‘Regionalism in Pronunciation’ by Reena Mittal

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 28, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036]

English in India is a question of Linguistic centralism while the other languages lead to linguistic regionalism. A foreign language always posed problems in the country when exist firmly and distinctly. We have heard of Regionalism in the novels of Hardy and R.K. Narayan; which depicts reference and description of same place. Regionalism to ESL (English speaking and Learning) means particular locale effect in pronunciation. When we visit a particular region of the country, we notice several constructions, sounds of particular alphabet and words which denote that he/she belong to so and so area. This influence sometimes become a good laugh at others expense if we talk globally. (more…)

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‘Use of Poetry for Effective Teaching of English’ by Reena Mittal

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 10 | March 31, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036]

A Poetry is a piece of writing in which words are arranged beautifully and rhythmically. We have recently celebrated World Poetry Day on 21st March and suddenly this thought come into my mind to write something on this topic. Studying and writing poetry can give expression and communication to the students and teachers both. We need poetry to promote language teaching emotionally and holistically. Poetry helps to use Figure of Speech, Adjectives, Phrases and symbolic words spontaneously to show feelings. When we read, listen or write something aloud and rhythmically we easily learn it.

  • A student can use and fit words in poetic composition.
  • Correct use of vocabulary and grammatically correct language can be learned.
  • Students can learn use of Thesaurus, Phrases, structure, verb and tenses.
  • Nurture student’s imagination and creativity as well as build their confidence level.

These are the basic uses poetry can bring into EET( Effective English Teaching). It brings emotions, rhyme and congenial expression in classroom. (more…)

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