Beyond the Textbook: English Language and Teaching

Today, I teach a new lesson, titled ‘ If you are Wrong Admit It’ written by Dale Carnegie. Here I am going to share his biographic details . Born : in Maryville, Missouri, The United States  December 13, 1901 Died: November 01, 1955 Gender: male Website: http://www.dalecarnegie.com/ Genre: Nonfiction ,  Biographies & Memoirs ,  Business & Investing Dale Breckenridge Carnegie (originally Carnagey until 1922 and possibly somewhat later) (November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. Born in poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, first published in 1936, a massive bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln, titled Lincoln the Unknown, as well as several other books. Ref: http://ww...

Absent Students!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today many of you were absent, some of you are enjoying long festival vacation. This is for you. During my lecturers I taught the advantages of Internet. I know u love to surfing and what not!!!!!!!! Read it and share more here.. Advantages of Internet Internet has made things easily accessible and our lives easy and comfortable. 1.      May it be ordering food , payment of bill; everything is @ a click away. The days of queues have gone, even movies tickets can be booked through the net. 2.      Internet Banking is slowly becoming popular. They are with us 24 hours. 3.      Online or even window shopping is also possible through Internet. 4.      Internet can be our travelling guide also.   5.   It will help you informed about latest news   6.      Internet helps you in academics as well. Th...

SEM-V PROJECT GUIDELINE  [YEAR-2013-2014]  Index No Topic Name Page No 1 What is questionnaire?......................................................................... 2 Methods of collecting data…………………………………………...... 2.1. Primary Data Collection………………………………………………………………………   2.2. Secondary Data Collectio……………………………………….. 3 Checklist to prepare questionnaire (minimum 10 points should be there)……………………………………………………………. 4 Prepare questionnaire on your title. ( minimum 30 questions should be there)……………………………………………. 5 Experience ……………………………………………………………………. 6. References……………………………………………………………………. 1.                     ...

When I was teaching ‘How to draft questionnaire’ and taught few checklist that need to keep in mind. At the end of lecture I allow students to prepare questionnaire. Let’s have a look of student’s creativity. Here I am going to scan two questionnaires. The first one is based on “Introducing new Band Tea (TAJ) in the market” and Second is “Reading Habits among your classmate”. Comment on it.

67th Independence Day of India Wishes: 15 August 2013 Yes, we all Indians are going to celebrate our Independence Day on 15th August. This was the day when India was freed from the British Rule. Everyone celebrates this day as per their wish. Is this called independence? Children have a different perspective. They like this day because they get sweets and holiday after flag hoisting in their schools. Families and friends meet and have dinner together or go out to have fun and enjoyment that day. Almost all movie channels entertain their viewers with old and new patriotic movies and classics. People celebrate this auspicious and significant day in their own way. There was a time when Indians were not aware of the problems going on in the country and the society. But today, the younger generation of India has come forward and many raise their voice against the drawbacks of the society.   Thousands laid down their lives so that our country is breathing th...

Now try to write what this pictures want to tell. Though you all know, " One picture is worth a thousand words" I will await for you comments.

Our Finance Minister P Chidambaram, came our city, Ahmadabad on Monday. From news paper, news channel I came to know many important aspects of our economy which was shared by Finance Minister. He spoke regarding growth of our economy , import of gold, agriculture issues in Gujarat and Maharashtra etc....  Here I am going to share his words. "Our best minds are working and trying to address the challenges. I am sure in the current year our growth will be 6 per cent against the last year's 5 per cent," he said at an event of a local daily. The growth rate, he further said, would improve to 7 per cent in next fiscal year and 8 per cent thereafter. Observing that no country with the exception of China was expected to grow at more than 7 per cent in the current year, Mr Chidambaram said, "Amongst the large economies, India is still the second fastest growing economy in the world." Referring to gold imports, Mr Chidambaram said, "Imports were lo...