Read the below shared research article and newspaper article on Legal languages carefully and figure out the specific vocabulary used in these two and comment about it in the Blog or carryout brainstorming session in your blogs based on specific vocabulary used in either law, religion, science or sports and come up with group of words used in these specific areas.
You can reflect upon these questions too;
Q1) Why do we prepare glossary? Should the teacher be using glossary for the class?
Q 2) What are the things that the teacher should keep in mind when teaching in Indian classroom based on the specific areas in which language is used?
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Research Articles
Why only Lawyers can understand legal language?
Each and every area or field have their certain terminology
ReplyDeleteSome times terms sound extra terrestrial and sometimes they are very common terms but different meanings. For example in law terms section and term article
In badminton term love is actually 0
The term force of science has diferent meaning than term force in defense.
In different religion we have different words and it also changes with the place you are living in
For example
In Hindu wedding is Shaadi and in Muslim its Nikah
Where as if Hindu is from Maharashtra it is called Vivah or lagn in Kannada its Maduve in Gujarati Lagan
Well begun Neha for taking discussion ahead in the group.
DeleteWe prepare glossary because we all are not aware of all the terms in a world
ReplyDeleteGlossary helps us to get simplified meaning of those high figh terms.
Yes Teacher should use glossary in order to make students understand the simplified meanings.
Yes added a relevant point
DeleteIn India, the population in english medium schools are from all around the country
ReplyDeleteSpecially in metropolitan city.
Sometimes teacher need to understand the background (family) of the student in order to make them understand the study matrialtaught in english language.
Even teacher need to understand pronunciation and accent of the student without making fun of them.
Well said
DeleteEvery area has their specific words. As lawyer uses different kinds of words which we don't use in our daily language. Doctors also use some specific words in their profession.
ReplyDelete1. Teacher should use glossary because it includes to help enhance the students knowledge of a particular subject, as it provide a proper and orderly list of definition and translation.
The glossary serve as a dictionary for the students to reference throughout their reading of the books.
2. Teacher should use their specific knowledge in the field of their past experience. Teacher should understand that every student is from different backgrounds and it's not necessary that all students know that specific language.
Good try but be more elaborate and add more pointers to lead the discussion forward
DeleteGlossary helps us to know the meaning of unfamiliar words and it helps easy to under stand teacher should use.glossary so.that students know.the meaning.and become familar
ReplyDeleteTeacher.should.keep.in.her mind the surrounding past.experience she should.use language in.a.way that everyone.under stands
Well tried....Be more elaborate and suggest additional points...
DeleteWe observe that, every profession had its own set of words, which will have different meaning when compared to common man’s language. Every professional has to learn and apply this vocabulary as well as explain the common man if require.
ReplyDeleteQ1) Why do we prepare glossary? Should the teacher be using glossary for the class?
Glossary is an alphabetical list of words relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect, with explanations. This is prepared to simplify the specific vocabulary of the subject. Yes a teacher should be using glossary for the class because it will make easier for students to understand the meaning of specific vocabulary.
Q 2) What are the things that the teacher should keep in mind when teaching in Indian classroom based on the specific areas in which language is used?
In India, students come from different background and speaking different languages. A teacher has to keep in mind this difference in mind while teaching in class. The teacher should avoid talking in jargons with students and should use simple language to explain the concept. In-case if any student is not able to understand any topic then teacher should simplify it and explain.
The teacher should avoid making fun of any child’s language / pronunciation and should not encourage such practise in class done by other students.
The teacher should correct the student’s language immediately but should be careful not to be harsh on students.
Very well attempted...added some good points
Delete1. Glossary is an alphabetical list, of specialised or technical words, terms or abbreviation and their defination. Glossary can be useful for helping students identify and acquire the vocabulary of the discipline. In many textbook, glossary can be found at the back of each chapter or at the end of the book, just before the index.
ReplyDelete2.All private schools in India are English medium. All students were having different mother tongue. Teacher must use the common languages while teaching so students will able to understand better.
There are many different terms in common and law language :
Common term - lawvterm
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The group as a whole has tried to add specific points ....some of them need to add points elaborately.
ReplyDeleteA glossary is a list of terms: words, abbreviations, acronyms,etc., used frequently in a written work, giving the term and its full name, or its contextual meaning. The writer uses it to avoid the necessity of writing the full name or explaining the meaning every time it's used. The reader uses to find the meaning of unfamiliar terms or usages.
ReplyDeleteGlossaries can be useful for helping students identify and acquire the vocabulary of the discipline. Having students intuitively understand words from their use in readings or in class is often not the best solution since not all students have the skills required to learn vocabulary from limited exposure. Additionally, providing a glossary ensures that students have an accurate source for word definitions.
By learning and understanding the words found in the glossary the student can become more adapt at properly using the discipline specific vocabulary and through practice acquire a better understanding of the related concepts. Glossaries can be used to provide our students with not only the definitions, but examples of using the words in context.
Everyday classroom activities can provide meaningful authentic opportunities for your students to regularly listen to and speak English. Such small activities can include things like greeting your students, taking attendance, introducing a new topic or giving instructions.
ReplyDeletethe advantages included; good communication between teachers and pupils due to the language, learners will be learning from known to unknown, pupils able to understand a given instruction faster, Pupils have a sense of belonging since it is their language that is being used, Reading becomes easier.