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INTRODUCTION, Teaching is an activity to impart knowledge of unknown facts with the motive of, developing the personality (developing power of reasoning and thinking) of the, learner through effective communication., American Scholar Edmund J. Amidon defined it as: " Teaching is an interactive, process, primarily involving classroom talk which takes place between teacher and, pupil and occurs during certain definable activity.", , uit, Preto vardt Gan H AeaA B Rewelt & caftaca (ah sy Grae Hr era ar faepra) & fears, SH SqCLa S HAA ALA HT Set Telet HTS AT UH aTAAT F, SARA cares WsHs a. Usa a Sa sa TE Tanita fear: "ary eH Pale Tia zs,, fora creates oo A Har Ar atcteltet enfeter Veit F ait Rate six Rea & cra ele ¢ si gs, fattaa afatater & ahret ett g1", , , , , , FORMS OF TEACHING, Before discussing the nature of teaching, let us discuss forms of teaching., Teaching has three forms:, 1) Formal Teaching, 2) Non-Formal Teaching, 3) Informal Teaching, , 1) Formal Teaching: Classroom teaching is called Formal Teaching. Teachers and, students formally assemble in classrooms of colleges or universities and, participate in the teaching-learning process. There is a face-to-face interaction, between the teacher and the students in a class. The teacher is academically, qualified in the subject he is teaching. The teacher teaches as per pre-prepared, curriculum and syllabus. He is to finish the course within the time limit of a, semester or any other time framework. He may be teaching as a fulfilment of a, degree course of either graduation or post-graduation level., , 2) Non-Formal Teaching: Non-formal teaching is also imparted to fulfil the, requirements of a degree course, but there is no classroom teaching, i.e., there is, no face-to-face interaction between a teacher and students. Teaching is imparted, under distance education programmes in non-formal teaching. It is also called, teaching imparted through correspondence, satellite, newspaper, or any other, medium., , 3) Informal Teaching: This is the teaching imparted by nature. Man does not learn, only through formal and non-formal means, rather, the biggest chunk of learning, is acquired through informal means. Whatever family, friends, strangers, enemies,, and daily experiences teach him is called Informal Teaching., , Actually, formal and non-formal teaching imparts literacy, whereas education is, imparted by informal means. Teachers of informal means may not necessarily, possess any academic degree; it is the experience which is the measure of, qualification in informal teaching.

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1) Tripolarity: Teaching is the only channel of imparting education. The ancient, and mediaeval times advocate that imparting education is bipolar in nature as, education is imparted by the teacher and acquired by the learner. But the modern, scenario of education establishes its Tripolarity. American pioneer of Modern, Education Theory, John Dewey advocated that education is a tripolar process., These three poles are teacher, learner, and social environment., , Dewey asserts that in modern times when the society is making progress,, education is effectively conducive in making its vital contribution in the society's, overall development., , A society, by and large, determines the purpose and goals of education for its, political, social, economic, and cultural development., , A teacher as well as a student survives in society., , What a teacher is teaching and what a student is learning are influenced by the, social ethics, atmosphere, and demand. Imparting of education as per the, requirement of progressive society becomes subject matters which are then, developed into syllabi and are taught to the classes., , 2) Interactivity: Academically, there are two modes of teaching, i.e., formal and, non-formal. Formal teaching is imparted in the classrooms and non-formal, teaching is provided through non-formal means like correspondence, Internet,, etc. Formal or classroom teaching-learning process demands a_healthy, interaction between a teacher and students to achieve effective teaching, learning,, and feedback. Cordial interaction between the teacher and the students acts as a, strong stimulant for teaching and learning. Both teachers and students are, motivated to make the teaching-learning process successful., , 3) Planned Process: Teaching is practised with proper planning. A teacher, prepares his/her lecture in advance which he/she is to deliver to the class the next, day. The teacher not only plans his/her lecture in advance, but also prepares the, reply to expected queries from the students., , 4) Multiple Phases: Teaching has three phases: Preactive, Inter-active, and, Post-active phase., , a) Pre-Active Phase: In the pre-active phase, the teacher plans his lecture,, strategy of teaching, and all those activities which a teacher performs before, going to the classroom., , b) Inter-Active Phase: The activities a teacher performs in the classroom is the, inter-active phase. In this phase, a teacher interacts face-to face with the, students. Here, the teacher delivers his/her lecture, explaining all the aspects of, the topic being discussed in the class in his/her style by creating an amicable, atmosphere in the classroom and concluding the lecture. The teacher also answers, all the queries of the students to clear their doubts and inculcate confidence in, them.

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c) Post-Active Phase: In this phase, the teacher evaluates the students' knowledge, on the topic, either through oral or written tests. In this way, the teacher also gets, feedback from the students. If they perform well in the test, it means they have, clearly understood the topic/chapter, otherwise not., , 5) Quality: Teaching sustains a quality that aims to develop the overall personality, of the learners through imparting knowledge of unknown facts to the learners., Teaching not only imparts knowledge of the subject matter, it also develops the, desirable behaviour and personality traits in learners and refines their reasoning, power., , 6) Motivating Stimulant: Teaching acts as a motivating stimulant to learners., Learners are motivated to learn that subject in which teaching is offered. Effective, teaching requires motivated teachers as well as learners., , 7) Guidance: Teaching is guidance also. Teaching guides the learners about the, role of studies or courses they are doing in shaping their careers. Teaching also, guides the students on behavioural and personality traits., , 8) Art as well as Science: A teacher performs in the class in the way an actor, performs on a stage. A teacher develops a teaching style which is enjoyed by the, students. A teacher works like a fine artist to make teaching-learning simple and, enjoyable which helps in better grasping and fine results. Teaching on the other, hand is a science also as various experiments are performed to assess the, understanding level of students. Moreover, it works on theories and hypotheses, which are subject to research. A teacher experiments new methods of teaching in, the class to make lectures accessible for students up to the maximum extent., , 9) Diagnostic and Therapeutic in Nature: In teaching, sometimes a teacher makes, a preassessment of students' complexes on the topic to be discussed, their, willingness to attend the lecture, extent of their familiarity with the topic, etc. This, practice is called the Diagnostic nature of teaching. Teaching is also therapeutic in, nature when the lecture is delivered in an interesting and absorbing way which, results in removing phobia among the students about the concerned topic., , 1) Matter of drawing out: Teaching is two-way communication. A cycle of, communication sets in between the teacher and the students. It is not only a, matter of drawing out but also a matter of extracting feedback from the learners., 2) Process that causes learning: Availability of teaching in different streams, motivates students to learn and join a particular subject., , 3) Sympathetic and kind: Teaching is open to learners from every caste and creed., Gaining education is a fundamental right of every citizen. While imparting, education in different streams, it complies with the Right to Education and, Directive Principles of State Policy., , 4) Only channel of learning: Teacher and Teaching cannot be substituted by any, other means. If one is to learn, one will have to join the teaching-learning process.