H. M. Patel Memorial Lecture on 27 August 2018 by Dr Dharmendra Sheth Founder, Fluentlingua, Surat on Becoming an effective English Language Teaching (ELT) Professional in Gujarat. If one keeps the international scene in mind, the knowledge of English is inevitable for intellectual growth and technological development. Along with the increasing use of regional language,…
We all know how difficult it is to forgive. During our interaction with our friends, family, colleagues, boss, subordinates, organisations we often perceive wrong done towards us. This wrong can be on mental, physical, emotional, material level. Yet, we have been told that it’s best to forgive and move on. Not for them but for…
Hello All, I’m Anupama. I’m a proud Gujarati. I’m from Surat and I’m proud of that, too. I believe nobody can beat our Surti food and Surti spirit. I’ve heard that even during the floods, people ate Ganthiya, Khaman, and Locho! They’re real Surti Lalas. And of course, we can’t forget generosity of the people…
Dear English language learner, Many English language learners study hard, but do not get desired results. One of the problems could be lack of exposure to authentic English. That’s why I keep telling them to listen to good quality English on a regular basis, and for an extended period of time. To my mind, listening…
Every once in a while, conscientious professionals check whether what they are doing is up to the mark and worthwhile. This forms a vital component of continuing professional development (CPD). After a conference a few months ago, some colleagues gave vent to their frustration in a violent outburst. They grumbled to me about some of the…
Please stop glorifying failure!These days, quite a few so called academicians, motivational speakers, and materially successful people directly or indirectly glorify failure. To my mind, it has a devastating effect on young minds.“He failed in grade 5, left study and became a business tycoon”, “I never attended college, and now I run five educational institutes”, “I don’t…
નારીને સન્માન મળે તે માટે કાર્યરત છું: નિર્મલા પુતુલ એમ.ટી.બી. આર્ટસ કોલેજના શતાબ્દીપર્વ નિમિત્તે ઇન્દિરા ગાંધી રાષ્ટ્રીય જનજાતીય વિશ્વવિદ્યાલય, અમરકંટક સાથે સંયુક્ત રૂપે આયોજિત ‘ભારતીય આદિવાસી સાહિત્ય’ વિષયક બે દિવસના આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય સંગોષ્ઠીના ઉદ્ઘાટક રૂપે દેશના જાણીતા આદિવાસી કવયિત્રી નિર્મલા પુતુલ સુરતના મહેમાન બન્યાં છે. ઝારખંડના સાંથાલ પરગણાના દુમકા જીલ્લાના દુધની કુરૂવા ગામના મુખિયા એવા આ…
21st century as they say is a century overpowered with information, artificial intelligence, machine language and robotics. Generation Z is at the core of this century who are ready to take the world in a stride. The words like ‘multitasking’ and ‘superwoman/superman ‘ have garnered so much attention that everyone wishes to engage or become…
An activity to improve fluency in spoken and written English By Dharmendra Sheth and Hasmukh Umaria Hello everyone, The following may interest you if you are a teacher or a learner of English.Speaking in one’s mother tongue is easy; speaking in any other tongue is difficult. Let’s accept it. Non-native learners of English often face…
Your eventual success at anything really depends on you. Yes, YOU. The pivotal factor is how much effort and time you put into anything. You should be self-motivated and have a positive view of life, whatever the outcome of any enterprise. And that applies to English language learning also. Most English language learners (ELLs), whether…