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Tips to UGC- NET English Examination
Tips to UGC- NET English Examination
Approaches to UGC- NET English Examination
Some of the most widely administered tests for Teaching Job in India include the UGC- NET, SET, State level teachers’ recruitment programmers like SSC etc. UGC- NET use standardized tests to assess literature achievement,
to determine lecturer placement, and to reach specific skill- oriented men. PG students wishing to prefer lectureship continue their efforts after PG generally take these tests, since most INDIAN colleges and universities require test results in applications for lectureship. The most common of these tests include the general aptitude and knowledge of a specific subject.
Now look at the syllabi first
I have omitted the general objective paper which is more like a filter. So clear it forcefully.
UGC National Eligibility Test English Syllabus
Subject: English
Note:
There will be two question papers, Paper – II and Paper – III
Paper – II
Note: It will cover 50 Objective Type Questions (Multiple choice, Matching type, True / False, Assertion – Reasoning type) carrying 100 marks.
Questions Covers:
Chaucer to Shakespeare
Jacobean to Restoration Periods
Augustan Age : 18th Century Literature
Romantic Period
Victorian Period
Modern Period
Contemporary Period
American and other non – British Literatures
Literary Theory and Criticism
Rhetoric and Prosody
Paper – III
(The Commission decided that Paper-III be converted into objective type from the ensuing examination scheduled in June 2012. Further, the Commission also recommended that the action may also be initiated for the development of question banks.There should be 75 objective questions all of which are compulsory covering all the periods of History of English Literature and critical approaches.
Literature, language skills and reading comprehension, arithmetic literary data computation and problem solving, Linguistics, and social studies.
Now as you are a literature student what you need to do is to now your studies well with a vision:
Let’s talk about some basic things:
The scope of literature
There’s enormous diversity in literature as this partial list of genres demonstrates: poetry, drama, novel, story, essay etc. They can be grouped farther. For example, in the case of fiction----- satirical, biographical, religious, romantic, the novel of manners, naturalistic, allegorical, political, utopian, historical, regional, national epic, ethnic, family saga, experimental, and proletarian or protest. Popular (mass-market) fiction genres include Western, science fiction, detective, romance, and horror/occult. List is not yet conclusive.
Why read literature?
We read for entertainment and/or instruction, to delight and/or enlighten through the various expressions of the imagination according to some critics. Few find them as the art of exploring and explaining the human experience. Popular or commercial literature may also aim to shock, amaze, or provide us with an escape from reality into another world. Now as a reader you need to explain, extract and exhibit the threads of meaning in the literary piece:
As a reader there are two approaches to reach the meaning:
Readers--> Aesthetics --> Meaning
Readers--> Society-->Writers ' Identity --> Meaning
In the first one you have to reach the aesthetic level of the created work with such spiritual acclaim as that of the author. You need to be Jogi!
In the second category it is quite cheaper and easier way of reaching the goal. It is the ladder of knowing myself--> where am I --> who are you( the character/ the author)--> The relation between you and me --> the meaning of the text.
Let’s Listen:
Figure out the point of view, or perspective, the writer is using
--> Third-person omniscient-- In third-person, the author like god like stature filters everything through a single character’s perceptions. Example: Thomas Hardy‘s novels.
-->First person-- the author lets a character tell the story. Example: Rabindranath Tegore’s Hungry Stone.
The author’s style— note author’s use of literary devices -- figures of speech, such as metaphors and similes; symbolism; major images; motifs (repetition of images), humour, innovativeness etc.
Enjoying literature
Are you reading Macbeth? Okay let’s watch the film, listen others who have read or watched, search the history of Macbeth, get an idea of Shakespeare and Elizabethan theatre, and so on. You can enjoy literary piece more if you have some knowledge of its different types, techniques, and styles.
English Study Tips
Literature is not an isolated field of studies. You have to know the historical and social context in which that piece of literature was created. Art, music, film, anthropology and philosophy who is not there!
