Workshop on Cultural studies by Dr. Kalyani ma'am

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                                                       As a part of literature and as a part of topic for Gset- Net exam, Cultural studies became central topic nowadays, so that Department of English organized one day workshop on "Cultural studies" which conducted by Dr. Kalyani ma'am who came from Kerela. So here I share my views which based on my understanding and experiences so let's start together our learning journey... 

                                                 According to my knowledge Dr. Kalyani Vallath is a one of the women who played best role into education system and our classroom because she leads so many UG-PG students through her online courses, lectures,books. It's difficult task for as a married women but I proud of her duties and masterpieces. She has good communication skill and looks also while she entered into our class and shared her knowledge with us humorous way at that time she broken all types of definition of traditional teachers. She is extra ordinary personality. She completed PhD in 2008 on " Children cinema".

• How Literature help us to earning money ?

                                                Ma'am also talked about how literature shape and help to fulfill desire. She mentioned that there were students earned through editor, writer or extraordinary skill, creativity and get more benefits, power and money. There were they made creative logo or wrote quotes of literature on T- shirt,mug and get money. She added that money play vital role in our life. Through money we helping other people and create relationship also but ma'am pointed one another thing that without passion we never satisfied ourselves so become passionate before earning money.

• Cultural studies:-

                                                  Cultural studies is vast subject so we can't conclude into only one-day but according to my understanding that Cultural studies is analysis of contemporary fields with specific parameter. Cultures not as fixed, bounded, stable, and discrete entities, but rather as constantly interacting and changing sets of practices and processes. In cultural studies generally focused on following points,

1. Interdisciplinary ( Ex. Geography, Atmosphere)
2. Relate to larger society  ( Ex. India as Multi Community-Culture)
3. Political Dynamic and Mass media ( Ex. Power of media and Political person)
4. Transforms into individual experience  ( Social reality, Incident )
5. Draw on Social theory, Philosophy, history,linguistics and media.  

                                                  So that Cultural studies not only study about one filed but also it working on individual to world wide factors.

• Layman about Cultural studies:-

                                                   I am not sure that which types of laymanise into cultural studies but I have to try to justify it. Cultural studies included so many layers like Frankfurt school which group of philosopher and social scientist. Moreover Cultural studies work with critical theory, Hegelian dialectical method, Enlightenment, New left in Britain, Stuart hall, Encoding & Decoding, Archaeology &Genealogy...etc. Through this techniques may be we can understand cultural studies properly. There were various layman's examples given by ma'am which connected strongly with ideas of  Matthew Arnold, Stuart hall, Raymond William, E.P. Thompson, Louis Althusser, Roland Barth's, Michel Foucault...etc. India has multi community so I think there were various cultures, traditions and conditions so there were one culture became cow or buffalo  more valuable things and another side same things became beef  and eaten things into  culture.  

•  Interview- Cultural studies...:-

                                                If asked me to explain cultural studies in the Interview so may be I will introduce that cultural studies is mixture of methodologies and theories and It's study of all own and other country's culture, popular literature, particular value, habitual forms, beliefs and daily life. It's revealed politics behind the certain  things. Culture is  whole way of life.

• Unforgettable examples:-

                                                Kalyani ma'am shared own experiences and real examples of her daily routine life. In the study of point " New left" ma'am connected nowadays rap culture clearly. Another thing that when she explain about culture ordinary at that time she gave example of selfie culture and gave her experiences during travels from various places. There were she faced lots of problem of foods and languages ( Ex. Singapore ). She gave example of press, advertisement and films also. Through this example we know that how coming generation will change culture and society.

                                              Thus at the end of the session we watched interesting videos with some references. In short I have to say that she has good teaching-learning skill, tone of voice, marvelous expressions, expert to  read learner's mind. So at the end we get new useful knowledge and get enjoyed a lot.

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Language Lab review

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                                                 As a part of ELT paper and language learning study, This task given by Prof. Dilip Barad sir. For the for information click here, I am lucky that department of English has active language lab and useful software. Somewhere language lab still remain into dead condition but somewhere they don't  know about how to used language lab for specifically students improvements. During  this time Prof. Dilip Barad sir always inspired and give support to us for improving language through language lab, blog writing and various kind of activities. He also introduced about various types of software, hardware and vivid structure of language lab. Moreover Sir shared his experiences when he went to visiting others language lab. 

