International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Review (IJHSSR)
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Internalization of the Structural Properties of WH-Questions: A Remedial Programme through Curricular Intervention
Get PDFTeaching of a second or foreign language has always had grammar at its controversial core and the numerable issues arising out of it usually dominate theory, research and practice. Still, teaching of second language grammar evades the triangular network of theory-researchpractice. This paper singles out one hard spot for beginners (may be of primary level, but found in advanced learners, as well), namely the presence/absence of the auxiliary verb do in its past and present tense forms in WH-questions. The paper identifies the source and nature of the hard spot, presents it in terms of metalinguistic (grammatical) competence for teachers and communicative competence for learners. The paper has its theoretical basis on the fusion of three pedagogic constructs namely, curricular intervention, instructed learning and learner autonomy. It has also tried to establish the author’s conviction, though indirectly, that instead of waiting for a new method to come or trying any single method of the past, a judicious selection and fusion of elements from the practised methods of the past may work better in terms of learning outcomes
Ismat Chugtai’s “Lihaaf”: A Non-Normative Love Affair Between Two Women
Get PDFIsmat Chughtai’s short story “Lihaaf” (The Quilt) created controversy as soon as it was published in 1942 in an Urdu journal “Adaab-E-Latif”. Although the story does not make any direct mention of same-sex relationships, it gained much notoriety for the depiction of the erotic relationship between Begum Jaan and her maid, Rabbu with sexual overtones. The hidden space of the zenana becomes the place on which homosexual relationship is practiced. The “lihaaf” or the quilt becomes a wrapping to hide the forbidden desires of the womenfolk. The story was considered obscene for writing about forbidden desire and narrated by a six-year-old girl who is an eye witness of the whole incident of lesbian desire, and the writer was summoned to the Lahore High court. Begum Jaan is married to a Nawab who is much older than her a no interest in her. She is uncared for and spends sleepless nights; she tries to attract the attention of her husband but in vain. It is hinted in the story that the Nawab is interested in slim and fair boys and it can be assumed that he is engaged in homosexual relationship with them. The story depicts the objectification of Begum Jaan in the domestic sphere and her desperate attempt to satisfy her sexual desire by engaging in a homoerotic desire with her masseur Rabbu. In this paper I will analyze the newly found lesbian identity of Begum and her sexual liberation as an attempt to defy the patriarchal norms and assertion of her self-identity
A Discourse on the Interrelation Between International Business Development and Globalization
Get PDFNowadays, doing business anywhere in the world is easy due to major changes in global politics, technology and expanded educational opportunities. Globalization has helped in creating major changes throughout the world. Technological, social, economic and organizational changes have sprout out due to this phenomenon. International relationships have got intensified with the effect of globalization and it increased the importance of cultural dimension. Understanding the cultural context and seeking required adjustments to avoid problems will help the entrepreneurs to solve such culture related issues. Difficulties arise when managers take over the existing norms of one country to the other thinking that such norms are applicable in other contexts. Cultural factors make business work. This paper elucidates the link between social entrepreneurship, international business development, globalization and the English language in the international scenario.  
Towards a Heterotopic Turn: A Selected Analysis of Glück's A Village Life
Get PDF“Heterotopia” is a minor concept within Foucault’s oeuvre, but one that has caught the attention of writers across a number of disciplines, particularly within Fine Arts and Geography. The concept appears three times within Foucault’s works: in the preface to The Order of Things ([1966] 2002); in Different Spaces ([1967] 1998); and in a radio recording Le Corps Utopique, Les Hétérotopies ([1966] 2009). “According to Foucault, heterotopias are spaces that operate to make existing orders legible. By doing so they unsettle received knowledge that is common sense – both revealing and destabilizing the foundations of knowledge. This destabilization renders knowledge opens to critique, introducing contingency into the present and demonstrating that if the order of things is socially produced, then it can be made differently” (Beckett et al. 2016, 4).
Though the poetry of Louise Glück (1943- ) is an exploration of the nuanced relationation between subject and context, there is little doubt on the fact that her texts have earned a spate of critical responses. Drawing from a theoretical apparatus, the Foucauldian concept of heterotopia, this paper focuses on the spatial analysis of Glück's poetry in her collection A Village Life (2009) which is replete with fields, thresholds, windows, with a major focus on her imaginative repertoire of heterotopic spaces including riverside, darkness, lonely fields, cemeteries
A Disquisition on Forest Resources in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India
Get PDFThe forest has a unique significance. It houses many economic and environmental benefits. This vegetation keeps the environment in balance. In short, ecological plants provide shelter to the animals and also benefit the plants to maintain the quality of the environment directly and indirectly. Also, many economic activities are dependent on these forest resources, as a result of which there exists various job opportunities too. Temperature and rainfall are the major factors affecting the distribution and growth of forest. Therefore, the main objective is to study the geography of vegetation resources in Ahmednagar district. This research paper is based on the secondary data- those data collected from Directorate of Economics and Commerce, Ahmednagar district
Using Kendall’s Co-Efficient Index Method for Agricultural Development in Ahmednagar District, M.S, India
Get PDFThis research paper is based on secondary data sources, the statistical data taken primarily from Statistical Bulletin of Ahmednagar district. Thirteen factors have been considered for making Agriculture Development of Ahmednagar District according to the tehsils. Using Kendall’s ranking co-efficient index with the composite score is the method adopted. Using Composite Score method for agriculture development, based on 10 parameters as well as the level, spans three types: high, medium and low. Geographical, socio-economic, political and technological factors affect the development of agriculture, preventing it in a particular geographical region completely or in a geographical region as a whole
