Vaidehi Hariyani

Two Fantastic Duo of The Romantic Age: - Worksheet What is Romanticism? Romanticism refers to attitude or intellectual orientation that characterized many works of literature, painting, music, architecture, criticism, and historiography in Western civilization over a period from the late 18th to the mid-19th century. Romanticism emphasized the individual, the subjective, the irrational, the imaginative, the personal, the spontaneous, the emotional, the visionary, and the transcendental.  (Kuiper) Many Writers flourished during this Era who with their works reached at the heights and became classic writers of this Particular age. This blog will highlight four fantastic writers of this age; William Wordsworth, S.T.Coleridge, Jane Austen and Mary Shelley. All the four writers brought their best and unique theme in their writing. Jane Austen deals with the Modern Novel, while Mary Shelley Pioneers Science Fiction. Similarly William Wordsworth; worshiper of na...

" कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन। मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥ " This particular shlok from Bhagdwad Geeta preaches to perform  your duties without thinking of the result. One meaning can also be derived from this shlok that do your work without any Swarth and for Aarth (good of others). It is very necessary to know the purpose of our life, but more important is to know purpose of the art we are mastering. Art can be anything, even how to live. T.P.Kailasam (Thanjavur Paramasiva Kailasam 1884–1946), was a playwright and prominent writer of Kannada literature. He also wrote many plays in English as well. This blog is about one of his famous Play 'The Purpose'. 'The Purpose' is a play based on the story of Eklavya and Arjun from Mahabharata.This play is from Eklavya's Point of view. He has been given a voice here. The Play is Divided into two Acts. Pre-Task:- Read the following presentations to know more a...

Monday Treat!!! Before I start, મને મારા રામ ની લખવાની કળા પર Hope છે , અને મારા Hope   માં "H" કેપિટલ છે . Recently went out to see a great film written by a valuable friend Raam Mori . Raam is a National award winning writer of Gujarati Literature. He is notable for his short stories. Montu Ni Bittu is his Debut film as a Scriptwriter. Well by the name of the film you can assume that it is a  childhood romantic tale of Montu and Bittu. Obviously the story spins around this two characters. We will perceive what it could be that makes this film increasingly dynamic and different. Montu Ni Bittu explores the 'Pol ' Culture of Old Ahemdabad. We should first see what is Pol? A pol: પોળ in India is a housing cluster which comprises many families of a particular group, linked by caste, profession, or religion. Pols are typical of urban centers in Gujarat especially of Old Ahemdabad. The atmosphere where all the fa...

Hello Learners, Here I am sharing the presentations on English Language Teaching. Before you proceed further it is necessary to know the difference between Methods and Approaches. An approach is a way of dealing with something or somebody. A method is the process used or the steps taken to deal with an issue or a person. The Method differs from teachers to teachers and students to students. Every teacher has its own unique style. As Teachers you will also develop your own method. Go through the presentations and complete the task and Quiz. The Grammar Translation Method, The Direct Method and The Audio Lingual Method from vaidehi Hariyani Total Physical Response and Suggestopedia from vaidehi Hariyani The Silent Way from vaidehi Hariyani Methods and Approaches of ELT from vaidehi Hariyani To appear in the Quiz CLICK HERE!!!! Happy Learning!!!!!

Hello Learners,            Here I am sharing five essays of English Language Teaching as discussed in the Class. You will find the original essay in presentation form, originally prepared by Dr.Dhwani Joshi, then later shared by Parth Bhatt. Also the presentations discussed in the Class. Read the essays and Complete the task given at the end of the blog. Essay 1:- "Teaching English as 'Second Language' in India" by Kapil Kapoor.(JNU,Delhi) In this essay Kapil Kapoor is arguing and giving his view on the contemporary teaching style. We Indians by childhood have First Language or Mother tongue, and then Hindi becomes the Second Language, and then comes English. In fact English is our third language not second. So, the teaching style of English should be different. M.A. Sem.3 ELT1 Unit 1 Teaching English as 'Second Language' in India by Kapil Kapoor from Parth Bhatt Teaching English as 'Second Language' in...

Hello Learners, As discussed in the class, this blog is about Lead Writing and Feature Writing. First of all let’s see what it is. Go through the blog and complete the task. Lead Writing:- In news articles, the lead is a summary of what the whole thing is about answering the questions Who? What? Where? When? Why? Short, Sharp Summary of things, readers are curious to read. There is a hard lead and a soft lead… Hard Lead gives a comprehensive view of entire event, while soft lead gives a short account of that event with catchy title. s a short account of that event with catchy title. Feature Writing:- ·        Key function is to humanize, to add colour, to educate, to entertain, to illuminate. ·        A feature story may or may not tied to a current event. ·        Will often be longer in size than a traditional news story. ·        U...

Hello Learners, Come on, Come on…Turn the Radio and TV on…. “In world full of audio visual marvels, may words matter to you and be full of magic.” – Peter Godfrey-Smith. Radio and Television are the oldest tools for Mass Communication. In this digital era, the other inventions have taken over these tools. Nevertheless these old school things still hold a very nostalgic place in society. A brief Presentation on the History of Television and Radio has been shared here. Go through the presentation and complete the task. Unit 3 - Television, Radio and E-Media from vaidehi Hariyani Click here to appear for the Quiz Worksheet - Prepare a video featuring a radio or television genre. Upload the video on your YouTube channel and share the link in the comment section. Happy Learning!!!!!

The Mountains are calling and I must go… Recently I had a delightful experience of visiting Junagadh for Academic tour organized by Department of English, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University. Being a Research Scholar and a Faculty member, this was my first tour in a different role. It is said that a physician treats but nature heals. It is absolutely true. Stuck in health issues for so many months, and finally the mountains were calling and I had to go. I feel rejuvenate after this trip. The best part about academic tour is that you not only visit historical and important places, but you visit so many academic Institutions, meet so many learned teachers and students. This tour was planned for two days; 5 th and 6 th February. We started on 5 th early morning and were back on 6 th at night. There we visited many marvelous places and I would like to separate it as given beneath. As it is academic visit, let me start with it. Academic Institutions...