The text 'New Electronic Media', taken from Mass Communication Theory by Denis McQuail, features in B.Ed. 1st Year’s General English book (Tribhuvan University). The key takeaways from the text are as follows: telematic media = combination of telecommunications and informatics visual display unit (television screen) linked to a computer network The main features of new media:decentralization... Continue Reading →
Diasporas and Language
The text "Diasporas and Language", taken from Diasporas: Concepts, Intersections, Identities by Jaine Beswick in Kim Knott and Sean MacLoughlin, Eds., features in B.Ed. 1st Year’s General English book (Tribhuvan University). The key takeaways from the text are as follows: ‘Diaspora’ – Greek word (‘dia’ = across; ‘speirein’ = scattering) Modern meaning = a body of... Continue Reading →
English as a World Language
The text "English as a World Language", taken from The English Language: A Historical Introduction by Charles Barber, Joan C. Beal, and Philip A. Shaw, 1993 CUP, features in B.Ed. 1st Year’s General English book (Tribhuvan University). The key takeaways from the text are as follows: English as a major world language is a relatively recent... Continue Reading →
Inclusive Education
The text "Inclusive Education" by Professor Tirth Raj Khaniya features in B.Ed. 1st Year’s General English book (Tribhuvan University). The key takeaways from the text are as follows: Concept emerged in the 1960s. In order for a country to develop, it must capacitate its people from different sectors irrespective of their ethnicity, language, poverty, geographical location,... Continue Reading →
Achieving Coherence in an Academic Essay
Coherence in a paragraph means that all the ideas fit together in a logical flow. In a coherent paragraph, the relationship between ideas is clear, and one idea connects logically to the next. Coherence can be achieved by using transitions, logical order, pronouns, and parallel forms. Using Transitions for Coherence Transitions show how one idea... Continue Reading →
Some Common Bad Advice (In Literary Writing)
1. Tell the examiners what they want to know This advice, though sensible enough in itself, is generally taken to mean that there is a concrete body of information about the text under discussion which the examiners will expect to receive from every candidate. But so is not the case. There isn’t any particular viewpoint... Continue Reading →
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