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This document provides an overview of teaching methods from a course at the University of Education Lahore. [1] It defines teaching as imparting knowledge and guiding students to learn through their own activities. [2] Teaching is seen as a tripolar process involving the teacher, student, and curriculum. [3] The document discusses traditional and modern concepts of teaching and provides definitions from experts in the field.

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Concept of Teaching - Recorded in MP4

This document provides an overview of teaching methods from a course at the University of Education Lahore. [1] It defines teaching as imparting knowledge and guiding students to learn through their own activities. [2] Teaching is seen as a tripolar process involving the teacher, student, and curriculum. [3] The document discusses traditional and modern concepts of teaching and provides definitions from experts in the field.

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University of Education Lahore

Department of English

Course Title: General Methods of Teaching

Programme: BS English

Course Code: ……EDUC1112……………………………………………

Instructor Name: Asya Mushtaq


Introduction

• Teaching is a process of
imparting knowledge and
guiding the pupils to learn
through their own activities,
training their emotions and
developing their power and
capacities.
• Teaching, the profession of those
who give instruction especially in
an elementary, secondary or in a
university.
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• In the late 20th century it was


estimated that there were 30
million teachers throughout the
world. Though their roles and
functions vary from country to
country.
• There are three subgroups of
teachers: primary-school,
or elementary-school,
teachers; secondary-
school teachers; and university
teachers.
Concept of Teaching

• Teaching derived from: to teach Which means to instruct


• Process in which one individual makes something known to another
individual.
• Teaching is a bipolar process - John Adam (Narrow Meaning)

Teacher Student
Traditional concept of Teaching

Teaching is the act of imparting


instructions to the learners in
the classroom situation.
In traditional class-room
teaching the teacher gives
information to students, or one
of the students reads from a
text-book, while the other
students silently follow him in
their not merely imparting
knowledge or information to
students.
Modern Concept of Teaching

• Teaching is a Tripolar Process (Broad Meaning)


Teacher

Student Curriculum
Modern Concept of Teaching

• Teaching is to cause the pupil to


learn and acquire the desired
knowledge, skills and also
desirable ways of living in the
society.
• It is a process in which learner,
teacher, curriculum and other
variables are organized in a
systematic and psychological
way to attain some pre-
determined goals.
Importance of Teaching

• Teaching is an important
element in the process of
Education
• Its special function is to impart
knowledge, develop
understanding and skill
• Teaching is communication
between two or more persons,
who influence each other by
ideas and learn something in the
process of interaction
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• Teaching includes all the


activities of providing education to
other.
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• Through teaching, the teacher


aims at giving some knowledge
to the students; Passing some
information to them; Making the
students acquire some skill;
Changing the attitude of the
learners; Modifying the behavior
of the students; Giving some
experiences of life; etc.,
Definitions of Teaching

Some Expert Views about Concept of Teaching:


• H.C. Morrison (1934): “teaching is an intimate contact between a
more mature personality and less mature one which is designed to
further the education of the latter.”
• N. L, Gage(1962): “Teaching is a form of interpersonal influence
aimed at changing the behavior potential of another person”
• B.D. Smith (1961): “Teaching is a system of actions intended to
produce learning.”
• Albert Einstein : The supreme art of teaching is to awaken joy in
creative expression and knowledge
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• Ryburn’s view: “Teaching is a relationship which keeps the child to


develop all his powers.”

• Burton’s view: “Teaching is the stimulation guidance, direction and


encouragement of learning.”
Characteristics of Teaching

• Teaching is an interactive process


• Teaching is both formal and informal
• Teaching is art, craft as well science
• Teaching is not one sided
• Teaching is not an independent activity
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• Teaching is a planned activity


• Teaching is diagnostic and remedial
• Teaching is dominated by communication skills
• Good teaching is democratic
• Teaching causes motivation
• Teaching is professional in character
Suggested readings and Links

• http://shodh.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/3334/2/02_introduction.pdf
• https://infed.org/mobi/what-is-teaching/
• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15326985ep2703_1?journalCode=hedp20
THANKS

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