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LANGUAGE IN INDIA Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow Volume 16:1 January 2016 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. Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A. 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 listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals. It 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 16th year of publication. All back issues of the journal are accessible through this link: http://languageinindia.com/backissues/2001.html Contents TIME An Insightful View from Philosopher, Educationist and Entrepreneur Jimmy Teo 1-2 Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 16:1 January 2016 List of Contents i The Acquisition of the Comparative and Superlative Adjectives by Jordanian EFL Students ... Alaa Al-Maani, M.A., Ph.D. Scholar 3-13 Ambikapathi-Amaravathi and Romeo-Juliet: A Comparative Study ... Prof. L. Lakshmanan & Dr. D. Nagarathinam 14-25 The Girl Child: What Is Her Predicament in India? A Brief Analysis ... Beulah Victor, R. Aruna Devi and V. Chitra 26-40 Status of Children’s Literature in Malayalam Literary History ... Biju P.V., M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil. 41-46 Women as Victims: An Analysis of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple ... E. Dhivya, Ph.D. Scholar 47-53 The Effect of Culture-Specific Syllabus on English Language Learners in Engineering Colleges ... Dr. J. Savithri Ph.D. E. Elizabeth Kamala, Ph.D. Scholar 54-63 The Power of Metaphor in Madan Gopal Gandhi’s The Enchanting Flute: A Conceptual Cognitive Approach ... Roghayeh Farsi, Ph.D. Neyshabur University 64-84 A Study of the Worries of Master Students (M.Ed.) Towards Researches in Private Sector Universities, KPK, Pakistan ... Nasrullah Khan, Kiramat Shah, Nazish Farid Sumera Gul and Fatima Shams 85-97 Teaching Effectiveness of Native and Non-Native EFL Teachers as Perceived by Preparatory Year Students in Saudi Context ... Dr. Choudhary Zahid Javid 98-121 Representations of Women in Short Stories by Sahitya Academy Award Recipients in Kannada Literature ... Dr. Kalpana Mukunda Iyengar 122-131 Awareness on Communication Disorders in Hospet Taluk of Karnataka: Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 16:1 January 2016 List of Contents ii A Preliminary Survey Report ... Madhu Sudharshan Reddy. B Dr. Jayashree C. Shanbal Arunraj. K 132-144 Thematic Study of Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar In A Sieve ... Ms. R. Mahalakshmi, M.A., M.Phil. 145-161 Religious Exclusivism and Quest for God in Leo Tolstoy's The Coffee House of Surat ... S. Mathivanan. M.A., M.Phil. NET, Ph.D. Scholar Dr. R. Soundararajan. M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., Ph.D. 162-167 Feminist Perspective in Nayantara Sahgal’s Novels The Day In Shadow and A Time To Be Happy ... R. Muthu Selvi 168-184 Checklist to Screen Children with Reading Difficulty (CSRD) for Classroom Teachers ... Namita Amey Joshi, M.Sc. (SLP) Vanaja C.S., M.Sc. (Sp. & Hg.), Ph.D. (Sp. & Hg.) 185-201 Illusion Versus Reality in Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s To Whom She Will ... I. Poornima, M.A., M.Phil. 202-215 Teacher Beliefs and Teaching Methods as Causal Factors in Student Reticence in English Language Laboratory ... Jaipal, M.A. (English), M.Phil. (ELT) and M. R. Vishwanathan, Ph.D. 216-222 Theme of Responsibility in Girish Karnad’s Yayati ... L. Rani, M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed. 223-233 Inequality between States: The Price of Economic Globalization ... Selvi Bunce 234-240 Development of Vocabulary List in Typically Developing Nepali Speaking Children Aged 1-5 Years ... Shanta Dhakal Satish Kumaraswamy 241-270 Unarmed Mutiny of Draupadi in Mahashweta Devi’s Draupadi ... Shweta Choudhary, M.A., NET 271-279 Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 16:1 January 2016 List of Contents iii English Affricates as Pronounced by Telugu-English Speakers ... Professor E. Suresh Kumar and Dr. Sunita Vijay Kumar 280-295 Kurichiya Tribe of Kerala - A Phonological Study ... Dr. Syam S. K., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. 296-306 English Language Skills: Teaching, Testing and Assessment for Engineering Students ... Maheswara Rao Ch. D. Vijaya Lakshmi 307-314 Dependency Framework for Marathi Parser ... Yogesh Vijay Umale 315-328 Communication and Disruption in English Classroom ... G. Baskaran, Ph.D. D. Nagarathinam, Ph.D. and M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D. 329-334 A PRINT VERSION OF ALL THE PAPERS OF JANUARY, 2016 ISSUE IN BOOK FORMAT. This document is better viewed if you open it online and then save it in your computer. After saving it in your computer, you can easily read and print all the pages from the saved document. If you are not connected to a high-speed Internet service provider, you may like to get it downloaded in a "browsing centre" near you and ask them to burn a CD of the entire volume for your personal use and not for distribution. Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 16:1 January 2016 List of Contents iv ================================================================= Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 Vol. 16:1 January 2016 ================================================================= TIME An Insightful View from Philosopher, Educationist and Entrepreneur Jimmy Teo ============================================================== The trio paradoxes of time: Expensive, priceless & free For those working, time is money Some work longer hours for more money Some work shorter hours & demand more money Few work for no money. For the professionals Time is money; They charge fees by the minutes or hours Until they retire or expire or go crazy. To those sick, time is long suffering Wishing to be well soonest or die quickest; And when they got well, they forgot their previous pains Lapsing into sickness again due to poor discipline. Time cannot be purchased; Sooner or later, all must die And then, become memories Only memories. Time moves forward, not backwards; We have the choice in this short journey To enjoy or destroy To relish in grace or perish with disgrace. The beauty of time Is that we can reflect & retrospect From historical pasts of human successes with fragility; Avoiding their errors. Over time, all greedy & dishonest people Must pay their dues In jail, disgrace, poverty & sometimes insanity Sadly affecting many, especially their families. Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 16:1 January 2016 An Insightful View from Philosopher, Educationist and Entrepreneur Jimmy Teo TIME 1 Punctuality marks a man from a beast; Keeping good time is respect & courtesy, And being early for any appointment Provides calm with less anxiety. We can therefore determine to spend quality time To be healthy, hearty, humble, honest, considerate, sweet & kind Infused with serenity sublime Touching & inspiring many to be likewise. Jimmy Teo Singapore [email protected] Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 16:1 January 2016 An Insightful View from Philosopher, Educationist and Entrepreneur Jimmy Teo TIME 2 ================================================================= Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 Vol. 16:1 January 2016 =============================================================== The Acquisition of the Comparative and Superlative Adjectives by Jordanian EFL Students Alaa Al-Maani, M.A., Ph.D. Scholar ============================================================ Abstract This study examines the acquisition of the comparative and superlative adjectives by Jordanian EFL students. The data were collected from two groups of Jordanian EFL students, i.e. 30 tenth graders and 30 second year university students. Each group consists of 15 males and 15 females. The participants were given a questionnaire of 20 sentences which cover the regular rules for forming the comparative and the superlative forms using novel nonsense adjectives. According to the findings of the study, university students showed that they master the rules to some extent more than the tenth graders. The overall performance of both groups is better when it comes to monosyllabic adjectives; however, when adjectives are polysyllabic, students’ performance becomes worse. On the other hand, slight difference in favor of female was found in terms of students' gender. Key words: Jordanian EFL, comparative and superlative adjectives, female and male difference 1. Introduction English comparative and superlative adjectives formation are phonological processes that follow specific morphological rules which must be applied in order to form the correct adjective form. Comparatives are used to differentiate between two persons, objects, or places. In order to provide the correct comparative form, specific rules must be followed. First, if the adjective is monosyllabic, one adds (–er) at the end of the adjective, e.g. “small- smaller”. Second, if the monosyllabic adjective consists of a (consonant, vowel, and consonant) form, one must double the last consonant and add (-er), as in “fat-fatter”. Third, if the adjective ends with (-y), one needs to omit the (-y) and add (-ier), as in “funny-funnier”. Fourth, if the adjective is polysyllabic; consisting of more than two syllables; whether it ends with (-y) or not; one must add "more" before the adjective, as in “expensive- more expensive” and “satisfactory-more satisfactory”.