Reflective Blog on ELT Professor :- Atanu Bhattacharya

Reflective Blog on ELT Professor :- Atanu Bhattacharya

                      This 3 Days Session on ELT (English Language Teaching) by Professor Atanu Bhattacharya from Central University Gandhinagar. From Date 25th to 28th Atannu Bhattacharya sir came to our Department for ELT-2. sir has talk about the History of ELT, Literature for Language Teaching Poem, Fiction, Testing and Evaluation: Validity, Realizability, Washback and Stages of Test Development. He also say that literature has not only useful. that language skill but also useful to critical skill.  

                      The first day sir talk about History of English language teaching. He said that established of Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras (1857). This History is divided in to Five parts.

1) The Classical.

2) The Middle Age.

3) The Renaissance.

4) The 17th and 18th Century.

5) The 19th and Early 20th Century.

                            The Classical and Middle Age was taught is Logic, Grammar, Rhetoric, Philosophy, Theology. The Renaissance was taught is Education, Grammar, Rhetoric. The 17th and 18th Century was taught is Grammar, Philosophy, Education, Rhetoric. The 19th and Early 20th was taught is Linguistics, Psychology, Education, Anatomy. Then sir talk about the IPA (International Phonetic Association) in 1880 IPA realized it is important teach spoken language. the teaching of a second language in the classroom. the spoken language of everyday life and not the archaic language of literature. the language teaching an India perspective. sir connected it classical age.

                           Then sir talk about the Three Method.

1) Natural Method :- The Natural method it expose the students in natural language or teach directly.

2) Grammar Translation Method:- The Grammar Translation method use to our children. this sir talk about Latin and Greek grammar method.

  

3) Audio-Lingual Method :- The Audio-Lingual method as Audio visual and Army method. The audio-lingual method is an oral based approach using the method of deills with students to make them acquire the use of grammatical sentence patterns.

                        Then sir talk about the Five major fiction. 

1) Representative (Common part of speech).

2) Directive (ordering & questioning).

3) Commissive (offering).

4) Expressive (welcoming).

5) Declaration (specific person).

                   The Testing and Evaluation. Testing and Evaluation both are a very difference. There are Three terms.

1) Testing :- Specific, Particular objective. test can be created. Teasing generali in Score. testing also have different kind of pressure.

2) Evaluation :- Evaluation is not a score. generalized objective.

3) Assessment :- Feedback.

                         Basic concepts in Testing and Evaluation.

1) Proficiency Test :- tests people's ability in a language regadless of the learning process that one has gone through.

2) Achievement Test :- can be final achievement tests like your final exams. can be progress achievement tests or progress monitored tests should relate to objectives of the language use and also the way feedback is given.

3) Diagnostic Tests :- Diagnostic tests used to identify learners strengths and weaknesses. generally used in ESP (English for Specific Purpose). oxford practice grammar.

4) Placement Tests :- intended to provide a certain goal or objective in which the students are supposed to fit in. ex:- placement in any job.

5) Norm - Referenced Testing :- Norm-referenced testing is dependent on the test scores of other students. does not tell much about what the student is capable of. most achivement tests are norm-referenced. i testual ability, percentile score.

6) Criterion - Referenced Testing :- Provides information about what the student can perform in the language. the criteria are pre-defined and the students know why they are tested for. this is long process.

                                   Key Concept in Testing  

1) Validity :- Can be of two types content validity and criterion related validity. content validity depends on what the test is meant for and whether it is testing that. criterion related validity relates to examining the test results to highly dependable and independent alternative sources.

2) Reliability :- Depends on two factors whether the test can be used repeatedly; and whether the test can be used for various levels of students. use of different level.

3) Backwash :- The Backwash effect that rests have on learning and teaching. can be of two types: Negative and Positive.

                            Thank You so much Dilip Barad sir for organised this session. 

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