Module Code

Title

Module Category

No. of AUs

Pre-requisites

QCT501

Core

4

-

QCT502

Core

2

-

QCT503

Core

3

-

QCT504

Core

3

-

The  curriculum and methodology for teaching Tamil language. The four language skills, the importance of those skills. Various theoretical approaches to language acquisition and learning.  The teaching of reading and writing for the lower primary level, using different approaches and integrating the four language skills. Preparation of the student teacher to teach listening and speaking skills at the primary level. The importance of listening and speaking skills in language teaching, various approaches to the teaching of acceptable pronunciation, stress and intonation and the use of the language laboratory to teach pronunciation and listening. The importance of Standard Spoken Tamil and  Tamil word processing.

The teaching of Tamil alphabet, methods of teaching vocabulary and various practices. Teaching of spelling, dictation, comprehension and composition. The role of IT in teaching alphabet, vocabulary, spelling, dictation, comprehension and composition. The teaching of Tamil poetry and proverbs at the primary level. Emphasis on moral and cultural values through teaching poetry and proverbs through anecdotes and stories.

The teaching of Tamil functional grammar at the primary school level. The place of functional grammar in the study of the second language, error analysis, development of grammatical and communicative competency.

Basic concepts of testing, the construction and administration of tests, item analysis and developing language tests in Tamil. Testing of four languages skills and further remedial exercises for developing the student teachers’ language skills.