LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

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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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