M.A-M.A English 4th Sem Paper - 4.2 : English Language and Literature Teaching - II(University of Pune, Pune-2013)

M.A. (Part - II) (Semester - IV)

ENGLISH

Paper - 4.2 : English Language and Literature Teaching - II

(2008 Pattern)

Time : 3 Hours]                                                                                               [Max. Marks : 80

Instructions to the candidates:

1) All questions are compulsory.

2) All questions carry equal marks.

Q1) a) What is the importance of error analysis and contrastive analysis in the

teaching and learning of language?

OR

b)  Bring out the difference between peer teaching and micro-teaching and

state how they are useful to the language teacher.

Q2) a)Answer any one of the following:

i) Comment on the significance of non-native literary texts in enhancing

the learning of English language in Indian context.

ii)       ‘Offering English for Specific Purposes courses indicates a break

with the long tradition of English as part of a general education’. Explain.

OR

b)       Answer any four of the following:

i) What is remedial teaching? What are its methods?

ii) What are the merits and demerits of lecture method?

‘In teaching a literary piece, a definite and simple plan should be

kept in mind’. Explain.

What are the aims and objectives of teaching fiction in India?

What are the methods of teaching poetry?

Explain some of the techniques of teaching of drama.

P.T.O.

Q3) Answer any four of the following:

a) What are the aims and objectives of teaching drama? Explain how teaching

of drama can be raised to the level of group experience.

b) How can literature be taught effectively with the help of audio-visual

aids?

Differentiate between teaching of poetry and teaching of prose.

What are the merits of having a good lesson plan?

Differentiate between the direct method and translation method in the

context of English language teaching in India.

Illustrate the difference between English for Specific Purposes (ESP)

and English for General Purposes (EGP).

Q4) Write short notes on any four of the following:

a) Disadvantages of large classes.

Role of mother tongue in the teaching second language.

Necessity of having a pragmatic approach in the teaching of literature. Stylistic approach in the teaching of poetry.

Drama as literature and drama as performance.

Need to shift focus from British literature to Indian literature.

Q5) Prepare a lesson plan or period plan to teach any ONE of the following:

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