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Socio-Cultural Dimensions in English as a Second Language" by Rekha Aslam.

 Hello Teachers, Here I am sharing two presentations on the essay "Socio-Cultural Dimensions in English as a Second Language" by Rekha Aslam. The first presentation includes the simplified version of the essay prepared by Ms.Vaidehi Hariyani and the second presentation contains the original essay prepared by Mr.Parth Bhatt. Socio-Cultural Dimensions: English as a Second Language - Rekha Aslam from vaidehi Hariyani Socio-cultural Dimensions of English as a Second Language by Rekha Aslam (University of Delhi) from Parth Bhatt Happy Learning!

"Teaching English as 'Second Language' in India'' - Kapil Kapoor (JNU)

 Hello Teachers, Here I am sharing two presentations on the essay "Teaching English as a Second Language in India" by Kapil Kapoor. The first presentation includes the simplified version of the essay prepared by Ms.Vaidehi Hariyani and the second presentation contains the original essay prepared by Mr.Parth Bhatt. " Teaching English as 'Second Language' in India" - Kapil Kapoor (JNU) from vaidehi Hariyani M.A. Sem.3 ELT1 Unit 1 Teaching English as 'Second Language' in India by Kapil Kapoor from Parth Bhatt Happy Learning!

ELT: An Introduction Paper 12 #Batch3

  Hello Teachers, Welcome to the introductory blog of Paper 12 English Language Teaching – 1. Here you will get all the information regarding this Paper. Check out the presentation given below. ELT : AN INTRODUCTION from vaidehi Hariyani CLICK HERE TO APPEAR FOR THE QUIZ HAPPY LEARNING!!!!!

" Siddhartha" Hermann Hesse - Book Review

Hello Readers, The growing cases of Covid-19 and lockdown had and has been making us go through tremendous stress. The stress itself is making our world upside down, rather than the problem. At this hour it necessary to indulge ourselves in something which allows us to be at peace. An avid reader in me got the perfect time to read books apart from research and syllabus. I picked a long awaited book from my library; “Siddhartha” by Hermann Hesse. Gautam Buddha, his teachings and life has always fascinated me a lot. So had to grab it without fail. Let me give you all a quick review of this book. Something about the author :- Hermann Hesse is an amazing writer from Germany. He wrote many novels and essays; best known for “Siddhartha”. He won the prestigious Noble Prize for Literature in 1946. Hesse began writing Siddhartha in December 1919 in Switzerland. During his childhood, he frequently heard stories about the beauty of spirituality in Indian Culture, from his father and mot

"The Forty Rules of Love" Elif Shafak - Book Review

Hello Learners, The Day 2 of quarantine was spend in reading a wonderful by a Turkish writer Elif Shafak “The Forty Rules of Love”. Before you misinterpret it as a love story let me clear the plot and purpose. “The Forty Rules of Love” has a parallel narrative. Both are interconnected. One tells a contemporary story of Ella whose life is filled with emptiness. She starts reading a manuscript named “Sweet Blasphemy” written by Aziz.Z.Zahara for a literary agency. The other is the story which lies in that manuscript. The story of a Sufi poet Rumi and Shamz of Tabriz, where he shares the forty rules of love and life.   The narration involves the travel of Shams through which he gets to know Rumi and how Shams imparts his knowledge. The Forty rules embarked the spiritual journey of Rumi and also his companionship with his preacher Shamz. Here the forty rules helps Ella to find purpose of her life and fills life with happiness and meaning. She also finds a friend Aziz.Z.Zahar

The Victorian Age - Practice Quiz

Hello Learners, The duration of queen Victoria’s reign is known as the Victorian Age or the age of Tennyson or as some critics believe age of Charles Dickens. According to William.J.Long the period from 1850-1900 is considered as the Victorian Age. While W.H.Hudson considers the period from 1832-1887 for Victorian era and general belief about or consideration for Victorian period is 1837-1901. Elizabeth Age has unique identity the same way Victorian age has. This age is the age of doubts, disputes, realism and romance, materialism and spiritualism, peace and unrest, religion and science. It is marked with material advancement, mechanical progress, democratic deal, education, expansion, pessimism, scientific advancement, patriotism etc. The age is also known as the age of prose especially novel. Quiz CLICK HERE to appear for a mixed quiz for Unit – History of the Age and Study of Poets: Browning and Tennyson

Mass Media And Communication - Quiz and Worksheet

Hello Learners, Mass Media and Communication is not only a wide concept but also the need of the time. In the Present time, there are innumerable mass communication tools available. This blog is also an example of Mass Communication. Here you will find all the , Worksheet and Quiz related to Paper no. 15 Mass Media and Communication Studies. An overall Presentation covering all the units of this paper. Mass Media and Communication- Detailed Presentation from vaidehi Hariyani Quiz of the Units CLICK HERE to appear for the quiz Unit 1 and 2; Mass Media Communication and Journalism CLICK HERE to appear for the quiz Unit 3 Television, Radio and E-Media Worksheets for this Paper Worksheet 1 – Television, Radio and E-Media Worksheet 2 - Journalism Works Cited:- ·   Kumar, Keval J. “Mass Communication in India” 4 th . Mumbai: JAICO Publishing House, 2000. 251-360. 4 th December 2019.

10th National Conference - ELTIS & SIFIL

English Language Teaching Institute of Symbiosis (ELTIS) & Symbiosis Institute of Foreign and Indian Languages (SIFIL) 10th National Conference on “A 360° View of Language Teaching Materials: Development, Utilization and Evaluation” Day 1 – 7 th February 2020 Inaugural Function The conference was inaugurated by Shirish Sahasrabudhe ( Head,ELTIS ) , Ms.Maria Smarski and Dr. G. Suvarna Lakshmi . The Chief Guest of this gathering was Ms.Maria Smarski ( Regional English Language Officer (RELO) for India, American Embassy, New Delhi ).She started her discourse by sharing her experience as how she entered this field of English language instructing. In 1982 she did her first gathering where she met Braj.B.Kachru and his significant other. He affected her a great deal. This was captivating for me to know, as I read a great deal about him in English Language Teaching books when I instruct. One of her companion revealed to her that “If there is no ideas the