Hakuna Matata Life is Calling is a fiction which falls under the genre of Indian Writing in English. This fiction is a maiden attempt of Srinivas Yanamandra. He is a C.A. by profession and in his amateur attempt he proves that, he is well read author who is not only a keen observer but also possesses a lucid style.
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Vol. 4 Issue 50 – Book Review – 'English Language Teaching in India: The Shifting Paradigms' by S P Dhanavel
This book was written essentially to handle the concept of ‘choice’ and its effect on speakers’ linguistic determination. It elaborates upon the perception that language adoption is related to human society and its members and is influenced by space, time variation, age, gender and culture. The author has exhibited the interconnection of the choice of language with how, what, and when people would speak. In addition, it aims to shed light on how, within the environments and communities in which people are living, ‘societal factors’ integrate unconsciously, sometimes compulsorily, with their original language, as they are living in a single unified circle and each factor can affect the other.
Vol. 4 Issue 46 – Book Review – Coulmas, F. Sociolinguistics: The study of speakers’ choices. Cambridge: USA, 2005
This book was written essentially to handle the concept of ‘choice’ and its effect on speakers’ linguistic determination. It elaborates upon the perception that language adoption is related to human society and its members and is influenced by space, time variation, age, gender and culture. The author has exhibited the interconnection of the choice of language with how, what, and when people would speak. In addition, it aims to shed light on how, within the environments and communities in which people are living, ‘societal factors’ integrate unconsciously, sometimes compulsorily, with their original language, as they are living in a single unified circle and each factor can affect the other.
Vol. 4 Issue 44 – Book Review: 'English for Academic and Professional Skills (2012)' by Anand Mahanand
Over the years, substantial shift in theory, belief and practice have occurred in the teaching and learning of English language specifically from general to specific purposes. Unlike focusing on general English, there has been a shift in focus to teach only those aspects of language which learners’ need and expected to need. This demand has paved the way for the emergence of a new area called ‘English for Academic Purposes’ where much of the instruction is given for academic development of the learners. Many learners especially from regional medium backgrounds are yet to develop the linguistic resources necessary for academic and professional competence. Most of them often find problems in academics at higher level. Majority of them enter into higher education ill-equipped and some find the tasks of academic reading, writing, and grammar difficult. The present academic scenario focuses on and demands students’ academic reading and writing skills such as skimming, scanning, note making, note taking, essay writing, paragraph writing and summary writing, paper writing, resume writing and so on. Implementation of effective methods supplemented with effective materials is essentially required to ensure students’ mastery of academic skills and to bring about positive outcomes in students’ academic and professional performances.
Vol. 4 Issue 43 – Video: Teaching Speaking with Task-Based Learning
When students work on tasks in pairs or small groups, they use language at every step: planning, executing, and presenting. This demonstration shows students planning and describing their own Utopian societies.
Vol. 4 Issue 43 – Book Review: 'English Language Teaching: Perspective from Periphery (2012)' by Anand Mahanand
There is a need to undertake serious research studies catering to the needs of these demands of the marginalized and underprivileged sections of our society. Proper Investigations are necessary to discover how far English Language Teaching (ELT) can be integrated with the indigenous culture of the learners, how far learners can be trained to use English for their academic purposes and how best literature can be used in English language teaching and learning. There are few books which address all the above issues as successfully and succinctly as Anand Mahanand’s ‘English Language Teaching: Perspective from Periphery’.
Vol. 4 Issue 43 – Video: Seven Ways of Looking at Grammar
What is grammar, and how is it internalized in the mind? Is it made up of symbolic code or of neural connections? Is it a sedimented trace left by previous conversations or an innate human capacity? Our answers to these questions obviously shape the way we go about teaching second languages.
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 33
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#33 | August 13, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 Classroom Tip: Drawing dictation Video: Professor Farzad Sharifian: English as an International Language (EIL) 2011 Lecture Article: How Listening to Music Influences English Language Teaching Learning Video: Learner Language: Tools for Teachers | The New School International Conference On ‘Empowering The English Language Classroom’ At… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 33
Vol. 4 Issue 33 – Book Review: ‘Hakuna Matata – Life is Calling’ – Dr.Krati Sharma
Hakuna Matata Life is Calling is a fiction which falls under the genre of Indian Writing in English. This fiction is a maiden attempt of Srinivas Yanamandra. He is a C.A. by profession and in his amateur attempt he proves that, he is well read author who is not only a keen observer but also possesses a lucid style.
Vol. 4 Issue 32 – Book Review: ‘An Unfinished Song’ – Dr.Krati Sharma
An Unfinished Song (1913) is a translated work by the writer Swarnakumari Debi Ghosal ‘s(1856-1932) Kahake(1898). The title of the novel exhibits the uneasiness of the writer to finish the destined song. The novel sets in the 20th century India a colony of British Raj. The novel revolves round an educated Bengali family consist of father Mr. Majumdar and his two motherless daughters.