Teaching of English

Teaching of English: A Practical Course for B. Ed. Students is a course book designed for teachers in training. It aims to enhance the professional skills of trainees and to help them understand applied grammar better. The following six parts attempt to familiarise them with the methodology for teaching specific skills and knowledge areas. Part I Position of English in India Part II Methods of Teaching English Part III Developing listening and speaking skills Part IV Developing reading and writing skills Part V Teaching prose and poetry Part VI Teaching grammar The book also discusses teaching handwriting, remedial teaching and testing language. Special care has been taken to use jargon-free language so that even a non-specialist reader finds it easy to understand the contents of the book. This book can be used for self-study too. This second edition, besides updating information on various topics, has a new section on the teaching of listening and speaking skills, an essential component in most modern school curricula.