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Teaching Method: Micro Teaching

Shree Radheshyam B.Ed College Mahuva    I started my new journey with B.Ed and I got first admission in Radheshyam B.Ed College, Mahuva. From the very childhood we learn that how to learn that but it is the stage when we can learn how to teach. So many things included in it because teacher has to understand thoughts of the students. Every student comes from different atmosphere, class and family. Because of this reason we have to learn that how to reached one point when every student concentrates.    First step of B.Ed is Micro Teaching. This method is given by Dwight W. Allean (Psychologist) in 1960. In India it was started in 1970 and in Gujarat it was started in 1972, M.S. University Vadodara. Five to seven minutes trainee-teacher has to give any of the five skills and number of the learners is very few like five or seven. For teachers there are some skills to develop their ability and these are as per below: 1.   Motivation Skill ( Vi...

Critique about Literature

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Here is my own critique about literature. You can see in the image that earlier what the definition of Literature was and now what I think.      Earlier I cannot wrote so many things about literature but after Post Graduation I have so many ideas and critical thinking about literature. The word “text” itself was not understandable by me but slowly and steadily I came to know about it. When I was in the Graduation I had learnt so many novels but focus was only on the themes, setting, plot, characters, etc. Bur after completed Master Degree I am sure about the basic aspects of the novel. I came to know about that novel it is also deconstructed because of the some kind of word.      For example, ‘The White Tiger’ novel by Aravind Adiga presents reality of India. In this novel the word “Half-baked” used by him and it is the loose stone of the novel. So, it is the effects of literature that we go through so many critical thinking. 

Experience of M.A.

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        Here I want to share my experience regarding two years journey of the Department of English. I learnt so many things from these two years. It is the place which gives me such enlightenment of technology with literature. Let’s start with technology. When I first entered in this Dept. at that time I have not Email Id and our seniors guided us that how to make it. Then journey was going on and then online activities, how to write blog and how to publish it, how to make presentations and how to upload presentations in Slideshare, these all things were taught by our seniors. Through these all tasks I came across so much deeper thinking and I started writing critical views also. Language Laboratory Software Activity, Hot Potatoes Activity also learned that collaborative work, different use of technological tools etc. Our great achievement is ePortfolio and it is reflection of our five years journey. Then Urvi Dave and I made two projects that survey o...

Novel: The Sense of an Ending

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v What is the meaning of phrase ‘Blood Money’ in Veronica’s reply email?         Sarah Ford, mother of Veronica sends one letter to Tony Webster and gave him 500 pounds. In the reply of email Veronica she sends one phrase to Tony that “Blood Money”. But he can’t understand this word. Because of the letter of Tony to Adrian he commits suicide. In this letter he wrote about her mother and then their relationship started. Mrs. Sarah Ford and Adrian fall in love and the result came out that mentally retarded child was born. So, this son is the brother of Veronica and she cared for him. Veronica suffered in society and she has to sacrifice the entire critical situation. Through the letter of Tony innocent child also suffered a lot. So, these all things happened because of one letter and behind Adrian’s suicide also Tony plays a vital role. That’s why she wrote “Blood Money” in the reply.   v Do you see any possible reason in the suicide of Adr...

Literature: A Life Changer

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When we talk about literature first question arise in our mind that what is literature? When our first day started in the Dept. at that time same question asked by Dr. Dilip Barad Sir at that time so many answers given by students. Everyone has different perspectives to see things. That’s why if we asked individually then answer is different. Literature word cannot include some particular things but its covers majority of the things. Generally we think that literature represents emotions, feelings, ideas, thoughts, critical thinking, arguments, etc. Literature is the mirror of society. It reflects the reflection of society. But literature is beyond those things. I study so many poems, novels, short stories, criticism and plays during my journey of five years of literature. If we talk about any particular poem or novel it gives some kind of preaching message. Literature parted into two perspectives first is individual and second is perspective of society.  In liter...

Novel: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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Here I discussed some of the points of the novel Harry Potter. (1) Feministic reading of Hermione’s character in Harry Potter (2) Self-Help culture and Harry Potter (3) Theme of Love and Death in Harry Potter Let’s have a look on it. 1. Feministic reading of Hermione’s character in Harry Potter :   When we look towards woman character they are portrays as inferior, silent, always followers of their father, brother or husband. It is the image or grey shade of girl or a woman. But in literature writer always portray women as a different way. It means some individual point we can find to prove her character like brave, intelligent and fighting for circumstances. In Harry Potter also character of Hermione is very brave, intelligent, and logical and more speak able. In Hogwarts School when any professor asked questions at that time she always knows the answers and tried to replied it very well. She has also different abilities like she knows every magical trick and...

Novel: The White Tiger

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Here are my views about the novel, (1) Generally when we think about India one great image pops up in our mind. In the novel ‘The White Tiger’ Aravind Adiga puts opposite image of India means darker side of India but it the real. Globalization, religion, idea of God Hanuman as a servant, corruption, prostitution, murder, crime, poverty, politics, situation of village, life of city these all things shown by Aravind Adiga. River Ganga also negatively portrayed in the novel. So, it is the representation of India in the novel.  (2) Yes, I believe that Balram’s story is the archetype of all stories of ‘rags to riches’. Because Balram himself narrated his situation and then slowly and steadily he reaches at the top level and murders his master Ashok. In this world everyone crave for more money or more facilities. But main concern of the life is whether the person chooses a right path for reaches this higher level or not. But Balram believes that he has to climb this s...