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 →
Five Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them (In Research Process)
1. Deciding on the right answer to your research question before you begin Deciding on the conclusion you will draw in your research paper before you actually do the research and become aware of the scholarly conversation around your topic is a bad idea. Starting your research by looking for books and articles that confirm... Continue Reading →
The Strange-Looking Man
The story “The Strange-Looking Man” by Fanny Kemble Johnson, taken from Women's Writing on the First World War, Agnes Cardinal, Dorothy Goldman and Judith Hattaway, Eds., features in B.Ed. 1st Year’s General English book (Tribhuvan University). Below is the summary of the story, a fable. In a war-affected village there are only women left now. A few... Continue Reading →
Women’s Empowerment and Identity
The text “Women's Empowerment and Identity” taken from Selected Columns of Taslima Nasrin features in B.Ed. 1st Year’s General English book (Tribhuvan University). The summary of the text is provided below: Bangladesh has woman Prime Minister. But it doesn’t mean that the status of women in Bangladesh is good, or that women are treated as equal to... Continue Reading →
Decayed Teeth
The text “Decayed Teeth” features in B.Ed. 1st Year’s General English book (Tribhuvan University). It is a non-fictional writing by Khalil Gibran, taken from his Thoughts and Meditations. The Summary of the Text The writer makes his argument through the use of an analogy. [Analogy is a comparison made to illustrate a concept by showing how... Continue Reading →
Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum
A summary is a brief statement, in your own words, of the content of a passage (a group of paragraphs, a chapter, an article, or a book). This restatement should focus on the central idea of the passage. The briefest of summaries (one or two sentences) will do no more than this. A longer, more... Continue Reading →
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