WBSSC 2012 Paper II- Language I Syllabus. Total Marks 30  Questions

a) Language Comprehension 15- Marks
Questions
Reading unseen passages-two passages one prose or drama and one poem with
questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability (Prose passage
may
be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)

b) Pedagogy of Language Development 15- Marks
Questions

.                      • Learning and acquisition

.                      • Principles of language Teaching

.                      • Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a
tool

.                      • Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for
communicating
ideas verbally and in written form;

.                      • Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties,
errors
and disorders

.                      • Language Skills

.                      • Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading
and
writing

.                      • Teaching-learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual
resource of
the classroom

.                      • Remedial Teaching