Module 3.3 3.4

LANGUAGE ACROSS
THE CURRICULUM
MODULE 3.3 & 3.4

Basic tenets / Philosophies/ Principles
BASIC TENETS
1. Language is central to all learning
2. Language develops mainly through purposeful use
3. Integration of content and language facilitates effective language learning.
4. Subject teachers too can contribute lot to lhe development of the language
proficiency of the learner.
5. Learner’s potential is more prominent than teacher’s potential.
6. Process is more important than the product, meaning is more important than
form
7. Language is more surface structure
8. Students must be actively engaged in meaning making process.
9. Should be learner centered, not traditional like teacher centered
10. Active learning involves LSRW
11. Students should be encouraged to use language.
12. Strengthen language use ability

NEED AND SCOPE
1. Provide opportunities for better comprehension and making use of knowledge/
language.
2. Supports language development in all levels and each school activities.
3. Supports meaningful learning.
4. Provide same kind of educational experience for all with regard to learning of
language.
5. Develops multilingualism by becoming culturally sensitive and
knowledgeable.
6. Helps schools to mentor confident language users.
7. Develops autonomous learners capable of linking their language with their
learning.
8. Allow all teachers to work towards a common goal.

NEED AND SCOPE- In the case of Students
1. Most of the students are not able to use language foreign language even after
completing graduation as well as post graduation with higher grades.
2. Assignments become xerox copies because of language deficiency.
3. Most of the research scholars are not able to write their thesis themselves, so
plagiarism goes on being practiced by academic community mainly on account of
the inability to use foreign language.
4. Most of the students struggle to get admitted to foreign universities because of
language deficiency in communicating in the foreign language.
5. Foreign language is an inevitable factor in handling modern technologies.
6. The new career trends are in need of people who are fluent in foreign language.
NEED AND SCOPE- In the case of Teachers
1. A huge majority of teachers at present are struggling when using the foreign
language
2. Most of the teachers are practicing adjustment teaching in classroom.
3. Students tend to follow the wrong model of the teachers.
4. Most of the teachers are not able to make use of modern technology because they
lack command in foreign language.
5. Most of the teachers are not able to give clear instructions, as they lack authority in
foreign language
6. Most of the teachers do not encourage clarification of doubts by students as they are
not confident enough to have on the spot conversation in foreign language.
7. Most of the teachers are not able to manage group activities effectively, as they lack
communication skill in foreign language.
8. Most of the teachers are providing market notes to students because of their
deficiency.
9. Most of the teachers do not know how to praise students in foreign language
ADVANTAGES
1. It helps the learner to improve their communication skills in the foreign language.
2. It helps the students to learn content more effectively.
3. It helps the learners discuss different issues in foreign language.
4. 1t helps the learners to collect technical terms related to different subjects.
5. It helps the learners to expand their ideas.
6. It helps the students to submit their original assignments free of plagiansm.
7. It opens a vast career world before the students
8. It helps the students getting admitted in foreign universities.
9. It facilitates effective self - study and referring
10. All the teachers can improve their skills in foreign language
11. It helps the teachers to teach the content effectively in the foreign language.
12. It helps the teachers to make use of modern technology in his classroom effectively.
13. It helps the teachers update their knowledge.
14. It helps the teacher give clear instruction to students in foreign language.
15. To use the language effectively.
16. To teach more effectively using language.
17. To learn effectively using language.
18. To communicate effectively.
19. to participate in class /school activities.

DISADVANTAGES
1. Painful shift in higher education.
2. Connecting with the rest of world is difficult.
3. Pupil to be conversant with English in their younger age of development.
4. Pupils do not learn English from beginning hey are likely to have difficulty in learning
LAC at later stage.
5. Practical problem of making text books of high quality content for LAC is difficult.
6. Education without LAC as the medium of instruction is said not to bring a sense of
national integration among the students.
7. Language switching is just an indicator for an inter language, a temporary status of
language competence, with the foreign language developing further through the continuing
lessons, the use of the mother tongue can be reduced.
8. When students are not using their native language and mother tongue, they use the other
Language like English.
9. This is the problem if in a specific locality there can be more language sused as mother
tongue.
10. It is important for language teachers and content subject teachers to each know what the
other is doing For instance, the English teacher can teach students how to do a vocabulary
log. The content subject teachers then asks students to keep a vocabulary log for their own
subject
11. As every subject has to contribute to the language development of students, a balance
between an emphasis on language and an emphasis on content is recommended.
12. Since more time and effort has to be spent on the development of students language
proficiency, the subject Content may have to be reduced, especially at the initial stages

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LANGUAGE ACROSS

MODULE 3.3 & 3.4

1. Language is central to all learning

2. Language develops mainly through purposeful use

3. Integration of content and language facilitates effective language learning.

proficiency of the learner.

5. Learner’s potential is more prominent than teacher’s potential.

7. Language is more surface structure

8. Students must be actively engaged in meaning making process.

9. Should be learner centered, not traditional like teacher centered

10. Active learning involves LSRW

11. Students should be encouraged to use language.

12. Strengthen language use ability

2. Supports language development in all levels and each school activities.

3. Supports meaningful learning.

5. Develops multilingualism by becoming culturally sensitive and

6. Helps schools to mentor confident language users.

7. Develops autonomous learners capable of linking their language with their

8. Allow all teachers to work towards a common goal.

completing graduation as well as post graduation with higher grades.

2. Assignments become xerox copies because of language deficiency.

plagiarism goes on being practiced by academic community mainly on account of

the inability to use foreign language.

4. Most of the students struggle to get admitted to foreign universities because of

language deficiency in communicating in the foreign language.

5. Foreign language is an inevitable factor in handling modern technologies.

2. Most of the teachers are practicing adjustment teaching in classroom.

3. Students tend to follow the wrong model of the teachers.

lack command in foreign language.

not confident enough to have on the spot conversation in foreign language.

communication skill in foreign language.

2. It helps the students to learn content more effectively.

3. It helps the learners discuss different issues in foreign language.

4. 1t helps the learners to collect technical terms related to different subjects.

5. It helps the learners to expand their ideas.

6. It helps the students to submit their original assignments free of plagiansm.

7. It opens a vast career world before the students

8. It helps the students getting admitted in foreign universities.

9. It facilitates effective self - study and referring

13. It helps the teachers update their knowledge.

15. To use the language effectively.

16. To teach more effectively using language.

17. To learn effectively using language.

18. To communicate effectively.

19. to participate in class /school activities.

1. Painful shift in higher education.

2. Connecting with the rest of world is difficult.

3. Pupil to be conversant with English in their younger age of development.

LAC at later stage.

national integration among the students.

7. Language switching is just an indicator for an inter language, a temporary status of

lessons, the use of the mother tongue can be reduced.

Language like English.

between an emphasis on language and an emphasis on content is recommended.

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