CC-05_Bisoykhetra O Bisoy-Bed 1st Sem

Authors: Dr. Debashis Dhar, Dr. Madhumita Das, Suchismita Biswas & Dr. Sanjiban Sengupta

Syllabus:

Unit I: Discipline and Subject:

• Education as Inter-disciplinary Field of Study

• Nature and Characteristics of a Discipline

• Emergence of Various Disciplines from Education

• Merger of Various Disciplines into Education

• Interrelation and Interdependence amongst Various School Subjects

Unit II: Science as a Subject and Discipline:

• Nature and history of science

• Place of Science in School Curriculum.

• Science in day-to-day life.

• Relation of Science with other school subjects.

Unit III: Language as a Subject and Discipline:

• Centrality of language in education

• Role of language in children's intellectual development and learning

• Language in the school curriculum; aims issues and debates

• Policy issues and language at school

• Language as a Medium of Communication

• Phases of Language Development

Unit IV: Mathematics as a Subject and Discipline:

• Nature and History of Mathematics

• Place of Mathematics in School Curriculum

• Mathematics in Day-to-day life

• Relationship of Mathematics with Other Subjects

Unit V: Social Science as a Subject and Discipline:

• Nature and Philosophy of Social Science

• Social Science as an Area of Study

• Need of Studying Social Science through Interdisciplinary Perspectives

• Place and Relevance of Social Science in School Curriculum