                                               If I am not wrong so that Language lab is a one of the software which was a concept of improving basic grammar, four basic skill and soft skill which developed by Globarena. While helping educational institutions to increase their faculty’s effectiveness, improve course ware and spread their reach, Globarena’s solutions help corporate to get right talent and increase productivity. Professionals and students also benefit vastly as their skill level and employ-ability get a massive boost. Thus Globarena has kept true to the founders vision of social responsibility of making quality education available to multitude of students and lateral learners who aspire to improve their employ ability in the global marketplace.

                                                  When First time I sit to learnt at that time I faced so many problem then language learning software became as a part of my habit. Through Globarena software I learnt basic English grammar, soft skill, phonetics and pronunciation of difficult words and about four basic skills.

Strong Points of Language learning software:-

1.  Language learning software become more helpful to improving basic four skills because of there were appropriate way doing treatment on learner by software. Moreover, I think we haven't specific native speaker who connect with us in 24/7 regularly for improving ourselves but through this software I learnt so many new things without native English speaker or without any payment.
2. Language learning software also provided basic English grammar with interesting activities. We know that nowadays exam normally asking basic question which related to English Grammar into exam of government jobs. So that this software become more useful for that perspective also. Moreover, We learn without teacher there and another benefit is that there are feature of verify answer, show answer and reset....etc. Through this option we have to know that when we do mistake and also Software gave chance for solved mistake again and again.
3. Language learning software has variety of activities like as, fill the blank, join "A" with "B", write name beside the pictures, complete the sentences, recording the words...etc. May be Without this software it's difficult to manage for the teacher  into the classroom. Moreover, This activity strongly made bridge to learner for achieve next level. 
4. I like one more things from language learning software is that there were I get new vocabulary or similar words from dialogues and phonetics section which more useful to make wealthy language and that's always proved by language learning software.
5. One more interesting thing in language learning software is that there were given diagram of the words which help to learner where and when put stress or remain silent word during pronunciation. There were given vivid list of words and we can repeat again and again also. Through out this process and practice may be improving pronunciation of all kind of the words.

Some Weakness of Language learning Software:-

1. One of the disadvantage of language learning software is that this software is costly so that everyone or every institute may be doesn't able to purchase.
2. Moreover, This software working into only computer or laptop so here one question is that everywhere we can't remain with PC or Laptop rather than mobile. Sometime this software installed specific version's PC or may be into latest version's computer don't support.
3. If one time we learnt all the things trough this software then this software become useless so that no longer advantages of the software.
4. Here I share my one experience, this software working with specific set up so If We write right answer or some kind of similar word although software display that your answer is incorrect. Ex. I wrote into first level about picture. There were given picture so I Wrote:- "This is a Table". That's the correct sentence as grammatically but software's answer is that, " This is a Desk " here Desk is similar word of table. So sometime learner become discourage because of this type of set up.
5. Another thing is that When I was working on level of phonetics so that there were a struggle a lot to pronounce the words correctly. I was again and again listen, record and repeat my voice then compared. This is more difficult part of language learning software for me.
6. One general disadvantage is that this software installed into only one PC of language lab at department so that sometime I didn't get chance to spend more time there. If possible to installed into all the PC of the language lab so that may be all learner will be learn all the features with appropriate way and doing more practice.

Self Analysis:-

1. This is great experience for me because first time I learnt so many things within few days through this software. I have improved myself into vocabulary, Basic Grammar, basic four skill but I have not improve more speaking skill because of there were only given activity of words and repetition whom I listen words then spoke but If There were put features of calling or live communication  with expert so may be I improving my speaking skill a lot.
2. Moreover, I know about myself that I need to improving more vocabulary and spelling correction because sometime I was writing wrong words or doing spelling mistake also. So that I know very well way about my self that which types of topic off language whose I weak more.
3. If I get chance as a language software designer so may be I will put more feature which based of study level or based on learners age. During  working on this software I felt that there were some level given  like for primary children. So that I also add update option which become more helpful to next generation.

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This following words became difficult for me to understand and pronounce also.
Accustomed,besmirch,remedy,conceited,snide,boycott,callous...

