ENGLISH

ENGLISH NOTES

DEFINITION OF LANGUAGE 
"Language is a tool for communication"
"A language is a system of conventional signals for communication bywhole community"
CHARACTERISTICS OF LANGUAGE
* It is a gift bestowed on human
* It is natural and species specific.
* It has a symbolic system
* It is primarily speech and writing second.
* Each language has a selected/restricted sounds.
* It is property of interchangebility
AIMS,OBJECTIVES AND SPECIFICATIONS
   An Aim is an distant,goal,that we aspire to realize as fully as possible by the instructional process.
Objectives are immediate goals,that are attainable.They are obtained by bringing about specific changes in the learners  behaviour.
Specifications are the attainable and testable specific changes in the learner.They are the expected outcome from the learners
The aim of teaching english is th make the learner an effective user of the language.
The general objectives of the four skills are :
LISTENING
Comprehend Engilsh when spoken at a normal speed.This involves the ability to listen and understand english,when spoken at a normal conversational speed.
SPEAKING
Speaking english whit fluently,accurately and appropriately
READING
Read English comprehension at a resonable speed.
WRITING
Write English neatly and correctly.

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