Beyond the Textbook: English Language and Teaching

On Doing Nothing” On Doing Nothing” is an essay by J.B.Priestley debating over the idea of work and relaxation. He talks of the idea of unwinding oneself and the benefits we would enjoy from doing nothing. He, thus, stresses on the idea of doing nothing and spending time in leisurely activities which is as necessary and beneficial to human life as work. The life of man is fraught with work and all of us are involved in that rat race directly or indirectly. Such a life is necessary and can also make us prosperous. But it isn’t the be all and the end all of all matters. There, thus exists a world outside work-the world of leisurely activities and past times. We are all to spend sometimes consciously in such matters. Nature is beautiful and it, not only soothes the mind, but also a teacher and a nourisher. Nature only regains our mental health and achieves a position where we can work better and more efficiently.             However, the irony is that not many people realize this

1 Name or the Event        Effective Public Speaking-‘VIII ’ 2 Date               14 th July, 2014 3 Time    10:00 a.m to 3:30 pm 4 Venue Ashvinbhai A Patel Commerce College,Sec-23,Gandhinagar      5 No. of Participants         30 students 6. Name of Expert Ms. Jinali Patel 7 Content ·          Introduction ·          Building confidence and avoiding stage fright ·          Essential elements in Effective Public Speaking ( stress, rate of speaking, pitch of voice, pause before and after important words) ·          Six c’s of communication ·          How to present yourself before a crowd large or small ( non- verbal communication) ·          How to open a talk and close a talk ·          Impromptu speaking ·   

Students, In last lecture, we have a group activity based on Report Writing.

My Dear Students, As our class is going to celebrate GuruPrunima tomorrow. Our class will celebrate guru Prunima on Shree Ramakrishna. For your preparation , I have shared  related information, facts, quotes and images. All the Best.  Shree Ramakrishna 1.      Ramakrishna was born in a poor Brahmin Vaishnava family in rural Bengal. 2.      (18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886) 3.      He is also referred to as "Paramahamsa" by his devotees, as such he is popularly known as Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. 4.      Ramakrishna's birthday is observed on Phalgun Shukla Dwitiya as per Hindu lunar calendar. 5.      Prominent Disciple(s): Swami Vivekananda and others 6.      During his teen  age his family financial position was weak Sarda Devi is wife of Ramakrishna 7.      Ramakrishna was 23 when he got married with Shri Sarda Devi. 8.      Ramakrishna died of cancer of the throat in 1886, leaving his wife Sarada Devi who was considered a saint in

Hello Students, Here, I am uploading our class- Sem- V, Division- D Time Table. It will follow from Monday- 7th July, 2014 Have a look. courtesy - AAPCC