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POST-GRADUATE COURSE d) Write notes on (i) Propositional content

Term End Examination Dec., 2012/June, 2013 (ii) Speech community (iii) Signifier and
signified (iv) Source language and target
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
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Paper-II : APPLIED LINGUISTICS language. 4 4
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Time : Four Hours Full Marks : 100
( Weightage of Marks : 80% ) OR

Discuss the evolution ! of Applied

Special credit will be given for accuracy and relevance in the
Linguistics.
answer. Marks will be deducted for incorrect spelling, untidy
work and illegible handwriting. The weightage for each
question has been indicated in the margin.
SECTION B
SECTION A
2. Answer any three of the following questions :
1. Answer any two of the following questions :
12 3 = 36
18 2 = 36
a) What do you understand by the term a) What is Language Teaching Methodology ?
'Applied Linguistics' ? What kind of inputs State how the communicative approach is
and applications from various disciplines effective in language teaching. 5+7
have contributed to this area of pedagogy ? OR
9+9
Discuss the theories of Applied Linguistics.
b) What are the objectives of Philosophy of
communication ? Discuss the Habermas's 12
theory of Philosophy of Language. 6 + 12
b) Discuss the various components of
c) Define Bilingualism and Diglossia. Discuss language teaching and show how they are
the basic differences between Diglossic and related. 4+8
bilingual situation of a speech community.
OR
7 + 11

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Describe how the brain has a bearing on g) The Audio-lingual Method

the production and perception of a h) Curriculum
language. 12
i) Critical Period Hypothesis.
c) Write a short essay on the relationship
OR
between Semiotics and Culture. 12
Discuss the contribution of any four of the
OR
following : 7 4 = 28
What is Information ? Discuss the goal and
a) Vygotsky
scope of the Information Theory. 4+8
b) Piaget
d) Write notes on any two of the following :
c) Chomsky
6+6
d) Sapir
i) Symbol-Index-Icon
e) Howard Gardner
ii) Pragmatics
f) Krashen.
iii) Creole
iv) Symmetrical bilingualism.

SECTION C
3. Write notes on any four of the following :
7 4 = 28
a) Functional Bilingualism
b) Language Processing
c) Geographical Dialect Continuum
d) Nyaya Theory of debating
e) Myth
f) Relation between information and
understanding

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