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…
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…
Language is power. Everyone knows that. Or ought to, at any rate. We often see some professionals more successful than others, not only because of their competence in their field of work, but also their command of language, whether it is written or spoken, their mother tongue or some other tongue. A good command of language…
Everything teachers speak (and do) in front of students matters. Teachers who are aware of the importance of their own language—grammar, pronunciation, choice of words, levels of formality, colloquial expressions, idiomatic expressions, etc.—and its influence on their students’ English cannot afford to ignore the value of continuing professional development (CPD). One of the major areas of concern…
Everyone is born with innate, creative talents. Everyone has the potential to bloom, and make life richer and happier. There are seeds already planted in us awaiting fruition leading to a more rewarding life. Anyone can tap into this potential. You too! It just needs determination to turn the tide and do wonders for your…
Are you looking for tips for success in IELTS test? Do you worry about your score in the test? Have you watched random videos and read random blog posts about IELTS? Are you still not sure about where you stand and what to do to improve your English? Well, don’t worry: you are not alone….
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…
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…
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…
I BELIEVE Women are really strong. Many of them always want validation from the outside world thinking that somebody would recognize them, accept them, and encourage them; which is a normal human tendency. It turns out to be the biggest weakness by depending upon the outside sources of strengths and later it becomes an addiction….