choice. 4
iii) Supplementary materials for language
learning
iv) Describe at least one classroom
iv) The contribution of Harold Palmer or episode of about fifteen minutes that
Michael West in the area of Syllabus
might reflect your syllabus. 5
Design.

SECTION C
3. You are asked to design a syllabus for developing
speaking skills in English for Nurses travelling to
work abroad or for a group of Engineering
graduates recruited to work for a multinational
organisation. 28

a) Whatever situation you choose, state your

objectives and learning outcomes. 8

b) With reference to the situation you have

chosen, answer briefly the following
questions :

i) Frame at least seven questions you

would like to include in your
questionnaire for Needs Analysis. 7

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