Take a note of the author's biography for the totality of the comprehension and application.
Names, places, and dates are to be computed which I personally fear most.
Guide for Writing Papers in Net Examination:
Not much needs to be said that would distinguish writing in English literature from writing in most other college courses. Good writing is good writing, and the chief characteristic of good writing is clarity.
Warning!
Clarity does not mean wordiness. So tell what you know in short, lucid and logical sentences.
Effective argumentation is a must in your answer but it should be a mixed result of what you feel and what you know.
Demonstrate understanding of literary texts through personal and creative interpretation as well as analytical criticism
Recent, relevant, and reputable reference are also key earners of marks. So be up to date on related topic.
The present tense is generally used to describe the events within a literary work; the past tense is used to describe what the author did. So write in present tense to gain more scope of animated verbs.
Other signs
Manage your time properly
Chose your topics correctly so that boring can't be pouring in you!
In answering short questions implement your logical assertions.
Some of the most widely administered tests for Teaching Job in India include the UGC- NET, SET, State level teachers’ recruitment programmers like SSC etc. UGC- NET use standardized tests to assess literature achievement,
to determine lecturer placement, and to reach specific skill- oriented men. PG students wishing to prefer lectureship continue their efforts after PG generally take these tests, since most INDIAN colleges and universities require test results in applications for lectureship. The most common of these tests include the general aptitude and knowledge of a specific subject.
Now look at the syllabi first
I have omitted the general objective paper which is more like a filter. So clear it forcefully.
UGC National Eligibility Test English Syllabus
Subject: English
Note:
There will be two question papers, Paper – II and Paper – III
Paper – II
Note: It will cover 50 Objective Type Questions (Multiple choice, Matching type, True / False, Assertion – Reasoning type) carrying 100 marks.
Questions Covers:
Chaucer to Shakespeare
Jacobean to Restoration Periods
Augustan Age : 18th Century Literature
Romantic Period
Victorian Period
Modern Period
Contemporary Period
American and other non – British Literatures
Literary Theory and Criticism
Rhetoric and Prosody
Paper – III
(The Commission decided that Paper-III be converted into objective type from the ensuing examination scheduled in June 2012. Further, the Commission also recommended that the action may also be initiated for the development of question banks.There should be 75 objective questions all of which are compulsory covering all the periods of History of English Literature and critical approaches.
Literature, language skills and reading comprehension, arithmetic literary data computation and problem solving, Linguistics, and social studies.
Now as you are a literature student what you need to do is to now your studies well with a vision:
Let’s talk about some basic things:
The scope of literature
There’s enormous diversity in literature as this partial list of genres demonstrates: poetry, drama, novel, story, essay etc. They can be grouped farther. For example, in the case of fiction----- satirical, biographical, religious, romantic, the novel of manners, naturalistic, allegorical, political, utopian, historical, regional, national epic, ethnic, family saga, experimental, and proletarian or protest. Popular (mass-market) fiction genres include Western, science fiction, detective, romance, and horror/occult. List is not yet conclusive.
Why read literature?
We read for entertainment and/or instruction, to delight and/or enlighten through the various expressions of the imagination according to some critics. Few find them as the art of exploring and explaining the human experience. Popular or commercial literature may also aim to shock, amaze, or provide us with an escape from reality into another world. Now as a reader you need to explain, extract and exhibit the threads of meaning in the literary piece:
As a reader there are two approaches to reach the meaning:
Readers--> Aesthetics --> Meaning
Readers--> Society-->Writers ' Identity --> Meaning
In the first one you have to reach the aesthetic level of the created work with such spiritual acclaim as that of the author. You need to be Jogi!
In the second category it is quite cheaper and easier way of reaching the goal. It is the ladder of knowing myself--> where am I --> who are you( the character/ the author)--> The relation between you and me --> the meaning of the text.
