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(iv)Competencies for selecting, grading and developing, speaking and listeninginstructional materials.Teaching methods• Lecture; Small group; Seminar, Workshop, ProjectCourse outlineWeek Content / Activity1-234 – 567 – 88 – 910Theory and Research about speaking• The Neurobiological theory• Language acquisition methods• Relationship between speaking and other language skills• First language v/s second and foreign language• Development of the speaking skills in school• Whole school speaking programmesAdvanced stages in the development of the speaking skillsDevelopment of the speaking skills in primary grades• Phonological skills• Morphological skills• Syntactical awareness• Vocabulary skills• Listening comprehensionDevelopment of the speaking skills in secondary grades• Voice quality and effective communication• Word diction• Connected speech• Expressive devices• Lexis and grammarSchool and community speaking programmes• Speaking for functional purposes• Developing speaking programmes• Assessing and evaluating speaking programmesTheory and research of listening skills• Recognition, selection and short term memory• Relationship between listening and other language skills• Listening in the context of first and second languageThe sub skills of listening• Sound recognition / awareness• Sound Processing46