2020 Academic Writing

1.Online classes are becoming a bane for students from backward classes as it requires physical strain and demands good connectivity and devices which will ultimately lead to the widening of the gap between the classes. 2.The Covid 19 pandemic has made people aware of the importance of personal hygiene as well as community health. 3. Gireesh Karnad's play Hayavadana depicts the postcolonial anxiety and the conflicting identities of post-colonial subjects 4. Feminist interpretation of the movie Lucifer suggests that no matter how Bolt a woman is in a patriarchal society, the final solution to a problem  comes only from a male person 5. Blindness as portrayed in the movie (Guru) is a better example of how the subjugated sentiments are interpreted by the mainstream according to their own  ways of understanding the subject 6. Social class status of a student plays an important role in terms of the reception of online teaching 7: To His Mistress Going Bed tells us how men consider ...

                    English is considered as one of the most prominent languages in the world. Today, English has acquired the status of an International language that contribute a higher position in the social hierarchy, to its users. All leading universities in the world offer a Masters in English language course to students. People often think that teaching is the only option after this MA, but contradicting the conventional norm, career prospects in this field are widespread across the world, and is more than any other degree can offer. Job where your degree would be useful include Academic librarian, Advertising copy writer, Art’s administrator, Education consultant, Information officer, Learning mentor, Marketing executive, Media researcher, Primary school teacher, Private tutor, Public relations officer, Records manager, social media manager, journalist, editor, copywriting, creative writing, technical writing etc  ...

        Movies play a significant role in the society. Like any other art form films entertain as well as work towards shaping the mindsets of the masses. Formulation of different conceptions among  people           are possible through the medium of cinema. Thus it is paramount important to be conscious about the form and content of a movie as it contribute to the concept formation process in an individual. The portrayal of persons with disabilities in Malayalam movies has multifaceted aspects. .This essay tries to answer questions such as how visual impairment has represented in the Malayalam movie Guru and how accurate is the representation in connection with the changes and development happened within the community across the decades. According to Norden: The way in which we can examine films dealing with disabilities as reflection of a society’s attitude towards the subject is to study thoroughly the history of account when dis...

The submissions made as assignments and tests are given below: An  x represents a submission made in    Mechanics (1) Opportunities (2) Equivocator (3) Essay 1(4)  Thesis  (5) Online  (6)     Mid Term  (7) Roll. No.        Name                                         1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LEC052001 Adwaidh S                                 x x x x x x x LEC052002 Afina Shamsudeen                 x x x x x x x LEC052003 Afsana B.Chowdhury                 x x x x x x x LEC052004 Agna Philip                          ...

                 [ ] BRACKETS   Brackets ([]) are the squared off notations used for technical explanations. Dictionary uses them when you look up word definitions. At the bottom of each definition page, brackets surround a technical description of where the word originated. And also in academic writing the writers use the brackets to provide more explanation to the quoted sentence. Example “If there is a will, there is a way.” [APJ Abdul Kalam.] ELLIPSIS The ellipsis mark (. . .) is generally represented by three periods, although it is occasionally demonstrated with three asterisks (***). Ellipses are used: • In writing or printing to indicate an omission, especially of letters or words. • Within quotations to jump from one phrase to another, omitting unnecessary words that do not interfere with the meaning. •writing research papers or newspapers quoting parts of speeches will often employ e...

  ONLINE EDUCATION: ALTERNATIVE CHOICE IN PANDEMIC Online education used to be an extra support for the academics. Due to Covid-19, online classes became an alternative to classroom learning. As a result, education has changed distinctively and e-learning rise higher. Online learning has pros and cons and so that how it has affected the essence of engagement of students must be overlooked. Due to long time existence of pandemic,   E -learning brought chaos in obtaining fruitful learning. The universities and students were not prepared for such a transition and their online teaching –learning process evolved gradually. Though the teachers and students could schedule classes according to their comfort, there are many factors which contributed to inefficacy in learning. Internet connectivity is crucial in e-learning. Having a non-disrupting internet connection is mandatory to ensure better engagement and fulfill the goal of learning. Without a consistent internet connection, ...

Pros and Cons of Online Education The Covid 19 pandemic has brought tremendous changes in the field of education. We have to completely rely upon platforms like zoom, you tube, other micro soft applications, television for continuing education. Instead of face to face physical interaction of the teacher and the students, the virtual classrooms in which the participants meet virtually from different places and interacts with the help of internet and electronic gadgets has taken over the place. It seems that online education is less effective than the physical classes yet, it has many positive impacts too. It is certain that online classes cannot replace the offline mode of education, but still, we fail to notice the major positive effects of this new mode of teaching like cost effective learning, eco friendly teaching methods, encouraging interactions for backward students, innovative application of practical knowledge etc., In the age of technology the idea of traditional face-to-face ...

