Wednesday, 12 August 2015

TLL Task 2

For today's task -

I have picked a funny video for you. It is a class of literature. The teacher deals with two books, To Kill a Mocking Bird and Of Mice and Men. First, read their summaries here and here.  It is important you read the summaries first. Then, watch the video. Then, try to answer the question - What issues related to teaching of literature are highlighted in the video? You can have a discussion about what all of you think and then answer in groups.

Click on the link given to watch the video - Teach Literature

Post your answers as comments.

anna ma'm

Tuesday, 11 August 2015

Welcome...Task 1...

Dear all,

Welcome to a fresh new semester and fresh new blog just for you!!

We will use this blog for tasks, for keeping in touch and for uploading useful resources.

So, here's task 1 -

We have been discussing about the literature and its relevance in language teaching. For the first task, click on the links given below. You will find two articles on literature in language teaching. Read them and answer the questions given below as comments. Access the articles using the links below -

Article 1
Article 2

Answer the following questions based on the two articles -

1. What are some of the views of scholars related to teaching of literature in language classroom?
2. What are the three models of teaching literature as proposed by Carter and Long? Explain them in your words. Which model would you prefer? Why?

Post your answers as comments to this post. You can also post your questions and queries.

Please make sure you mention your name and semester with year (eg. Mrudulata Rathod, Sem 2, 2016) with your post.

Anna ma'm