Namo E- Tab Review:-

Benefits of  Namo e - Tab software:-

1. In the mobile language software there were providing various kind of new features rather than PC's language software. There were new features like games, stories or magazines, Audio-video...etc. According to my point of view that through this features I learnt new things with entertainment.
2. Another advantage was that Mobile is always remain into everyone's pocket, so that We can carry on easily rather than PC or laptop. Moreover, We learn whatever, wherever and whenever. So I more preferred to mobile software rather than Computer for language learning software.
3. Through mobile we communicated with experts lively. It's not happen in PC language software and there were  given also choice about communicator. 
4. One more feature I liked into mobile language app was that there were provided transcript with video clip. Sometime we missing some words or we don't get proper ideas or pronunciation of speaker so that through transcript learner get proper understanding with good way.

Negative side of Namo e-Tab software:- 

1.  I faced difficulty to search and join to language lab software into mobile Namo app. There were not proper sequence to join that course.
2. There were no given column of language lab so that sometimes learner doesn't enter proper way in language learning software. Thus learner become discourage for used this app or software.
3. In the mobile software, there were not given classification of pronunciation of the words which happen into PC's language learning software. 
4. In the mobile difficult way we learnt all activity because of there were small screen but in The PC I saw questions and answer both as only one display.

                                                Thus, I have to say that Language lab is useful software for learner which improving basic learning skill, basic grammar, soft skill...etc. I can't conclude that one is better and other is bad software but both has strong or weak points so that without waste of time If you want to learn and improve your language skill so you can used both the software because everything never competed on the earth.

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One night @ the call center by Chetan Bhagat

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• Social realism:-

                                                   Chetan Bhagat is known as contemporary writer who focuses on generally youth and social issue. One thing I notify that his novel leads us reality of society and problem of youth and relationship. Normally when young generation grown as much fast at that time they have lot of problem like, jobless, love affair, carrier, status…etc. They confused so that they sometime doesn’t take proper decision then they face frustration. Here in the novel Chetan Bhagat has ability to read the mind of youth and society very well way so he becomes lovable and readable writer. In the novel call center as a play role of society and there the all characters as presenter of social mindset. Moreover youth have desire of freedom from all boundaries. Youth also sometime broke social parameter for achievement. In the novel youth didn’t like to work under the boss and few characters suffered from marriage and family relationship so somehow struggle for their unfulfilled dreams. Thus in the novel all types of social scenario captured by the writer.

• Globalization:-

                                                 We can’t escapes from the effect of globalization because surrounding the world all factors influence by globalization. Thomas Friedman said that “The world is flat; Globalization is the integration of capital, technology and information across national borders, in a way that is creating a single global market and to some degree, a global market.” It’s both the side effect on world level. I can’t say only positive effect happen at global stage because its negative impact happens also. In the novel one of the references notifies that homogenization of worker who works at call center. There were more link point about globalization is issue of language, development of technology and struggle between man and woman for equality which represented by various characters into the novel. So that in the novel characters affected by globalization.

• Self help book:-

                                                Generally we leant from mistake and past memories. Some time history also take record o mistake which may be become helpful to stop once again do mistake. When we do some kind of mistake, only that time we talked with ourselves and find the help. In the novel one reference that “call from the god” there were all characters realized their mistake and they felt guilty. They think that one more get a chance for solve their mistake. I think in the novel I found that god or anyone never come to solve your mistake but we have to solve our problem by ourselves.

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Journalism

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                                                 This task given by Vaidehi Ma'am for the learn difference between lead and feature writing and to cultivate interest in writing. For the further information related to the task, click here...

• What is Journalism?:-

                                                Journalism is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information. It is also the product of these activities.

                                              Journalism can be distinguished from other activities and products by certain identifiable characteristics and practices. These elements not only separate journalism from other forms of communication, they are what make it indispensable to democratic societies. History reveals that the more democratic a society, the more news and information it tends to have. ( Work cite:- https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/journalism-essentials/what-is-journalism/ )

• Difference between Media, mass media and journalism:-

• What is feature writing ?:-

                                               Feature writing is a part of journalism which make to creative story for mass media. Moreover Its explore information of certain subject with deep way. According to me that It has feature of deep study with present interesting way. Generally in the mass media mix up facts and views but both are difference things.

• About Feature story:-

                                              Feature story sometimes become a news but I think it's not for only human entertainment. It's like case study or research type working. The feature story work as innovative story, It permit to exchange some clue or part but it's focus on reader's interest and try to give powerful conclusion.

• Example:-

                                                 Here I put one video whose central themes on poor people or corruption but You can find during watching the video that how feature writing work here. Through good arrangement of words how they make to be fool people. At the end of the video we feel that this all kind off problem solve just now but we know that even today people are suffering their promises. 