  ONLINE CLASSES; A BOON OR A CURSE?   The Covid19 pandemic has triggered new ways of learning. All over the world, the teaching institutions are looking for more advanced ways of online teaching and learning. However, with the ongoing lockdown, this teaching-learning has got a new lease of life. The students are not supposed to venture outside the house as they used to, rather they can attend their classes within the safety of their own houses. It is a fact that online education cannot replace the offline class, but during such a situation the online classes manages to provide a better mode of teaching. As with the most teaching methods, online learning has its own sets of merits and demerits. The traditional concept of teaching and learning was limited within the walls of the classroom. But the technology has made the face to face teaching process possible with several online applications such as zoom, Google meet, YouTube etc. This electronically supported learning ...

  E- LEARNING PLATFORM A BLESSING TO THE FIELD OF EDUCATION The subject of online classes is one of the mostly discussed topic all over the world. The number of students and teachers who uses the e-learning platform is increasing widely day by day in the current scenario. The closure of all the educational institutions due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic lead to the wide use of the digital learning platforms by students studying in all grades. It is been a year since the take-over of offline classes by the pandemic. Even after a year the educational institutions are not considered to reopen fully but the students and teachers have adjusted with the very new system of e-learning platform. E- learning platform helps the students to access the classes and also study materials quicker and easier than that of the off line classes. The students can access the classes whenever they want and wherever they prefer. Everything they study are just there on their finger-tips. They co...

 Positive effects of Online Education      During 2020 in response to the Covid-19 outbreak, when the whole world went shut the education industry completely shifted into online education. Television, you tube, zoom and micro soft applications became the medium of learning. It is certain that online classes cannot replace the offline mode of education, but still, there are certain positive effects of online classes which we fail to notice like cost effective learning, eco friendly teaching methods, encouraging interactions for all types of students, innovative application of practical knowledge etc., The world requires innovative adaptations to meet the unprecedented challenges and as in the case of education, we managed to continue teaching and learning with the help of electronic gadgets and internet.     As we know,    Education is a process of acquiring knowledge, skills, morals and beliefs. Traditionally education was confined to four wa...

  Thesis Statements   1. One India One Pension is one of the best policies towards the dream of a socialist country as every citizen of the country has the right to equal pension. 2. The universities should focus on internship programmes for students as they have to develop the skills for their profession and prepare themselves to survive in the modern world of high competition. 3. Dan Brown’s novels reveal the anti- catholic outlook of Brown because his controversial works evidently questions the doctrines of Catholic church despite being the best seller thrillers. 4. The Kerala model in tackling the Covid 19 Pandemic is on question as there is a surge in the new positive cases for the last one month. 5. Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl is a classic tribute to hope as the work asserts the importance of hope, the only thing that gave the victims of the Holocaust the willpower to survive. 6. Ben Jonson intends to teach a lesson rather than to ent...

Online education and Mental health of students. The Mental health of students should be consider during online classes as they all are stuck in their own houses without any social interaction.          COVID 19 made a serious impact on many aspects of everyday life. The world saw a paradigm shift in the education system favouring online learning during the constrains of pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered new ways of learning. All around the world, educational institutions are looking toward online learning platforms to continue with the process of educating students. The new normal now is a transformed concept of education with online learning at the core of this transformation. OToday, digital learning has emerged as a necessary resource for students and schools all over the world. For many educational institutes, this is an entirely new way of education that they have had to adopt. Online learning is now applicable not just to learn academics but it...

The online mode of education, while being a great option to continue education in the middle of a pandemic, has its negative effects on the students. On March 24, 2020, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi announced a nationwide lock down in order to control the fast spreading corona virus.  At that time no one had any idea as to how long this would last. Many hoped it would end as soon as it started. Schools, Colleges, Universities were all shut down and online classes began for the students. It was a difficult transition and the mode was just a Zoom or Google meet. This was very basic as everyone thought they would be back to facing blackboards very soon.   But as days passed by and people realised that this wasn’t just a temporary situation, many dedicated platforms for this online education was created just to make the new learning method more seamless and efficient for both students and teachers. Most of the problems faced by the students with just meet and zoom wer...

                                                            Online classes and its effects Global tradition has changed. The outbreak of Covid-19 has disrupted the academic year, cancelled classes and examinations across the country. To ensure the studies, the government moved to force the schools to conduct online mode of classes, which in turn forced the students to attend the class via gadgets. It is important to say that learning is no longer confined to within the four walls of a classroom. It is also known that information resources are everywhere, separated from the learner by time and space. Most  high end private institutions have made the switch smoothly using online platforms such as, zoom, google classroom, and so on. While many still find it a herculean task.  In addition, challenges made by online platforms for edu...