Let’s Listen:
Figure out the point of view, or perspective, the writer is using
--> Third-person omniscient-- In third-person, the author like god like stature filters everything through a single character’s perceptions. Example: Thomas Hardy‘s novels.
-->First person-- the author lets a character tell the story. Example: Rabindranath Tegore’s Hungry Stone.
The author’s style— note author’s use of literary devices -- figures of speech, such as metaphors and similes; symbolism; major images; motifs (repetition of images), humour, innovativeness etc.
Enjoying literature
Are you reading Macbeth? Okay let’s watch the film, listen others who have read or watched, search the history of Macbeth, get an idea of Shakespeare and Elizabethan theatre, and so on. You can enjoy literary piece more if you have some knowledge of its different types, techniques, and styles.
English Study Tips
Literature is not an isolated field of studies. You have to know the historical and social context in which that piece of literature was created. Art, music, film, anthropology and philosophy who is not there!
Take a note of the author's biography for the totality of the comprehension and application.
Names, places, and dates are to be computed which I personally fear most.
Guide for Writing Papers in Net Examination:
Not much needs to be said that would distinguish writing in English literature from writing in most other college courses. Good writing is good writing, and the chief characteristic of good writing is clarity.
Warning!
Clarity does not mean wordiness. So tell what you know in short, lucid and logical sentences.
Effective argumentation is a must in your answer but it should be a mixed result of what you feel and what you know.
Demonstrate understanding of literary texts through personal and creative interpretation as well as analytical criticism
Recent, relevant, and reputable reference are also key earners of marks. So be up to date on related topic.
The present tense is generally used to describe the events within a literary work; the past tense is used to describe what the author did. So write in present tense to gain more scope of animated verbs.
Other signs
Manage your time properly
Chose your topics correctly so that boring can't be pouring in you!
In answering short questions implement your logical assertions.
(copied from http://literatureworms.blogspot.in)
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Can you explain anything in 6 sentences?
Let me get this straight: all we’ve got are sights, sounds, feelings, tastes, and smells? There has to be more than that. No? Just those five? And we’re absolutely certain that we know things... merely because of various combinations of those five? To be perfectly honest, I’m not convinced.
by Chris Wasil
Want to learn? Just click below
http://sixsentences.blogspot.in
by Chris Wasil
Want to learn? Just click below
http://sixsentences.blogspot.in
Monday, 4 March 2013
Teaching English via Facebook
The Voice of America (VOA) continues to reach out to new audiences in innovative ways. Now, VOA is using Facebook to teach English language lessons as part of its popular online learning program, The Classroom.
Here’s how it works: Four times a day, the icon on VOA’s Learning English Facebook page changes to indicate a live, online class is “in session.”
Students can submit questions and be part of a free, hour-long, interactive language learning experience that uses materials and lessons from The Classroom, which is now averaging more than 180,000 users a month.
One of The Classroom’s Facebook teachers calls herself “The English Doctor.” When her class is “in session,” users learn from Nina Weinstein, the author of dozens of books on teaching English as a foreign language. Another VOA Facebook teacher, “The English Traveler,” also has classes twice a day. There are plans to add more instructors to the line-up.
Since The Classroom gave its first lesson on Facebook in February this year, the response has been positive, with about 16,000 views in the first 24-hour period. Thousands sign on for each lesson.
Many of VOA’s Facebook friends have written in to say how much they like the new program. “We have the best teacher ever in grammar. You are so good!” said a fan.
Voice of America Director Danforth W. Austin says, “VOA’s pioneering use of Facebook to teach language is yet another example of how social media can bring people together to share common interests, and VOA is leading the way in the use of these innovative new online platforms.”
You can get to the Facebook class at http://www.facebook.com/voalearningenglish.
VOA editors came up with the idea to teach English on Facebook when they noticed they were getting hundreds of questions from VOA’s more than 76,000 Learning English Facebook fans who often ask about grammar, pronunciation, capitalization and other English usage rules.
