Indian Institute of Teacher Education - Year 1 - Semester 1

Year 1 - Semester 1

Manual of Courses

List of Courses for Year 1 Semester 1

Course Credits

Students must undergo bridge courses in
English and Gujarati before commencing
the studies of the first semester.

A. Core/Content Courses

Bridge Courses

English

Note:

It is generally observed that the language competence of students when they complete senior secondary school is weak. Therefore, it is desirable that students of the integrated teacher education programme undergo bridge courses in English and Gujarati before commencing the studies of the first semester. In this context two bridge courses of 50 hours duration have been designed and will be offered by the IITE to students admitted to the integrated course. It is suggested that the bridge courses be offered for four weeks prior to the commencement of the first semester.

The bridge course in Sanskrit may be offered before commencement of the third semester.

Course Objectives:

The course intends the participants to get acquainted with the basic language functions in English which would be of use to them in regular classroom teaching situations as well as their professional work experiences. In addition, the idea is to develop basic skills in communication in English which would enhance the participants’ confidence in using English as a tool for teaching other subjects.

More specifically, this course aims to help participants to

• develop a smooth flow of thoughts

• develop skills of expression of their thoughts and feelings

• acquire basic interactional skills

• use English language in day to day life including classroom situations

• develop satisfactory levels of sociolinguistic competence

• develop proficiency in English to enhance academic uptake and output

• understand and participate in simple classroom talks in English

• to make short speeches

• participate in question -answer sessions in the classroom

• be able to independently read and understand simple passages in English

• be able to write passages.

Course Outline (A 50- hour programme)

Sample: Giving Instructions

Instructions are a necessary component of the teaching-learning process. Of all the interaction that takes place at educational institution instructions take a vital form. It is important that a teacher has competence enough to convey, through words, what s/he wants the students to do. The delivery of instructions reflects a teacher’s ability to communicate in a precise and understandable manner. Unlike other situations, classroom instructions need to be brief and clear; there is no scope for ambiguity.

In Classroom

1. Please take your notebooks out and write the words /points from the board.

2. Maintain silence we are not supposed to disturb other classes.

3. Please speak louder so that everyone sitting here can hear you.

4. Raise your hand if you have a problem. 1 will help you.

5. Use the dustbin to throw rubbish. You will make the place dirty otherwise. / Throw the rubbish in the dustbin. Do not litter around.

6. Look at the picture/chart carefully. I am interested in knowing your observations.

7. Please raise your hand to give answers. It is difficult to listen when everybody is speaking at the same time.

8. Think before you answer. It is advisable to think and act. / You will participate better/ more meaningfully.

9. If the fans and lights are not being used, switch them off. Let’s save electricity.

10. Speak English. You will get good practice. You will develop good command of the language.

11. Please pay attention to the way I read. Notice the changes in my voice / Please observe carefully how 1 modulate my voice.

12. Sit in a proper posture. Your posture shows your attitude to work.

13. Reply in complete sentences so that others understand what you say.

14. It is the duty of everyone to keep the classroom clean. You will set an example for others.

15. Form groups of four or five members. We are going to work in groups.

16. Take permission before leaving the classroom. I should know where you are . going. .

17. Do your homework regularly. It will keep you active and you won’t burden yourself with work later / If you finish your tasks regularly, you will not feel the burden later.

18. Always revise the content taught in the classroom; this will help you update what you have learned.

19. Bring your textbooks daily. You cannot depend on others’ help all the time.

20. Please write a leave application to let me know about your absence. 1 will be able to guide you about what you miss in your absence.

21. Please read the passage carefully and understand the meaning.

22. Concentrate on what you are doing. Looking here and there will distract you from your work.

23. Submitting your projects and assignments in time will reduce your burden and will give you time to engage in other activities.

24. Be punctual and attend school sessions regularly. Punctuality makes a man perfect I By learning to be punctual, you will develop many other good habits.

25. Please do not write on the walls and desks. It looks indecent. It leaves a bad impression about you.

26. Open the window to let some fresh air in. The more we use natural light the more we save electricity.

27. Keep a separate notebook for each subject. Your notes will not get mixed up.

28. Maintain discipline in the classroom. You will leave a favourable impression

29. about yourself.

