Barriers to the Proper Learning of Literature   The literary language is far removed from the ordinary language. An artist, touched by the intensity of his experience, is very often taken away, “on the viewless wings of poesy”, from the ordinary world to an imaginary world. Sometimes the existing words fail to convey his emotion and then he coins new words or uses

Aims of Teaching Literature Learning literature helps us to refine and fine-tune our attitude to life and awareness of the world. The characters and situations that we come across in literature help us become more tolerant and large-hearted. Our selfishness, narrow-minded nationalism and pessimism will give way to an unconditional adherence to universal human values. It helps imp

Teaching Literature   The charm and beauty, the splendor and grandeur, the richness and variety of its literature, is perhaps the greatest treasure of the English language. From Chaucer and Spenser, through Shakespeare and Marlowe and Milton and Wordsworth and Keats, to Yeats and Eliot, English language is fortunate to have never-ending line of exotic writers who have mesmeriz

Purpose of Dictation   Dictation is a very useful method to improve the spelling of students. It is an effective technique used both in language teaching and in testing. If properly used, dictation can provide practice in several skills – listening comprehension, vocabulary building, reading speed and comprehension, elementary aspects of handwriting, punctuation, spel

Methodology of Teaching Spelling   One of the severe criticisms levelled against English has been related to the chaotic character of its spelling. English spelling is so unreasonable that it is very difficult for a language learner accustomed to phonetic languages like Malayalam or Hindi. Max Muller has rightly remarked that English spelling is a national misfortune. So it co

Methods to Promote Correct Pronunciation   Perception and Initiation: the teacher writes a word on the blackboard and utters it. The learner perceives and repeats till he can pronounce correctly. Phonetic Method: teaching the fundamentals of phonetics is very helpful. The 44 basic sounds of English should be made familiar to the students. Moreover, the different pronu