In addition to Facebook lessons, The Classroom also has a new Business Wordbook with hundreds of business terms, pictures and sample dialogues to help users learn American business English.
Under the activities tab of The Classroom, there are new “English survival” activities, including how to order breakfast and how to count money. Plans are also underway for a Interactive Health Wordbook, with pictures, definitions and sample dialogues relating to health, fitness and well being.
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
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How to plan it like a pro...
Make your guests feel special
Binu Bhaskar, of Dio Networks, recalls the bash that he planned for a top-level corporate party travelling to India for the first time. “We scripted a Secret Society party. The moment they flew into the city, the guests were driven in great secrecy in limos to their location. There was an initiation ceremony with chanting and sprinkling of holy water (staged with the help of a few theatre actors).”
Treat them like adults
Another idea that Binu’s executed for a smaller, more intimate gathering was sex-themed. “There were drinks with loaded names and a DJ who stripped on the console.”
Throw your back into it
Artist Sharwari and Arjun Tilloo are known in Bangalore for their costume parties. Sharwari says, “We love organising themes that involve elaborate costumes. One of our parties was themed ‘Porky And The Princess’ and everyone cross-dressed. The men came as princesses and the women butched it up.
Another big hit was the ‘Back to School’ party, which heaped on ’80s music and decor. Guests came in school uniforms.”
Aamir Khan keeps his word!
What makes a man perfect? When he keeps his word! And in that way, Aamir Khan is Mr. Perfection. The actor had promised Shanno, a female cab driver from Delhi that he would hire her vehicle whenever he is in the capital, and he kept his word.
Shanno met Aamir on the sets of his debut TV show Satyamev Jayate, where she came to tell her tale of being a victim of domestic violence. The star had later promised Shanno and her team that he will pay them a visit the next time he is in Delhi and will also hire Shanno’s cab. Sources say that the female cab drivers from Sakha were elated by the fact that Aamir kept his word and hired their services for the two days of his visit and also spent time interacting with them.
He was accompanied by British Prime Minister David Cameron, who after a tete-e-tete with the female cab drivers, was impressed by the thought and the work Sakha is doing for the domestic violence victims in Delhi.
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Fix Your Presentations: 21 Quick Tips
Drowning in a PowerPoint swamp? Use these easy tricks to make your presentations more compelling & persuasive.
Most business presentations range from incredibly boring to, well ... just plain boring. I'm sure you have a few offenders within your own team.
It doesn't have to be this way, though.
Here are 21 ways to make certain that your presentations hold your audience's interest–and help them make the decision you want them to make.
Preparation
- Build a story. Presentations are boring when they present scads of information without any context or meaning. Instead, tell a story, with the audience as the main characters (and, specifically, the heroes).
- Keep it relevant. Audiences only pay attention to stories and ideas that are immediately relevant. Consider what decision you want them to make, then build an appropriate case.
- Cut your intro. A verbose introduction that describes you, your firm, your topic, how you got there, only bores people. Keep your intro down to a sentence or two, even for a long presentation.
- Begin with an eye-opener. Kick off your talk by revealing a shocking fact, a surprising insight, or a unique perspective that naturally leads into your message and the decision you want made.
- Keep it short and sweet. When was the last time you heard someone complain that a presentation was too short? Make it half as long as you originally thought it should be (or even shorter).
- Use facts, not generalities. Fuzzy concepts reflect fuzzy thinking. Buttress your argument, story and message with facts that are quantifiable, verifiable, memorable and dramatic.
- Customize for every audience. One-size-fits-all presentations are like one-size-fits-all clothes; they never fit right and usually make you look bad. Every audience is different; your presentation should be too.
- Simplify your graphics. People shut off their brains when confronted with complicated drawings and tables. Use very simple graphics and highlight the data points that are important.
