Kerala PSC Lecturer in English (DIET) Previous Question Paper – 182/2023

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1. What do you mean by community resources? Critically examine in brief the importance of community resources. (4)

2. Describe the Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices in education with illustrations. (4)

3. How can education serve as a bridge to address the cultural lag ? (4)

4. As a teacher, can you suggest some of the important advantages of using technology in your classroom ? (4)

5. What do you mean by experimental error ? In order to avoid this error, how an experimental study is to be designed ? (4)

6. Briefly explain the forms of community engagement. What are the best practices of community engagement ? (6)

7. Point out the functions of Chatbots in Education. (6)

8. How do cognitive and social characteristics of learners vary from pre-primary stage to the stage of adult learners ? (6)

9. What do you mean by maxims in teaching ? Mention the different types of maxims of teaching. (6)

10. What is research ? How is Applied Research similar to and different from Action Research ? (6)

11. Oscar Wilde picturises the general hypocrisy of the Victorian mindset in 'Importance of Being earnest'. Elucidate. (4)

12. What is child language acquisition ? Describe Piaget's stages of child language acquisition. (4)

13. Explain the context and place where the narrator met the characters in 'The Canterbury Tales'. (5)

14. Explain the conflict between Nature and culture in Emily Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights'. (5)

15. Elaborate the Symbolism in T. S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land'. (5)

16. The 'Essay of Dramatic Poesy' demonstrates Dryden's claim of being the father of practical criticism. Comment. (5)

17. Bring out the suitability of the theme and title of Witman's poem 'Out of the Cradle…' (5)

18. How does the poem 'An Old Play House' exposes the indictment against injurious male behaviour ? Who is the writer ? (5)

19. What diction does Byron use in the poem 'She Walks in Beauty' ? (6)

20. Illustrate IC analysis with the help of an example. Analyse the limitations of IC analysis. (6)