8 To educate the future teachers for a high standard of teaching. 8 To improve co-operation between the college, the school and the local settings Teaching competency: The practical training shall include observation and teaching practice, both at the micro and macro levels. Teaching practice shall include three weeks of continuous observation of lessons and microteaching. The programme for each student shall approximate to the normal daily work of qualified trained teacher. For the purpose of teaching practice, each student shall work as an apprentice under a selected teacher and under the general supervision of the Principal and the lecturers of the college concerned. He/She shall also maintain the prescribed workbooks for observation of lessons and practice teaching (micro and macro) in each of his/her special subject. The workbook shall contain records of at least 30 practice teaching lessons, 15 in each subject and 10 lessons observed, 5 in each optional subject. Out of the minimum of 15 lessons in each optional subject specified above, at least a minimum of three lessons may be utilized for developing the teaching trainee, a minimum of three teaching skills through microteaching and not less than 12 shall be macro lessons. Marks for teaching practice shall be based on reports of lessons in each optional subject and on the workbooks maintained. However, students offering English/Tamil as the equivalent to two optional subjects will be required to maintain only one workbook relation to the paper on the teaching of English/Tamil as the case may be. The workbook shall contain records of at least 30 lessons (both micro and macro) in the teaching of English or Tamil as the case may be. Marks for teaching practice shall be based on reports of lessons in the optional subjects and on the workbooks maintained. A separate workbook shall be maintained for recording the 10 lessons observed. This applies to all postgraduate teachers to opt for the same subject as 2 optional. Lecturers or the teacher authorized for the purpose shall report each teaching practice lessons separately to the principal and the reports and the workbook shall be made available to the supervising examiners who will be appointed by the university. The final report of each student with the work-book(s) shall be made available to the supervision examiner whose decision on the marks to be awarded shall be final.