LANGUAGE ACROSS THE

CURRICULUM

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Meaning
LANGUAGE ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

Language across curriculum-related different forms of languages. Language

across the curriculum is a concept as the language in school is different
from in-home.

Language varies from person to person. Because students are coming from
various language backgrounds and cultures.

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A dialect is limited in terms of being.

 People speaking different dialects in their home

but when they are indulge themselves in school
they are supposed to speak the standard
language.

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UNIT-I

LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY

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 What is Language?

Language is a system of words and signs that people used to

express thoughts and feeling to each other. 

 What is Curriculum?

In education, the curriculum is broadly defined as the

totality of students' experiences that occur in the educational
process.

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 Language Learning is basically, a habit formation process
during which the learner acquires new habit.
 Man alone in creation is bestowed with the power of using
the language.
 He uses his brain for thinking, classifying
 His organs of speech for making sounds, words and
sentences.
 Language helps him to express his ideas, feelings and
emotions towards others and maintaining good relationship
 Language is like a prism, which reflects the shadow of
human language and activity.

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Meaning
 The method of human communication either spoken or
written consisting of the use of words in a structured and
conventional way
 A System of communication consisting of sounds, words
and grammar
 The system of communication used by people in a
particular country.
 System of words or signs that people use to express their
thoughts and feelings to other

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Definition

 A Language is a system of arbitrary vocal

symbols by means of which a social group
cooperates
 Language is a human system of communication
that uses signals, such as voice sounds, gestures,
and the written symbols.

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Concept

 Language is a system of signals for encoding and

decoding
 Language refers to the cognitive faculty that
enables human to learn and use of systems of
complex communication.
 Language is a mirror of mind in a deep significant
sense. It is a product of human intelligence,
created a new in each individuals by operations
that lie far beyond the reach of will or
consciousness.
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 Language is a symbol system based on pure or
arbitrary conventions.
 Language is human so it differs from animal
communication in several ways.

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