30. Make sure that what you speak is relevant. You will help me teach better/ It will help us remain focused on the topic.

31. Check the spellings of the words you write. This will enable you to know what mistakes you make. You will learn from your mistakes.

32. Please do not pluck flowers from the garden. They look beautiful on plants.

33. You will look good in clean and tidy clothes.

References:

1. Krishnaswami, 2004 English Grammar Macmillan
2. Natraj, Sulabha 2005 Developing Communication Skills : A Handbook for Learners and Teachers of English, Charutar Vidya Mandal
3. Umra, Damayanti, 2008 Language Games, Charutar Vidya Mandal

Bridge Course

Gujarati

A Bridge course on Gujarati

(A 50-hour programme)

Based on Functional Gujarati and Communicative Approach

• Words and Sentence patterns associated with Gujarati culture (Cultural Need) like પોળ, ચકલા, કોતરકામ, નવરાત્રાં-નવરાતર-નવરાત્રિ, જલ્સા, હાલ etc.

• Words and sentence patterns to talk to people of Gujarat (Social Need) like

1. Greetings

2. Introduction

3. Names of Things around

4. Describing the Things: Adjectives

5. Telling about Place, Position (Prepositions)

6. Everyday Expressions

7. Actions (daily routine)

8. Making Requests

9. Getting Information- Inquiring, Providing Information

10. Giving Commands, Instructions and responding to them

11. Expressing Choices, Options

12. Telling Time

13. Talking about work places

14. Describing events in the past (Stories, anecdotes, reports)

15. Talking about Future Activities (plans, imagination, fantasy)

16. Talking about activities across time- Past, Present, Future- Difference

• Phonetics: major features

• Proverbs in Gujarati

• Understanding and appreciating songs and Garba in Gujarati

• Simple dialogues in varied situations

• Making short speeches: Welcome, introduction, expressing appreciation etc.

• Developing reading and writing skills: popular stories, simple poems, essays, newspaper reports

• Presentations (Academic/Professional Need)

• Correspondence (Academic/Professional Need)

• Translation of news items, reports, articles, narratives, stories, plays, poems etc. (From Gujarati to Foreign language and vice-versa)

Content Courses

Science and Mathematics

Physics-1

Credits: 4

Course Objectives:

Students will:

• Understand Newton’s three laws of motion
• Explain the role offerees
• Applications of these laws
• Describe the atomic structure and properties of solid
• Explain the temperature, heat and heat transfer
• Describe the properties of waves and sound

Unit-I Mechanics -1

Unit-II Mechanics-II

Unit-III Properties of Matter

Unit-IV Heat

Unit-V Sound

Text Book:1 Conceptual Physics by Paul G. Hewitt 11^th Edition published by PEARSON

Text Book:2 University Physics with Modern Physics By Young & Freedman Publisher: Pearson (12^th Edition)

Additional Reference:

1. Fundamental of Physics by Heliday, Resnik & Walker.
2. The Elements of Physics By I. S. Grant & W. R. Philips Publisher: Oxford University Press.
3. Understanding Physics by Karen Cummings, Priscilla Laus, Edward Redish, Patrick Coonay
   Publisher: Wiley, Student Edition.
4. Physics (Cambridge Law Price Edition) By Gilbert Rowell and Sydher Herdon Publisher: Cambridge University Press.

Suggested Website for eLearning/ICT Based activity:

1. http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&itemld=0471150584&itemTypeId=BKS&bcsId=1907 (Free)
2. http://www.physicsclassroom.com/ (Free)
3. http://www.sciencejoywagon.com/physicszone/(Free)
4. http://library.thinkquest.org/10796/ (Free)

Laboratory Course in Physics

1. Study of motion using inclined plane (of three different shapes)
2. To study the use of measuring devices (Vernier calipers, micrometer screw, spherometer, spectrometer and travelling microscope
3. To determine the frequency of A.C. source by Sonometer and Bar magnet
4. Melday’s experiment
5. Stefan’s law of radiation
6. Analysis of Error
7. X-Ray diffraction pattern
8. To determine the Young’s modulus of the material of a rectangular bar by bending (Koening’s method)
9. To determine the emf by Thermocouple
10. To determine the modulus of rigidity of the material of wire with the help of Torresonal pendulum

