ENGLISH AS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IN THE NEW GLOBAL Asst.Prof.Chincholkar.B.B Dept.Of English. Rajarshi Shahu College‚ Parbhani Abstract The English language is continuing to establish itself as a global lingua franca in a period of unprecedented globalisation. In the last decade educational systems worldwide have shown interest in the adoption of English as a medium of instruction. This paper argues that failure to achieve satisfactory educational outcomes when teaching through English are commonplace
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you’d like to make a great story‚ you would need to consume story water‚ or have a greater imagination. The character Princess Batcheat’s name is the equivalent of "chit chat" or talking‚ and in this novel‚ she symbolizes the freedom of speech. Rushdie shows this by
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Intellectual Freedom and Independent Thought. Two very important things‚ but yet‚ depending on the society‚ not so much. In Fahrenheit 451‚ the people in the society did not have much intellectual freedom. Independent thought is something that no one‚ no should ever be deprived of‚ and yet‚ in this society‚ they were. There were simple things that were taught and simple things that the society lived by. People could not think what they wanted to think‚ say what they wanted to say‚ read what they
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Ms. Gulitti Name__________________________ AP Lang/Comp Period__________________________ English Language and Composition Essay Prompts—1997-2002 Directions: Read each prompt carefully‚ marking it for key words that indicate the type of analysis required‚ or the gist of the assertion’s meaning. In the space following each prompt‚ briefly write what you need to look for when approaching an essay for this question. The first one is completed for you as a model. 1997 Question
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refers to the movement of the population from its original homeland. For James Clifford‚ it involves dwelling‚ maintaining communities‚ having collective homes away from home. In order to provide a “defining" model‚ Clifford turns to William Safran’s definition of Diaspora: "expatriate minority communities that maintain a ‘memory‚ vision‚ or myth about their original homeland’. The present paper attempts to explore the myth of homeland—as part of the diaspora discourse--in Jhumpa Lahiri’s short
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again. "You all know what has been happening. Our failure to win converts. The people will not give up their gods. They will not‚ not." He stands up‚ strides away from them‚ washes by himself on the far side of the Zamzam well‚ kneels to pray.” (Rushdie 111) This quote from the novel takes place during one of Gabreel’s dreams after he has fallen out of the plane that was taken over by Sikh terrorists. He has the vision of Mahound‚ a prophet‚ who tells his people that they must accept three other
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as the "Angry Birds champion of the Senate" during the National Press Club’s annual dinner.[20] Some of the game’s more notable fans include Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom‚ who plays the iPad version of the game‚ and author Salman Rushdie‚ who claims he is "something of a master at Angry Birds".[21] Basketball star Kevin Durant is an avid fan of Angry Birds‚ and regularly plays other NBA stars in matches‚ although he is weary of cheating.[22] In August 2011‚ the Milwaukee Brewers
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realize all the different approaches a writer may use to make his or her story more interesting or complex. These approaches are considered critical approaches and they allow us to dig deeper into a story and discover a whole new meaning. Author‚ Salman Rushdie‚ uses several critical approaches in his novel “Haroun and The Sea of Stories.” Upon reading this story we can find there are several of these approaches to consider. However‚ what really stands out throughout this story is Rushdie’s use of the
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place we call earth or better yet call home? The reason why I’m 50/50 is because I sometimes question it too but I choose to believe an I grew up around holy people an there nothing wrong with believing and god but to most people it just a big myth. Rushdie also claims that certain diseases an over populations are the result an religious ruling an teaching I disagree with this statement the reason why is it just doesn’t
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Introduction Groups‚ as we have seen constantly try to enforce conformity on their members through the use of sanctions-- both positive and negative; formal and informal. In this section of the course‚ we’ll address how and why people deviate from social norms. Deviance is the violation of a social norm. Generally‚ "deviance" is regarded in a negative light‚ but there are many "positive" sides to deviance. For example‚ ice cream lovers in the United States have come to regard "Ben and Jerry’s"
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