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the programme included demonstration, discussion, group work, interactive,
communicative and constructivist approaches. The major course contents which
were duly discussed and deliberated with the KRPs included NCF-2005 and
English Language Education, Phonetic Symbols, Stress and Intonation,
Functional Grammar, Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing Skills, Effective
Communication Skills, Communicative approach to ELT, Assessment in English
and Integrated Language Skills. The emphasis was laid on activity-based learnercentre
approaches which were highly interesting and all the participants
participated actively in role playing, dramatising, language games, riddles and
puzzles, debating and discussing issues related to English language.
Training of KRPs in Teaching of English at the Secondary Level
A five-day training of KRPs in teaching of English with special emphasis on
pronunciation and spoken English at the primary level for the states of
Uttarakhand and Haryana was organised from 7 to 11 February 2011. Eighteen
teachers and teacher-educators participated. The major topics discussed and
deliberated during the programme include NCF- 2005 and English Language
Education; Brain and Language; Language Acquisition and Language Learning;
Phonetic symbols; Stress and Intonation; Functional Grammar; Listening Skills;
Speaking Skills; Reading Skills; Writing Skills; Teaching Integrated Skills; Spoken
English in India: The Question of a Model; The Problem of English Spelling;
Effective Communication Skills; Communicative Approach to ELT; Teaching
Language through Literature; Assessment of Oral Skills; Promoting
Communication Skills through Drama and Theatre. Programme was interactive
and participatory by the use of group work, pair work, communicative taskbased
and constructivist approaches which helped to a great extent.
Training of KRPs of Hindi at the Secondary Level
The programme was organised from 3 to 7 January 2011 at RIE Ajmer for the
state of Jammu and Kashmir. The main objectives of the programme were:
Language Teaching at secondary level according to five guidelines mentioned in
NCF-2005; Solution of problems related to language teaching (Prose, Poetry) at
Secondary level; standard spelling and pronunciation; and examples, panel
discussion and to gain knowledge by ones own abilities. The problems of
participants related to teaching of language (Prose and Poetry) were underlined
and solved in a desirable manner.
Orientation Programme of Teacher Trainers in Hindi at the Primary Level
The programme was organised from 20 to 24 September 2010 at State Institute
of Education, Chandigarh. The main objectives of the programme were: Language
Teaching according to NCF-2005; Solution of problems related to Hindi language
teaching at primary level; use and exercises related to standard spelling and
pronunciation; and introduction to examples, panel discussion and gains related
to language. The problems related to language teaching of participating teachers
were solved and they were provided with required suggestions.
Training on Teaching of Social Sciences at the Secondary Level
Training on teaching of Social Sciences at secondary level was organised from
14 to 18 March 2011. KRPs from Jammu and Kashmir attended the training.
Four resource persons from different disciplines such as Geography, History
Annual Report 2010-11