Vaidehi Hariyani

Hello Friends,      This blog is a part of my classroom activity given below:                                     Click here Let us see first.... what is Modernism ? "Modernism” refers to the collective literary trend in the early twentieth century. The early-twentieth century writers broke up the traditional way of writing. Though it was an age of many inventions, there is darker side of the picture too. This dark side was captured in literature as well. Characteristics of Modernist Literature:- * Complexity in structure * Fragmentation * Use of Negative words * Experimentation with language and form * Use of allusions and paradoxes * Use of myth and classical references * Isolation * Brokenness * Nothingness * Disinterested * Disillusionment *...

Hello friends,             I am back again with a review of an excellent research paper by Tony Dudley-Evans -“English for Specific Purposes”. English for Specific purposes is a wide field so it is hard to define. English for specific purposes (ESP) has for about 30 years been a separate branch of English Language Teaching. It has developed its own approaches, materials and methodology. BACKGROUND Need analysis is the important aspect of ESP. Unless you don’t go through Need analysis you cannot identify ESP. The first questions when starting preparation for teaching an ESP course is almost always: What do students need to do with English? Which of the skills do they need to master and how well? Which genres do they need to master, either for comprehension or production purposes? These questions need to be known by the instructor. However, in ESP one can be more precise about learners' needs; their needs are defined by a learning or occ...

Hey Friends , Few days back I studied a very interesting research paper “English for Academic Purpose - Liz Hamp-Lyons”. In this blog I will highlight important aspects discussed by Liz Hamp Lyons. First of all, I would like to say that it is one of the best research papers I have studied so far. It contains lots of references and examples. What is EAP (English for Academic Purpose)? English for academic purposes (EAP) entails training students, usually in a higher education setting, to use language appropriately for study. It is one of the most common forms of English for specific purposes (ESP). An EAP program focuses instruction on skills required to perform in an English-speaking academic context across core subject areas generally encountered in a university setting. In common with most language teaching, EAP instruction teaches vocabulary, grammar and the four skills (reading, writing, speaking - including pronunciation - and listening), but usually tries to ...

Hello friends, A clear objective determines everything. Teaching also has certain objectives. Shivendra.K.Verma (Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad) in his research paper “ Teaching English as a Second Language in India : Focus on Objectives” has discussed objectives of language teaching as well as the aims of teaching English as Second Language in India. He has also given classification of Languages. First of all he has highlighted the objectives of language teaching. Helping children to learn a language to perform a variety of functions like “self-expression”, “catharsis”, “cognition” , how to ask questions, how to use language in social networks, help learners learn how to draw out their creativity etc. The objective of teaching a language or languages is not simply to make the learner the major language skill but to enable the learners to play their communicative roles effectively and to select language according to the roles they ar...