Contents: -

1. Meaning and concept of Language

2. Functions of Language

3. Meaning and concept of Communication :
- Types of Communication
- Human and Animal Communication
- Differences between Language and communication

4. Theories of Language Development ;
- Noam Chomsky
- B. F. Skinner
- Lev Vygotsky

5. Language Acquisition: Meaning, Concept and Difference Between Language Acquistion and Language Learning

6. Listening Skill ; Kinds and Strategies

7. Speaking Skill of Language

8. Reading Skills of Language

9. Writing Skills of Language

10. Emergent Literacy: Meaning and Implications

11. Socio-Cultural Variations in Language and Dialects

12. Relationship of Language and Society : Identity, Power and Discrimination

13. Language Diversity in Context of India : Billingualism and Trilingualism

14. Multilingualism in the Classroom : Meaning Its Challenges and Implications for Teachers

15. Status of Languages in India

16. Constitutional Provisions concerning Language in India

17. Language Diversity in India : Three Language Formula

18. Language and Teaching-Learning Process : Concept, Principles and Goals, Advantages and Limitations

19. Relationship to Conctent based Instruction: Humanities, Science and Mathematics

20. Classroom Discourse ; Purpose, Types and Importance