Suggested Website for e-Learning/ICT Based Activity for Virtual Laboratory

1. http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/forces-and-motion
2. http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/sound
3. http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/phvsics/heat-and- thermodynamics

References:

1. Practical physics by C.L. Arora, Pub: S. Chand
2. Practical Physics by Gupta & Kumar Pub: Pragati Prakashan
3. An Advance Course in Practical Physics by D. Chattopadhyay & P. C. Rakshit Pub: New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd.
4. ISC Practical Physics
5. Laboratory Manual for Conceptual Physics by Paul Robinson

Chemistry- 1

Credits: 4

Course Objectives:

Students will:

• Acquire the knowledge of chemistry and the pedagogy to teach the same.
• Understand the concepts of chemistry and methods used to teach them.
• Apply the concepts in day to day life as well as classroom situations.
• Develop pedagogical competencies to teach chemistry at secondary level.

Unit 1: Bridge Course in Chemistry ‘Orientation to Chemistry’

1. Meaning and Nature of Science.

2. Branches of SciencefPure and Applied)

3. Historical Background of Chemistry as a Branch of Science.

4. Basic Concepts in Chemistry: acid, base, atom, elements, compounds, mixtures, molecules, basic trends in periodic table, atomic radius, ionic radius, ionization energy, electrode potential electro-negativity, electron-affinity, and reactions.

Unit 2 : Introduction to Chemistry

1. Meaning and Scope of Chemistry.

2. Branches of Chemistry : Organic, Inorganic, Analytical, Physical, Polymer, Industrial, etc.

3. Nobel Prizes in Chemistry.

Unit 3 : Basic Concepts in Chemistry

1. Atomic Structure: De Broglie matter waves, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, Schrodinger wave equation, significance of wave functions, Atomic orbitals, Quantum numbers, Aufbau and Paulis exclusion principles, Hund’s multiplicity rule. Variation of orbital energies with atomic number and energy level diagram, electronic configuration of elements, effective nuclear charge and shielding; radial and angular wave functions and distribution curves, shape of s,p,d orbitals and their characteristics.

2. Types of Bonds: Introduction to ionic bond, covalent bond, coordinate bond, hydrogen bond and meaning of bond energy.

Chemistry I- Practical Work

1. Volumetric titrations

2. Litmus tests

3. Project on Chemistry in day to day life

Biology-1

Credits: 4

Course Title: Cell biology, Genetics, Molecular biology

Unit: -1: Cell structure of prokaryote and eukaryote

ã Ultra structure and functions of cell organelles

ã Cell wall, Plasma membrane, Endoplasmic reticulum, Chloroplast, Mitochodria, Ribosomes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes, Lysosomes, Centrioles, Cilia and flagella, Golgi complex, Nucleus, structure of chromosome, Protoplasm

Unit: - 2: Microscopy and cell division and cell cycle

• Simple microscope
• Compound microscope
• Dark-field microscope
• Fluorescence microscope
• Phase contrast microscope
• Electron microscope
• Mitosis
• Meiosis and significance of crossing over

Unit: - 3: Genetics and molecular biology

• Mendel’s experiments - monohybrid and dihybrid cross and mendelian laws
• Incomplete dominance (e.g. Mirabilis Jalapa)
• Co dominance (e.g. Skin colour in cattle)
• Supplementary gene(9:3:4)
• Complimentary gene(9:7)
• Multiple alleles( Human blood group)
• Polygenic inheritance(Skin colour in human)
• Mutation and its related diseases in plants and animals
• Sex determination (Chromosomal base, Environmental base and Temperature base)
• Sex linked inheritance (X linked and Y linked inheritance)
• Sex influence inheritance (Baldness in human)

Unit:-4: Biochemistry

• Inorganic compound - Water and minerals
• Classification, Structure and functions of organic compounds - Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic acids
• Enzymes- classification & nomenclature, action, Factors affect enzyme activity
• Plants hormones
• Endocrine glands and its hormone

