1. Theoretical Background of Language Usage          

           l  Language: Meaning and Concept                      

           l  Functions of Language                                                   

           l  Role of Language across Curriculum                  

           l  Historical background of Language Development

           l  Theories of Language Development

           l  Multilingualism

  2.    Understanding the Language Background

           l  Language and Nature of Language

           l  Understanding Home Language and School Language                         

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

           l  Dialects

3. Different Strategies for Language Development

           l  Language Across Curriculum                             

           l  Nature of Classroom Discourse

           l  Discussion as a Tool for Learning

4. Language Interaction in the Classroom

           l  Multicultural Classroom

5. Nature of Reading Comprehension in the Content Areas

           l  Reading Proficiency

           l  Reading Proficiency and Science Teaching

         l   Reading Proficiency and Social Science

           l  Reading Proficiency and Mathematics

           l  Schema Theory

           l  Different Texts                                                   

    Practicum