The Impact of Sudden Shift to Online Learning and Teaching in Journalism & Mass Communication During COVID 19: A Study with Special Reference to West Bengal State University
Get PDFDue to the scale, pace and expansion of unprecedented Corona situation, West Bengal witnesses how an entire generation of Learners and Educators of Journalism and Mass Communication in various Colleges and Universities of the State is trying to manage the sudden and unexpected shift to online education. How will the Teachers of Journalism & Mass Communication work to overcome these challenges? How will the Students of the Colleges and Universities of this subject continue to learn in a digital space? The Paper has tried to analyze how Students and Faculties of Journalism & Mass Communication in the Colleges and Universities of West Bengal have tried to tackle the situation in such an unprecedented circumstance. Besides, it has tried to understand how far the technology has played a critical role in online education of Journalism and Mass Communication in the State. The Paper has followed the Observational, Analytical and Qualitative Research based on various Media Reports based on which the interpretation, analysis and inference has been drawn. In a State like West Bengal where regional, linguistic, caste, class, gender and socioeconomic situation is so varied, the higher education system is also marked by variation from Elite to State aided Colleges and Universities, raising issues about specific educational, psychological, social and financial needs of students. The Indian economy had made a great progress and this acts as an important reason for the growth of this sector in India (Johnson, 2021). Under this prevailing situation, any unilateral approach will not be able to address and solve the problems and crises of teaching and learning of Journalism & Mass Communication in Colleges, Universities and Other Higher Education Institutions during this unprecedented pandemic situation. The varied and delicate issues need to address with multiple dimensions
History, Conflict and Socio-Religious Protest in John Osborne's Luther
Get PDFLuther, a historical play by John Osborne foregrounds the legendary figure of Martin Luther as the texture for the play. The play significantly portrays the age of heavy influence of rigid, orthodox Christianity and the oppression of Pope of the Rome. John Osborne deals with historical figure of Martin Luther as the strong opponent to evil practices of Princes, Electors, Dukes, Ambassadors, Bishops, Counts and Barons. Luther's revolutionary ideas were highly influential to propagate the true Christianity as professed by the Jesus Christ and the Scriptures. Luther, the protagonist is being mediated as an Angry Young Man who summarily exhibits the British Society with its contemporary evils and rejects their false, unrealistic ideals and simultaneously aims to restore the religiosity to its prestige. John Osborne, more prominently overcomes with deeper understanding of Historical ethos, successfully portrays the conflict between interior and exterior of Martin Luther and scornfully professes his social criticism through the play. The present paper aims to explore in the realm of historical account, Martin Luther's world of conflicting ideas of religiosity and under his socio-religious criticism over the evil practices of the propagators of Christianity. The paper would also talk about the exploitation of middle classes under the oppressive system of the then British society
Climate Changes and its Psychological Impacts on African Americans: An Ecocritical Reading of “Floodtide” by Askia M.Toure
Get PDFNatural disasters, climate changes and reminiscences of past collective memories often triggered tensions and rifts between the African Americans and the natural world. The natural hazards and severe climate changes cause psychological impacts and disrupt the mental health of African Americans. The mental health of a person is vulnerable and susceptible to sudden shocks and uncertainties. There is a high chance of risk in the disruption of mental equilibrium of a person who got impacted by the natural disaster and severe changes in the climate. It induces acute and chronic psychological impacts including trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, tensions in social affairs, depression, aggression and feelings of helplessness, fear, fatalism etc. The natural catastrophes induced by climate change have a high potential for sudden and severe psychological traumatic experiences raised due to the demise of a loved one, destruction to or loss of personal possession or physical injuries. But this did not result in a complete break away from nature. They own a deeper dynamic connection with nature. From nature, they experienced both its nectar and the thorns. The paper aspires to analyse the numerous ways in which nature constitutes and defines the lives of African Americans through the ecocritical reading of the African American nature poem “Floodtide” by Askia M. Toure
Myth Revisionism and the Reclamation of Lost Voices: A Critique of Recontextualization of Stereotypes in Selected Literary Texts
Get PDFIn the present scenario characterized by highly evolved postmodern advancements, myths and mythology astonishingly continue to replenish the aesthetic fundamentals of Indian culture. Indian Mythology, whose wide panorama spreads over the mighty epics The Ramayana and The Mahabharata, still moulds the base upon which human psyche is constructed. Myth Revisionism, the most influential trend in the postmodern literature, aims at foregrounding the concealed elements of the mythical literary artefacts, casting them the shades of contemporary relevance. This paper titled “Myth Revisionism and the Reclamation of Lost Voices- A Critique of Recontextualization of Stereotypes in Select Literary Texts”, embarks upon the analysis of the various approaches adopted by the stream of myth revisionism to centralize the marginalized characters in the epics so as to salvage their muted voices, with reference to The Palace of Illusions and The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Karna’s Wife: The Outcast’s Queen by Kavita Kane and The Liberation of Sita by P.Lalitha Kumari. The Palace of Illusions revolutionizes the character of Draupadi attributing her a chivalric self to explore the unexplored. The Forest of Enchantments offers a feministic reinterpretation of the epic The Ramayana, from the point of view of Sita. Karna’s Wife: The Outcast’s Queen creates a fictional character Uruvi (Karna’s wife) who retells the story of Karna with her adamant voice and The Liberation of Sita is a sojourn through the life of Sita who attains the lessons of self-reliance, self-realization and independence through her meetings with Shurpanaka, Ahalya, Renuka and her sister Urmila