References:

1. Cell Biology by G. D. Power (Text) - (Himalaya Publishing House, Bombay)

2. Cell Biology by De Roberties et al (Text) - (W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia)

3. A Text Book of Cytology by R.C. Dahela and S.R. Varma (Text) - (Jayprakashnath and Co., Meerut)

4. Cell Biology by J. D. Burke (Scientific Book Agency, Calcutta)

5. Cell Biology : A molecular approach by R.D. Dyson (Allyn & Bacon, Boston)

6. Cytology by C.D. Darlington

7. Genetics by V.B. Rastogi

8. Principles of genetics by Sinnott, Dunn and Dobzhansky (Text) - (Mcgraw Hill)

9. Genetics by E. Altenberg (Text) - (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, New York)

10. Genetics by Strickberger (Macmillan)

11. Principles of Biochemistry by A. B. Lehninger (CBS Publisher& Distributors, Delhi)

12. Fundamentals of Biochemistry by J.L. Jain (S. Chand, Delhi)

13. Biochemistry by Shrivastava

14. Plant physiology by Verma (S. Chand and Co.)

Biology- I (Practical)

1. Charts of Typical Cell structure of prokaryota and eukaryote

2. Charts / Micrographs of cell organelles 
   Cellwall, Plasma membrane, Endoplasmic reticulum, Chloroplast, Mitochondria, Ribosomes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes, Lysosomes, Centrioles, Cilia and flagella, Golgi complex, Nucleus, structure of chromosome.

3. To study mitosis in onion root tip and permanent slides of meiosis

4. Study of stages of mitosis

5. Study of stages of meiosis

6. Training in fixing staining and squashing for cytological study

7. To solve genetics problems (related to syllabus)

8. Structures of DNA : A, B, C, D and Z

9. DNA hybridization

10. To determine pH of water using universal indicator.

11. Perform histochemical tests for Carbohydrate, lipids and protein. Demonstrate the activity of amylase and catalyses enzymes in plant tissues.

Mathematics 1

Credits 4

Learning Objectives: To understand and apply the concepts, principles and techniques of analytical Geometry and Differential Calculus in problem solving; To acquire an insight into the pedagogical aspects of these topics.

Course content:

UNIT 1: Analytical Geometry

Coordinates of point; Cartesian coordinates and Polar Coordinates of a point in R²; Cartesian Co-ordinates.

Position vector of point in R² and R³; Modulus of a vector; Distance formulae in R² and R³; vector addition; Scalar multiple of vector; Scalar product of two vectors; Projection of a vector on another vector; Vector product of two vectors; Scalar triple product of three vectors; vector triple product of three vectors.

Vector Equation of a straight line in R² and Cartesian equation of straight line in R²; angle between two lines- conditions of parallelism and perpendicularity.

Vector equation of a plane and Cartesian equation of a plane; Angle between two planes; vector equation of a straight line in R³; Cartesian equation of a straight line in R³.

Vector equation of circle in R²; Cartesian equation of circles; Orthogonal circles; Tangent to a circle; Vector equation of sphere; Cartesian equations of sphere; Tangent plane to a sphere.

UNIT-2: Calculus-1 (Differential Calculus)

Function

Functions and their graphs; Polynomial, rational, symmetric and radical parametric function; Equation of plane curve; Limit of a function; Statement of properties of continuous functions.

Derivative of function:

Derivative and techniques of differentiation - of sum, Product, quotient of two functions, of a function, Meaning of derivative - as rate of change and as the slope of tangent; Equations to the tangent; Normal to a plane curve; Angle of intersection of two curves; Conditions for orthogonally and tangency between two curves; signs of derivatives - Increasing and decreasing functions; Some cases of maxima and minima.

Reference for both Units:

1. Calculus and Analytical Geometry - George Thomas (ADDISON WESLWY PUBLISHING CO)

2. Calsulus of one and several Variables - Sales and Einar Hille (WILEY INTERNATIONAL)

3. Calculus- Vols. I and II- Lipman Bers (HOLT, RINEHART & WINSTON - Indian Edition : IBH PUBLISHING Co., Bombay)