Prakruti Bhatt's Assignments

This post is in response to the questions (7-10 and 13) asked here 7) The five advantages of language learning through software include: Development of basic language skills Ease of assessment for the teacher The software is easy to operate, provided the tools are in good condition Teachers can also easily monitor learners' performance Convenient for group work 8) Following are the disadvantages of the language learning software: Inconvenience of time and place Affordability and availability of digital tools Lack of awareness regarding the usage of the software and the usage of the digital tools 9) Following are the few things related to language skills which can be learnt from the software: Communication skills A good vocabulary Standard accent and pronunciation patterns 10) Following are the five new words, in terms of vocabulary and pronunciation, learnt during the survey: Wonk Psychometric Veneer Xerophthalmia Debonair 13) Comparatively, the N...

Hello Readers This post is a bit subjective; considering the fact that it demands the discussion on my understanding and impressions of the text at hand. So, let me begin with my first encounter with a Chetan Bhagat novel and how the initial opinions changed by the time I became a student of literature and what opinions I have now. Chetan Bhagat being a popular writer while I was a teenager, I bought and read his, Three Mistakes Of My Life . At that the time, the novel's plot was very relatable; the language was also easy to grasp and the book wasn't much bulky. These advantages attracted me to Bhagat's Half Girlfriend and One Night At The Call Center ; both of which I couldn't finish since the attraction faded too soon. Once in college, the opinions on Bhagat and his works changed drastically pertaining to the popular opinion that he was a popular writer and not a classic; and therefore, held a lower value in literary terms because his works didn't offer much...

Literature and society have, throughout history, and often even today, shared a relationship of dependency; a literary text, no matter how much we try to, can never be separated from societal concerns while society needs literature to reflect on its own strengths and flaws. Writers have always tried to adhere to the notion that 'literature is a mirror to society'. A mirror indeed, reflecting not just the beauty of the society it reflects, but also its hideousness. Arundhati Roy's works fall into this later function of the mirror. Her works are a documentation of that reality or history which, as mentioned in the above quote, has/had been  'deliberately silenced' or 'preferably unheard' . One might even agree to the argument that literature is where these unheard and silenced voices, find expression and that it is often one of the many reasons behind literary expression. Though I can't recall the very first time I heard the author's name or...