INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGLISH: LITERATURE, LANGUAGE & SKILLS (IJELLS) ISSN 2278-0742 www.ijells.com Volume 3 Issue 1 www.ijells.com 2278 0742 Page | 2 Founding & Chief Editor Profile Dr. Mrudula Lakkaraju, Department of English, Osmania University is trained from EFLU and a Doctorate from Osmania University. She prefers the designation of a trainer and a writer. She has presented several academic articles to international and national seminars, conferences, journals, and magazines. She also renders voluntary services as an editor to another International Journal. Casual and creative writing is also her forte. She is a prolific reader and writer. Volume 3 Issue 1 April 2014 www.ijells.com 2278 0742 Dr. G. Venkata Ramana, Head of Writers Division English Writers and Software Solutions Page | 3 Dr. George Kolanchery, Multimedia Language Lab Supervisor, Dhofar University, Sultanate of Oman Dr. Thirunavukkarasu Karunakaran English Language Teaching Centre, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Dr. Deepti Gupta Professor, English Panjab University Chandigarh Dr. Asha Choubey Associate Professor of English Head, Dept. of Humanities MJP Rohilkhand University Bareilly Dr. Mohammad Shaukat Ansari Associate Professor of English, M.L.S.M. College, Darbhanga, Bihar Dr. Hareshwar Roy Assistant Professor, English Govt. Autonomous P.G. College Satna Satna, Madhya Pradesh Dr. Ravi Bhushan Assistant Professor of English Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, Haryana Volume 3 Issue 1 April 2014 www.ijells.com 2278 0742 Dear Readers and Contributors, Welcome to the Volume 3 Issue 1 of IJELLS. We now enter the third year of our Page | 4 journey; it on one hand gives us a sense of contentment yet on the other hand alerts us into the daunting task of sustaining and developing this academic enterprise. We hope we live up to the standards we aim to stabilise and achieve. We now plan to tighten the editorial processes of selecting a submission for publishing. The focus would be on originality, and that we have decided not to compromise upon. The articles from now on will undergo a stringent set of processes to be able to feature in the upcoming issues. The contributors are motivated to write responding to their original thought processes and seek base in established theory. We are planning to come up with two issues. One on poetry and the other on translated stories. We shall communicate with you shortly on the information. Till then, exercise your grey cells and enjoy reading this issue. Happy Reading! Dr. Mrudula Lakkaraju Founding Editor Volume 3 Issue 1 April 2014 www.ijells.com 2278 0742 CONTENTS Editorial Board………….………........………………………..........................................………………....................…....02 Editor’s Note…………………………………………………..…..…………...........................................................…..…......04 Contents…………………………………………………..………..………..……..............................................................……..05 ENGLISH CREATIVE SECTION Page | 5 And I Came Back Dr. Ghanshyam Asudani....………………………………………………………………..……………………………...07 Babji Deepakumari S……………………….…............................................................................................09 My Life Geetha Venkatesh...........................................…………………………………………………………….……………….…………16 True Self Freedom Neha Divekar ......................................................................................................................................................17 ..Yet I must Dream! Rimni Chakravarty............................................................................................................................................18 Psychic Cauldron Dr. K.R. Sujatha..................................................................................................................................................19 Hesperus* Vishalkumar A. Joshi..........................................................................................................................................23 ENGLISH LITERATURE The Voice of Marginalized Society in the Short Stories of Sundara Ramaswamy C. Arun & Dr. V. Peruvalluthi ..................................................................................................................24 Niranjan Mohanty: A Poet of Orissan Culture Dr. Asween Kumar Singh .......................................................................................................................28 Psychological Realism in Githa Hariharan’s ‘The Ghosts of Vasu Master’ M. Balamurugan.................................................................................................................................................34 Transmutation of Confession as Devotion: Cognitive Modelling of Saint Augustine’s Confessions of a Sinner – Book One Jayasimha Polavarapu.......................................................................................................................................39 Arthur Miller’s ‘All My Sons’- An Eye-Opener on the Current Scenario Dr. George Kolanchery........................................................................................................................................49 Game of Power Politics in Tendulkar’s Ghashiram Kotwal Asha Madhavi Pagadala.....................................................................................................................................52 Natures of Renaissance Comedy Mojgan Abshavi...................................................................................................................................................57 Role of Ethnicity and Identity in Postcolonial English Mriganka Choudhury.............................................................................................................................67 Putting the pieces together of Mridula Sarabhai from Aparna Basu’s Mridula Sarabhai - A Rebel with a Cause Dr. Mrudula Lakkaraju……………………………………………………………………………………................................….73 Karukku: Child's perspective on the world of ‘Grown- ups’ Padma Patwari…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………78 Some Aspects of Modern Indian Cinema D. Parameshwari....................................................................................................................................82 Women in Subaltern Perspective – A Critical Study of Mulk Raj Anand’s Sohini and Bama’s Chellakkili S. Ramanathan & Dr. Kanna Muthiah......................................................................................................85 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING Language, Tool, Communication: Task-Based Learning and Teaching Ameena Kidwai………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….91 English Article Errors in Undergraduate Students’ Writing: A Case Study Benzigar. M ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..95 Application of Theatrical Performance in Teaching English to Second Language Learners Mr. Bibhudatta Dash & Dr. Dhishna Pannikot……………………………………………………………………………..…….100 Volume 3 Issue 1 April 2014 www.ijells.com 2278 0742 The use of definite and indefinite articles in L2: A study of Persian-speaking learners of English Elahe Mahmoudi Kojidi…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….105 Teaching- Learning Strategies Of Activities In English Classroom Ch. Indrani……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….112 Who can be an ESP Practitioner? Dr. J. John Sekar…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…118 Teaching/ Learning Skills in English at Graduate Level Page | 6 Lakshmi Kakumanu………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….123 Re-thinking the Teaching-Learning Process: A Reflection Dr. Melissa Helen...............................................................................................................................................126 Challenges in Teaching English for Rural Students D. Sarulatha………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..129 A Pedagogic Framework to Teach Grammar in the Communicative Approach Sushma Parvathini............................................................................................................................................131 Teaching Homophones in a Multi-media English Language Lab – A Report K. Venkata Ramana………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….138 ENGLISH & COMMUNICATION SKILLS The Need for Communicative Skills in Various Professions Dr. Bernadette E. Lyngdoh Khongwir……………………………………………………………………………………………..…142 A Critical Study of Belbin’s Team Roles Model K. Geetha............................................................................................................................................................144 Comparative Studies on Communication Apprehensions among Regional Medium and English Medium Students in Engineering Colleges - A Case Study W. Grace Shanthi , Prof. Annie Pothan & Prof A Ramakrishna......................................................................153 Think Out of the Box: Improvement of English Skills for Engineering and MBA Students – Some Unique Practical Tips Jaisingh, K. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………….160 Importance of Task Based Approach in Enhancing the Speaking Skills of Learners from Intermediate Level in the Rural Classroom K. Kiran………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….165 The Graphological Constituent Structure of One to One Synchronous Online Communication: an Analysis of Facebook Chats Dr. B.V. Rama Prasad…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..169 An Anxious Time: Exploring the Relation between Social Intelligence