B.Ed. (Full Time) Pedagogy of School Subject Sanskrit Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the Second Year BEd syllabus under the University of Mumbai’s Credit Based Choice System, in force from the academic year 2017-18. It is the syllabus currently examined: the University set all four semesters of this course on it in the Winter 2025 and Summer 2026 examinations, and it has published no revision.
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Syllabus for Pedagogy of School Subject Sanskrit
The University prints this paper as “Pedagogy of School Subject: Sanskrit”.
Objectives
- To understand the basic concepts associated with academic disciplines.
- To understand place of different disciplines in the school curriculum.
- To understand the importance of Sanskrit language in curriculum and in life.
- To apply the maxims and principles of Sanskrit teaching.
- To use various learning resources in Sanskrit teaching.
- To implement the various methods of teaching Sanskrit in the classroom.
- To understand the different aspects of language Teaching.
- To understand the strategies for developing language competencies.
- To analyze the challenges faced a teacher of Sanskrit.
- To develop an insight about role and professional development of a Sanskrit teacher
Module 1: Role of Sanskrit Language in Life and School Curriculum 2 credits
Unit 1: Basics of Academic Disciplines
- a) Meaning of academic disciplines, Relationship between academic disciplines and Sanskrit subject
- b) Classification of academic disciplines: Becher -Biglan typology (pure-hard, pure soft, applied-hard, applied-soft types) with emphasis on nature of knowledge in each type.
- c) Place of Humanities – Sanskrit subject in the present school curriculum.
Unit 2: Understanding the Importance of Sanskrit in Life and School Curriculum
- a) Importance of Sanskrit in Life as a medium of development Intellectual Emotional Core elements Values
- b) Objectives of teaching the Sanskrit subject at Secondary (entire and composite) and Higher Secondary curriculum.
- c) Intra and Inter correlation (with other school subjects)
Unit 3: Essentials of Teaching Sanskrit Language & Methods of Teaching Sanskrit
- a) Principles & Maxims of teaching Sanskrit (Simple to Complex, Concrete to Abstract, Known to Unknown, Particular to General)
- b) Learning Resources: (Importance, uses and Limitations)
- i) Visuals-OHP, Koshas, Pictures, Charts
- ii) Auditory- Tape Recorder
- iii) Multimedia – Computer (Off –Line)
- c) Methods of Teaching Sanskrit: (Concept, Procedure, Advantages, and Limitations of the following methods) Pathshala, Bhandarkar, Project, Direct Method
Module 2: Transacting Sanskrit Language in School Curriculum 2 credits
Unit 4: Aspects of Language Teaching: (Objectives of Teaching at Secondary and Higher Secondary level and Methods)
- a) Prose- Storytelling, Dramatization,
- b) Poetry- Recitation, Appreciation
- c) Grammar- Inductive, Deductive, Direct Instruction Model, Composition- Guided, Free
Unit 5: Strategies for Developing Language Competencies :( Importance and flaws in Language competencies)
- a) Listening and Speaking- Pronunciation, Phonetic Stress, Intonation, Conversation and Drill.
- b) Reading and Writing – Types of reading (Loud, Silent, Chorus), - Handwriting Skills, Spelling, Punctuation
- c) Activities for language practice: Assignments, games, competitions.
Unit 6: The Teacher and Textbook
- a) Teacher:
- i) Qualities
- ii) Challenges faced by a Sanskrit teacher
- iii) Need and Avenues of Continuous Professional Development.
- b) Textbook –
- i) Characteristics
- ii) Critical analysis of a text book
- c) Diagnostic Testing and Remedial Teaching
Module 3: Internal Assessment 2 credits
- Any two of the following tasks:
- a) Critically analyze a Sanskrit text book of any standard (VIII to XII) with Reference to intra & Inter correlation.
- b) Prepare one learning resource /teaching aid and write its importance.
- c) Take any story and develop teaching strategy to teach by storytelling method and demonstrate it.
- d) Visit a school and interview teacher regarding the challenges faced by Sanskrit teacher and prepare a report.
The University sets this paper’s reading list in Devanagari. It is in its own PDF above and renders correctly there; it is not reproduced as text here because the document’s Devanagari cannot be extracted faithfully.
Cut from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Ed. (Two Year Degree Course) under the Credit Based Choice System, in force from the academic year 2017-18. Wording is as printed in that syllabus, and module and unit numbering is as printed there too.
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