Eng. Ed. 517: Interdisciplinary Readings (Revised, 2078)

TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF EDUCATION

 

Revised Curriculum of M.Ed.

First Semester

   

 

   2078 (2021)

      

Eng. Ed. 517: Interdisciplinary Readings

Course No.: Eng. Ed. 517            Nature of the course: Theoretical 

Level: M. Ed.                                          Credit hours: 3

Semester: First                                       Teaching hours: 48

1.  Course Introduction

 Interdisciplinary Readings is a thematically organized course which exposes the students to content knowledge and linguistic resources employed in communication to the wider readership. Content knowledge draws on such diverse disciplines such as philosophy, humanity and creativity; education, vision and critical thinking; democracy and freedom; linguistics, politics and identity; sports, adventure and entertainment; science, technology and environment; post-modern realities; anthropology and culture; and population and economic development. This course seeks to explore the cross-disciplinary links and their relevance to the contemporary world. Each unit contains varied selection of reading texts anchored to a broader theme.

2.  General Objectives

The general objectives of the course are as follows:

•  To assist the students develop linguistic skills by reading interdisciplinary texts.
• To develop the students‟ critical and creative reading and writing abilities in English for academic purposes.
• To enhance the students‟ interdisciplinary reading and writing skills.

3.  Specific Objectives and Contents

Specific objectives	Contents
Critically review the texts that link philosophy with humanity		Unit I: Philosophy, Humanity and Creativity (6)   1.1  The Top Hat by Jostein Garder 1.2  New Millennium, New Human Being by Osho 1.3  Virtue of Knowledge by T.Z. Lavine 1.4  Levels of Commitment by Dalai Lama 1.5  You Can Create When your Heart Longs for Singing by Govinda Raj Bhattarai 1.6  I'm Glad you Liked It 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Analyze and evaluate texts on education and find its relevance in Nepalese context. Analyze the texts on vision and critical thinking and present their views		Unit II: Education, Vision and Critical Thinking (6)   2.1.Education and the Significance of Life by J.Krishnamurti 2.2.Joys that Sprouted with Letters by Jhamak Ghimire 2.3.Three Days to See by Hellen Keller 2.4. Reading and Writing by Nietzche 2.5. Is Literature Language? Or is Language Literature? by

	Burke & Brumfit 2.6.Keeping Errors at Bay by Bertrand Russell
Compare and contrast the notions of democracy and human rights home and abroad.	Unit III: Democracy and Freedom (4 ) 3.1.The Twentieth Century: The Triumph of Democracy by Van Doren 3.2.Atmabrittanta: Late life Recollections by BP Koirala 3.3.The politics of Fear by Al Gore 3.4.Equal Rights for Women by Shirley Chisholm
Explore multiple facets of	Unit IV: Linguistics, Politics and Identity (6) 4.1.  Beyond Language by Fritsof Capra 4.2.  Is Nepal Small? by Laxmi Prasad Devkota 4.3. A Letter from Gautam Buddha to Ashoka by Krishna Chandra Singh Pradhan 4.4.  Can the Subaltern Speak? by Gayatri Spivak 4.5.  The Formation of the Intellectuals by Antonio Gramsci
language in relation to
educational and social
politics.
Explore different forms
and manifestations of
identity and analyse them
critically
Interpret the texts on	Unit V : Sports, Adventure and Entertainment (4 ) 5.1.  Everest: The West Ridge by Jon Krakauer 5.2.  Kapil's Devil by John Woodcock 5.3.  Face to Face with Bismillah Khan by Shekhar Gupta
sports, adventure and
entertainment and
appreciate their aesthetic
values in life.
·       Appraise and critically evaluate the place of  science and technology   for the welfare of   humanity	Unit VI: Science, Technology and Environment (3) 6.1.  What It All Means by Will Richardson 6.2.  Going for the Green by T. L. Friedman
Discuss and argue on	Unit VII : Postmodern Realities (5)
various issues of postmodernism and its implications	7.1.The Postmodern: Problem with Prefixation by Uday Narayan Singh 7.2. Answering the Question: What is Postmodernism ?by Jean Francois Lyotard 7.3. What is Deconstruction? by Nicholas Royle
Interpret the nexus between human and animal.        Discuss traditional knowledge in determining climate change.	Unit VIII : Anthropology and Culture (6)   8.1.Lives with Others: Climate Change and Human-Animal Relations by Rebecca Cassiddy 8.2.  Contributions of Traditional Knowledge to Understanding Climate Change by Dyanna Riedlinger and Fikret Berkes

Analyze different issues of culture and infer conclusion	8.3.  Culture and Anarchy by Mathew Arnold 8.4.  Mass Civilization and Minority Culture by F. R. Leavis
Analyze the relationship between demographic change and economic development	Unit IX: Population and Economic Development (3)   9.1.  Changing Demographics and Economic Growth by David E. Bloom 9.2.  Population, Poverty and Economic Development by Steven W. Sinding
Narrate the plot of Novels ·       Discuss the theme of novels        Assimilate the theme of novels to life experiences	Unit X: Novels (5)   10.1.  Black Beauty by Anna Sewell 10.2.  Jonathan Livingstone Seagull by Richard Bach

Note: The figures in the parenthesis indicate approximate teaching hours for respective units.

 

4.  Instructional Techniques

The instructional techniques for this course are divided into two groups. First group consists of general instructional techniques applicable to most of the units. The second group consists of specific instructional techniques applicable to the particular units.

4.1  General Instructional Techniques

·       Lecture

·       Discussion

·       Explanation and illustration

·       Self-study and small-scale research

·       Group and pair work

·       Discovery and inquiry

·       Read, discuss, write and share (ReDWis)

4.2  Specific Instructional Techniques

 

Unit	Activities and Instructional Techniques
I	Reflective writing
II	Project work
III	Reflective creative writing
IV	Argumentation
V	Mini survey and document analysis
VI	Writing reminiscence

VII	Argumentation
VIII	Project work
IX	Interview and free writing
X	Document analysis

 

 

5.  Evaluation

 

5.1  Internal Evaluation 40%

Internal evaluation will be conducted by the instructor based on the following activities:

·       Attendance 5 marks

·       Participation in learning activities 5 mark

·       First assignment/mid-term exam 10 marks

·       Second assignment/assessment 10 marks

·       Third assignment/assessment 10 marks

 

Note: The teacher can develop multiple activities for assignments, depending on the nature of the course/topic and students‟ interests. Such activities may include book review, article review, term- paper on specific issue/topic, or unit test\quiz, project work, case study, survey/field study, individual/group report writing, literature review and a research article based on primary and/or secondary data.

 

 

5.2    External Evaluation (Final Examination) 60%

Examination Division, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Education will conduct final examination at the end of the semester.

1.  Objective questions (multiple choice questions) (10 x 1) = 10 marks

2.  Short answer questions (6 questions with 2 OR questions) (6x 5) = 30 marks

3.  Long answer questions (2 questions with 1 OR question (2 x 10) = 20 marks

 

 

6.  Recommended Books and References

 

Bach, R. (2014). Jonathan livingstone seagull. New York & Toronto: Simon and Schuster (for unit 10).

Sewell, A. (2012). Black beauty (revised edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press (for unit 10). 

Bhattarai, G.R. & Bhandari, B.M. (2021). Interdisciplinary readings. Kathmandu: Sunlight

Publication.