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Known the Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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                                                 This task was given by Prof. Dilip Barad sir for the further information about author Chimamanda and she talked on The Danger of Single story, We should All be Feminist and Importance of Post truth Era. If you want to know more about this task, So you can click here,

• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie:-

                                                Her work has been translated into over thirty languages and has appeared in various publications, including The New Yorker, Granta, The O. Henry Prize Stories, the Financial Times, and Zoetrope. She is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus, which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award; Half of a Yellow Sun, which won the Orange Prize and was a National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist and a New York Times Notable Book; and Americanah, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was named one of The New York Times Top Ten Best Books of 2013. Ms. Adichie is also the author of the story collection The Thing Around Your Neck.

                                               Ms. Adichie has been invited to speak around the world. Her 2009 TED Talk, The Danger of A Single Story, is now one of the most-viewed TED Talks of all time. Her 2012 talk We Should All Be Feminists has a started a worldwide conversation about feminism, and was published as a book in 2014. Her most recent book, Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, was published in March 2017. A recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, Ms. Adichie divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.( Cite:- https://www.chimamanda.com/about-chimamanda/ )


                                                In the first video more focused on importance of story and literature. Chimamanda explained her background interesting way and she also shared her experiences. I think she became first reader than she became known writer so readings generally leads to creative writing. Same thing happen with her. She progressed towards writing literature but she faced problem of racism because of She has black skin and came from middle class family. In the beginning of the video she mentioned briefly about her childhood. Moreover She is female writer so that she faced tolerate from society and history also prove that tings somewhere. I think writing became more difficult task for herself but she proves herself with proudly as a writer. She mentioned one another thing was that she went to America how she faced problem there.
                                                In the second video she talked on female characters and feminism. She focused on reality of the world so that she remains into our mind. She shared as a black skin woman which types of problem and issues facing by her? Through the gender there were taken differences into caring and growing. She shared her school experience where she rejected as a monitor into the class.

Into the third video she talked about students of Harvard and Cambridge University where she talked about writing journey. She guided that If we have skill of writing so that without hesitate try to write and try to broken every boundary. At the end I have to say that as a black skin she representation of black culture through herself.

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Arundhati Roy's novel

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                                                 Sometimes syllabus make us rigid or may be bind the boundary beyond us so that this task given for broken all those types of boundary and providing platform for explore ourselves. So that here task given by Prof. Dilip Barad sir, For the more information about this task please click here,

• Arundhati Roy's life...

                                                 Here I think no need to give introduction about her basic information because It's available on internet or website but I try to focus on chief part of her life, According to Encyclopedia of Britannia...

                                                 Roy’s father was a Bengali tea planter, and her mother was a Christian of Syrian descent who challenged Indian's inheritance laws by successfully suing for the right of Christian women to receive an equal share of their fathers’ estates. Though trained as an architect, Roy had little interest in design; she dreamed instead of a writing career. After a series of odd jobs, including artist and aerobics instructor, she wrote and costarred in the film In Which Annie Gives It to Those Ones (1989) and later penned scripts for the film Electric Moon (1992) and several television dramas.

                                                   The films earned Roy a devoted following, but her literary career was interrupted by controversy. In 1995 she wrote two newspaper articles claiming that Shekhar kapur's film Bandit Queen exploited Phoolan Devi's one of India’s most wanted criminals in the early 1980s and a heroine of the oppressed. The columns caused an uproar, including a court case, and Roy retreated from the public and returned to the novel she had begun to write.

•  About her Work...                                                  

                                                  Moreover She is well known Indian author and Political activist who has also famous for her two best seller novel like ass " God of small Things" and " The Ministry of Utmost Happiness". In 1997 she is winner of " Man Booker Prize".

Generally, she focused into her work on Indian political system. Her one of the famous novel " The God of small things" is a something like as biographical novel and shared her delightful experiences. For the more information watch following video...

                                                 In the second novel " The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" she try to justify mentality of Indian society or mind of people. The novel weaves together stories of people navigating some of the darkest and most violent episodes of modern Indian history, from land reform that dispossessed poor farmers to the 2002 Godhra train burning and Kashmir insurgency. Roy's characters run the gamut of Indian society and include an intersex woman (hijra), a rebellious architect, and her landlord who is a supervisor in the intelligence service.The narrative spans across decades and locations, but primarily takes place in Delhi and Kashmir. Here following video based on her novel which may be helpful to better understanding.

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