- Keep backgrounds in the background. Fancy slide backgrounds only make it more difficult for the audience to focus on what's important. Use a simple, single color, neutral color background.
- Use readable fonts. Don't try to give your audience to get an eyestrain headache by using tiny fonts. Use large fonts in simple faces (like Arial); avoidboldface, italics and ALL-CAPS.
- Don't get too fancy. You want your audience to remember your message, not how many special effects and visual gimcracks you used. In almost all cases, the simpler the better.
Presentation
- Check your equipment ... in advance. If you must use PowerPoint, or plan on showing videos or something, check to make sure that the setup really works. Then check it again. Then one more time.
- Speak to the audience. Great public speakers keep their focus on the audience, not their slides or their notes. Focusing on the audience encourages them to focus on your and your message.
- Never read from slides. Guess what? Your audience can read. If you're reading from your slides, you're not just being boring–you're also insulting the intelligence of everyone in the room.
- Don't skip around. Nothing makes you look more disorganized than skipping over slides, backtracking to previous slides, or showing slides that don't really belong. If there are slides that don't fit, cut them out of the presentation in advance.
- Leave humor to the professionals. Unless you're really good at telling jokes, don't try to be a comedian. Remember: When it comes to business presentations, polite laughter is the kiss of death.
- Avoid obvious wormholes. Every audience has hot buttons that command immediate attention and cause every other discussion to grind to a halt. Learn what they are and avoid them.
- Skip the jargon. Business buzzwords make you sound like you're either pompous, crazy, or (worst case) speaking in tongues. Cut them out–both from your slides and from your vocabulary.
- Make it timely. Schedule presentations for a time when the audience can give you proper attention. Avoid end of day, just before lunch, and the day before a holiday.
- Prepare some questions. If you're going to have a Q&A at the end of your presentation, be prepared to get the ball rolling by having up a question or two up your sleeve.
- Have a separate handout. If there's data that you want the audience to have, put it into a separate document for distribution after your talk. Don't use your slide deck as a data repository.
Google Chrome notebooks for schools sold out Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/google-chrome-notebooks-for-schools-sold-out
Google is trying its had into almost every industry and now its time for Google to dash out tablets and notebooks. So, recently released a refreshed version of its Samsung-made Chromebook laptop.
The new Chromebook is extremely cheap at just $99. It runs on the same low-cost processors many Android tablets and the iPad use. The Chromebook doesn't work like a laptop. Samsung lightened up this new Chromebook and it weighs a half a pound less than the previous Chromebook, at 2.42 pounds.
Specifications
The Chromebook is an 11.6-inch anti-glare screen, a 0.7-inch thick body, 6.5 hours of battery life, Bluetooth 3.0, and 100 GB of free storage for two years in Google's Drive storage service.US teachers flocked to school-centric charity website DonorsChoose.org to get Google's Chrome notebook computers made available to classrooms for just USD 99 each. More than a thousand US schools use Chromebooks in classrooms.
DonorsChoose is a website where people can donate money to back class projects or provide gear needed in cash-strapped schools based on needs or goals laid out by teachers.
Google on Monday said that Samsung Series 5 Chromebooks that teachers put on wish lists at DonorsChoose would be available for a price of USD 99 each in a hefty USD 330 discount from the starting price in shops.
Schools that have adopted Chromebooks, however, have been able to bring the web's vast educational resources - whether it's conducting real-time research or collaborating on group projects - right into the classroom.
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
My name is Jatin Kapadiya. I was born and raised in Ahmedabad. I have completed my graduation (Eng Literature) as well as B Ed from Gujarat University. At present I am pursuing MA ELT (English Language Teaching) from H M Patel Institute of TrainingEnglish & Research (affiliated to S P University) Anand, Gujarat. I have keen interest in blogging, web tools (esp. educational), academic writing and effective communication skill.I just love learning and sharing new technique/method/way which can improve my/our any of L S R W skills.
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