LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

LO 35

THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2006

                        EL 3952 – TEACHING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

 

 

Date & Time : 18-04-2006/AFTERNOON   Dept. No.                                                       Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

PART – A

 

1. Explain any TWO of the following dyads (2 x 5 = 10 marks)

 

1. Learning and acquisition.
2. Competence and Performance.
3. Comprehensible Input and Comprehensible Output.

 

1. Answer the following questions ( 200 words each)       (2 x 10 = 20 marks)

 

4. What are the basic tenets of Community Language Teaching?
5. Explain the Behaviorists approach to learning.

 

• Answer any ONE of the following in about 500 words ( 1 x 20 = 20 marks)

 

6. Show how rhyme an mime can be used in teaching literature.
7. Write a note on the differences between error analysis and contrastive analysis.

 

PART – B

 

1. Explain the following statements (50 words)               (2 x 5 = 10 marks)

 

8. All teaching knowingly or unknowingly is based on some theory.
9. Speech (as opposed to writing) is as primary for second language learners as it is for the first.

 

1. Answer any TWO of the following (200 words each )  (2 x 10 = 20 marks)

 

10. How is an Approach axiomatic?
11. Elements of Humanism in Silent Way and Community Language Leaning methods.
12. Characteristics of a good language learner.

 

1. Answer any ONE of the following in about 500 words ( 1 x 10 = 20 marks)

 

13. Present problems in ELT in India.
14. Contrast the major distinctive features of Audio lingualism and the communicative approach.

 

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

LO 56

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2007

EL 3952 – TEACHING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

 

 

 

Date & Time: 03/05/2007 / 9:00 – 12:00      Dept. No.                                       Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

I Answer the following in about 100 words each.( 4×5=20 marks)

 

1. State the condition for successful language learning.
2. List the characteristics of a good language teacher.
3. All teaching knowingly or unknowingly is based on some theory.
4. Exciting teaching makes good teaching.

 

II Answer  any FOUR of the following in about 200 words each.( 4×10=40 marks)

 

5. Write short notes on Theatre games for teaching drama.
6. Show how rhyme and mime can be used in teaching literature.
7. Explain the three principles of Language.
8. Explain language theory and learning theory.
9. Grammar translation method.
10. Explain Approach, Design and Procedure.

 

III Answer any TWO  of the following in about 500 words each.( 2×20=40 marks)

 

11. What was Krashen’s contribution to L2 learning?
12. Explain why many of our learners cannot speak or write confidently inspite of ten years of English teaching.
13. Mention the various stages in syllabus design and describe them in brief.

Sketch a brief history of language teaching.

 

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