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LANGUAGE IN INDIA Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow Volume 18:5 May 2018 ISSN 1930-2940 Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D. Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D. Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D. B. A. Sharada, Ph.D. A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D. Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D. Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D. G. Baskaran, Ph.D. L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D. C. Subburaman, Ph.D. (Economics) N. Nadaraja Pillai, Ph.D. Renuga Devi, Ph.D. Soibam Rebika Devi, M.Sc., Ph.D. Dr. S. Chelliah, M.A., Ph.D. Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A. Contents Language in India www.languageinindia.com is included in the UGC Approved List of Journals. Serial Number 49042. Materials published in Language in India www.languageinindia.com are indexed in EBSCOHost database, MLA International Bibliography and the Directory of Periodicals, ProQuest (Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts) and Gale Research. The journal is included in the Cabell’s Directory, a leading directory in the USA. Articles published in Language in India are peer-reviewed by one or more members of the Board of Editors or an outside scholar who is a specialist in the related field. Since the dissertations are already reviewed by the University-appointed examiners, dissertations accepted for publication in Language in India are not reviewed again. This is our 18th year of publication. All back issues of the journal are accessible through this link: http://languageinindia.com/backissues/2001.html Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 18:5 May 2018 Contents i G. M. Abu Taher Language of Opportunity, But Not Well Taken Care of: Motivational Factors Affecting English Language Instruction Secondary Level in Bangladesh 1-6 Muhammad Akbar, Dr. Habibullah Pathan and Syed Waqar Ali Shah Problems Affecting L2 Learners’ English Writing Skills: A Study of Public Sector Colleges Hyderabad City, Sindh, Pakistan 7-26 Albin Rico Xalxo, Ph.D. Scholar Language, Culture and Identity of the Oraon Tribe in Odisha 27-33 Aliya Shahnoor Ameen, M.Phil., Ph.D. Researcher Sailing through the Environmental Warfare – An Ecological Journey towards the Heart of Amitav Ghosh’s Ibis Trilogy 34-42 Amreen Qadir, M.A. and Tanima Anand, M.A., B.Ed., NET Gurezi Shina: A Typological Sketch 43-63 B. Arokia Lawrence Vijay, Dr. S. G. Mohanraj and Dr. Sreejana The Shifting Stand – A Shift in Primitive Values in William Faulkner’s Go down, Moses 64-69 Ashish Kumar Pandey Endangered Language, Identity Crisis and the Vanishing Community: A Sociolinguistic Study of Darma 70-78 Dr. L. Bijenkumar Singh Case Assignment in Khoibu 79-86 Dr. L. Bijenkumar Singh & Dr. W. Pinky Devi Verbal Suffixes in Inpui 87-96 Dr. T. Deivasigamani Violence and Gender Discrimination in Bama’s Sangati 97-104 Dr. S. Chelliah, M.A., Ph.D., D.Litt. The Pestilence of Plagiarism – An Overview 105-109 T. Geetha, Ph.D. Scholar & Dr. K. Maheshwari Toxic Consciousness in Indra Sinha’s Animal’s People: An Ecocritical Study 110-117 Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 18:5 May 2018 Contents ii Grace Sara Abraham, Ph.D. Candidate, Sukanya Sukumaran, MASLP, Nafeesa Arafat, MASLP and Fayeda TK, MASLP A Study on the Impact of Maternal Employment on Developmental Domains of Communication 118-134 Dr. M. Gunamani Singh, Ph.D., M.A., B.Ed., M.Ed. A Study on Critical Pedagogy Adopted by English Teachers with Reference to Receptive Skills of Students at the Elementary Stage in Manipur 135-162 Hussain Shabas Cognitive Nature of Polysemy in Malayalam 163-170 Jasdeep Singh Rise of Women by Breaking the Stereotypes and Patriarchal Oppression in Mahesh Dattani’s Bravely Fought The Queen 171-182 Mrs. Jeba Regis P. J., Ph.D. Research Student Eden Garden -- a Delight to the Lensed Senses 183-187 Dr. Jeena S Nair Baby Talk in Malayalam 188-193 M. Jeevarathna & Dr. A. Selvalakshmi Transformation of Emotions and Actions in Esquivel’s Like Water for Chocolate 194-201 Jenita Caren Rajakumari. J, BASLP, Amritha. M. L. MASLP, Chandhini Sushmi. S. BASLP, R. Sundaresan MASLP., M.Phil. Linguistics Phonological Process in Tamil Speaking Monolingual and Bilingual Children – A Comparative Study 202-209 Krishnapriya K.G., MASLP and Dr. Binoy Shany M.S., Ph.D. Effect of Aging on Auditory Temporal Perception 210-225 Dr. Lovely John Menachery The Language Classroom and Opportunities to Develop Critical Thought 226-231 Mandeep Sudan, Master’s Student, Dr. Amitabh Vikram Dwivedi, Ph.D. and Tanima Anand, M.A., B.Ed., NET Revisiting E.L. James Novels -- An Enquiry into the Theory of Pornography 232-247 Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 18:5 May 2018 Contents iii Manisha Mankotya and Dr Ranbir Kaur Trauma and Psychological Loss: A Feminist Study of Alice Walker’s Possessing the Secret of Joy 248-259 D. Manoharan Feminine Discourse and Female Difference: A Reading of Manju Kapur’s Difficult