B. PEDAGOGY FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT:

B. PEDAGOGY FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT:
B. PEDAGOGY FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT:  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 in oral and written form.  Challenges of teaching language in diverse classrooms - language difficulties, errors and disorders.  Introduction to English Phonology - vowels and consonants, syllable division, IPA, stress.  Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency in LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).  Teaching-learning materials: textbooks, multimedia materials, multilingual resources of the classroom.  Strategies for teaching children with special needs (CWSN).  Remedial teaching.