The Teaching of Tamil Language

PCT501 Teaching of Tamil Language 1

Part 1: The teaching of Tamil as a second language in primary schools. Current theories and principles underlying the teaching of Tamil. Various methods and techniques for the teaching of the four language skills, namely, listening, speaking, reading and writing. Current issues in language teaching such as the use of error analysis as an effective teaching tool in the classroom and the importance of extensive reading and writing.

Part 2: Preparation of the trainee 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.

PCT502 Teaching of Tamil Language 2

An introduction to the Tamil alphabet, methods of teaching silent reading and reading aloud, vocabulary building and extensive reading at second language level. Integration of thinking skills in teaching of reading.

PCT503 Teaching of Tamil Language 3

The teaching of writing, spelling, dictation and composition. Various approaches to the teaching of writing the Tamil alphabet, types of composition, composition marking and spelling and dictation. The use of IT in teaching of Tamil language.

PCT504 Teaching of Tamil Language 4

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

PCT505 Teaching of Tamil Language 5

The principles of testing in Tamil language and literature. The characteristics of good tests, tests used in the schools, the construction of classroom tests, the development of tables of specifications, the preparation of marking schemes and the interpretation of test scores. High and low order thinking skills in testing.