YEAR PLAN- UNDERSTANDING DISCIPLINES AND SUBJECTS

MAR BASELIOS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

YEAR PLAN   2017-2018

 SEMESTER-I

EDU.04 :UNDERSTANDING DISCIPLINES AND SUBJECTS

Sl.no	Month		No. of hours	Teaching strategy
1	AUGUST	Unit 1 Schoool subjects 1.1 Major school subjects – languages, social sciences, mathematics and sciences. 1.2 Reasons for including different subjects –  languages – Language related skills/communication skill. 1.3  Social Sciences - Understanding Social environment, citizenship. Historical mindedness, economic efficiency etc.- 1.4 Science – development scientific attitude and temper, critical thinking, technical skills. 1.5 Mathematics – Problem solving, Reasoning abilities etc.	10Hours	Lecture Discussion Assignment Seminars
2	SEPTEMBER	Unit 2 Academic disciplines 2.1   Meaning, definition and concept of academic discipline- Nature of discipline: discipline specific terminologies, method of inquiry, publications, experts and fraternity etc- 2.2  Differences and relationship between school subjects and academic discipline 2.3 Disciplines-classifications of disciplines (Biglan Model): soft Vs Hard, Pure lifeVs pure- Non-life, Applied life Vs Applied Non-life. 2.4   Disciplinarites- disciplinary Interdisciplinaryand multidisciplinary	14Hours	Lecture Discussion Assignment Seminars
3	OCTOBER	Unit 3 Nature of different school subjects and their evolution 3.1  History and nature of Languages. 3.2 Subject nature and Subject history of Mathematics 3.3 Subject nature and Subject history of Sciences. 3.4 Subject nature and Subject history of Social Science	14Hours	Lecture Discussion Assignment Seminars
4	NOVEMBER	Unit 4 Emergence of new disciplines 4.1   Reasons for the establishment of new disciplines- changing social, political scenario, new researches and inventions- interdisciplinary approach, inclusion of work related areas etc. 4.2  Emerging subjects (Disaster management, Nano technology, Gemmology, Bio informatics, Immunology etc.)	12Hours	Lecture Discussion Assignment Seminars