1. Theoretical Background of Language Usage

        l  Language: Meaning & Concept

        l  Function of Language

           l  Role of Language Across Curriculum                

           l  Language and Curriculum

           l  historical background of Language Development

           l  Theories of language development

         l  Theoretical Understanding of Multilingualism   

  2    Understanding the Language Background

        l  Understanding Home Language & School Language

        l  Power Dynamics of ‘Standard Language’ vs ‘Home Language’

        l  Dialect

3.    þDifferent Strategies for Language Development

        l  Nature of Classroom Discourse

           l  Developed Strategies for Using Languagein Classroom—Oral and Written

         l  Discussion as a tool for Learning                     

           l  Other Strategies of Language Development

4. Language Interaction in the classroom

        l  Nature of Questioning

        l  Types of Questions

           l  þMulticultural Classroom

           l  Role of Teacher in Multicultural Classroom

5. Nature of Reading Comprehension in the Content Areas                       

        l  Proficiency

        l  Reading Proficiency

        l  Reading Proficiency and Science Teaching

        l  þReading Proficiency and Social Science

           l  Reading Proficiency and Mathematics

           l  Schema Theory

           l  Classification of Text           

m       Engagement with Field/Practicum