A good language textbook should include
interesting stories
attractive fonts, illustrations, and learner-friendly texts
extracts from British and American literature
more grammar exercises
Structural approach lays stress on
developing linguistic competence
selection and gradation of materials
improving fluency
developing accuracy
Learning to read means
decoding the structure of a language
decoding the meaning
reading aloud
decoding letters of alphabet into sounds
The National Curriculum Framework, 2005 advocates that a language learner is a
receiver of language
producer of language
user of grammatical rules
the constructor of knowledge/ language
Functional grammar refers to
learning grammar by knowing the technicalities of language
learning grammar through the rules of language
learning grammar in isolation
learning grammar in a given context
C.
learning grammar in isolation
'Brainstorming' technique is useful for
overcoming the problems of spelling
helping students in forming new sentences
improving students' spontaneous sensitivity
developing learners' vocabulary
Lata, an English language teacher of Class VII, divides the class into pairs to read a sequence of pictures and then describe it to each other. What is this activity pedagogically known as?
Teacher-facilitated reading
Peer interaction
Assignment
Group work