Daughters 260-263 S. Alphonsa Mary, Part-time Ph.D. Scholar and Dr. V. Peruvalluthi Psychological Conflict in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake 264-268 Dr. MetiMallikarjun Language Ideologies and Multilingualism: Discourses of the Loss of Language 269-290 Dr. Mohanasundari, L., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. and Ms. V. Nandhini, M.A., M.Phil. Illusion Versus Reality in Shobha De’s Second Thoughts 291-296 Neha Bandral, Research Student & Dr. Ranbir Kaur A Psychological Inquiry into the Role of Music in Video Games 297-311 Nidhin Johny, M.Phil. Research Scholar The Choice of the Cross: An Existential Reading of the Life of Jesus Christ 312-315 T. Raam Kumar, M.Phil. Scholar and Dr. R. Saravana Selvan Depiction of Marginalization of Senior Citizens in the Novel Silent House by Orhan Pamuk 316-320 Dr. K. Rathiga Heartwarming Trials in Translating Wordsworth’s Preface to Lyrical Ballads: A Linguistic Loom iv-326 R. Renuka Devi & Dr. A. Selvalakshmi Yerma as a Victim of Social Mores and Code of Honour in Lorca’s Yerma 327-332 Dr. Saidalavi Cheerangote Contact-Induced Elements in Arabi-Malayalam 333-341 Dr. Ch. Sarajubala Devi Tribal/Minority Languages in Education: A Case of Karbi and Mising of Assam 342-350 Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 18:5 May 2018 Contents iv K. Saranya & Dr. A. Selvalakshmi Blend of Yoruba Culture and Magical Realism: A Recent Prospect in Ben Okri’s The Famished Road 351-357 Dr. J. Savithri, M.Sc. (Psychology), M.A. (English), Ph.D. and Ms. P. Radhika, M.A. (English), B.Ed. (Ph.D.) Using Play-Way Reading Methods to Improve Reading Skills in English 358-365 Shubhanku Kochar, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.A. Image-Making and Image-Breaking – A Reading of African-American Poetry 366-372 S. Revathi & Dr. A. Selvalakshmi Power Behind the Veil: The Empress Nur Jahan – Indu Sundaresan’s The Feast of Roses 373-379 M. Subbulakshmi, M.A., M.Phil. “A Self-made Mouth” An Analytical Study of Gish Jen’s Mona in the Promised Land 380-383 Dr. B. Sudha Sai and Dr. N. Srinivasa Rao A Statistical Approach to Requirement of English Language Proficiency in the Realms of Engineering and Medicine in Andhra Pradesh 384-398 Trailakya Roy, M.A. (English), NET A Comparative Study of Swamis in R. K. Narayan’s The Guide and Bhabani Bhattacharya’s He Who Rides a Tiger 399-404 S. Zahira Banu M. A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Dehumanizing Humanity in Jaspreet Singh’s Helium 405-410 A. Revathi and Dr. A. Selvalakshmi One Hundred Years of Solitude: The Elements of Fantasy 411-417 Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 18:5 May 2018 Contents v ================================================================== Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 Vol. 18:5 May 2018 India’s Higher Education Authority UGC Approved List of Journals Serial Number 49042 ================================================================ Language of Opportunity, But Not Well Taken Care of: Motivational Factors Affecting English Language Instruction Secondary Level in Bangladesh G. M. Abu Taher ===================================================================== Abstract Despite the growing opportunities of economic development offered by English language, Bangladesh as a nation yet seems to be unaware of the modes of operation of making English language education widely popular. Facts such as low level of learner motivation, inadequate level of public awareness, and below average level of teacher competency act as affecive factors, even though English has gained an enviable social status in Bengali context, these days. It plays an important role in the administration, mass communication, and the pursuit of knowledge. Further, it is popular in each and every walk of international relations. This paper tries to trace the area of problems in teaching and learning English as the second language at secondary level schools of Bangladesh with an analytical approach in particular. Bangladesh is a south Asian over populated country. An evaluation has been made for the assessment of the current status of the teaching English language in this region and of course the problems faced by the learners. The teaching of English language in Bangladesh, where predominant languages are Bangla, Chittagonian, Sylheti, Rohingya and Chatgaya (dialectical language in tribal areas). The provincial governments have been trying to develop awareness about the utilitarian aspects of English as a global language. However, several governmental initiatives have failed to attract the interest of the students at secondary schools. Although Bangladesh is situated in a place where English native speakers come to visit the sea port, the largest hills, the scenic beauty of the valleys, forests and so on, the people of the areas especially teachers and students hardly take any interest to interact and communicate with them. It has been observed that lack of availability of adequate and well-trained teachers, the socio-economic backwardness of the population etc.