Stressing syllables correctly in spoken English is often an area of great difficulty for south Asian language speakers.
Speakers of South Asian languages frequently place stress on the first syllable of a word. However, in spoken American and British English the stress or emphasis may fall on many different syllables. (more…)
Dr. S. K. Agrawal works as an Associate Professor at the Dept. of English, JRNRV University, Udaipur – India.
The term ‘constructivism’ refers both to the method of learning and nature of knowledge. It means the idea that individuals, through their interaction with the environment, construct their own knowledge. (Fosnot 1996; Steffe and Gale, 1995). The emphasis of the constructivist theory is both on the process and the product. In constructivist approach it is important to know how much students have learnt as well as the process by which they have learnt. Such a theory of knowledge and learning has significant implication for English Language Teaching (ELT). It changes the dynamics of the traditional classroom by empowering the learner as the architect of the learning process while redefining the role of the instructor as a guide and helper, rather than the source and conduit of knowledge. (more…)