DEFINITION It is a type of teaching method in which both teachers and students work together to discuss the content in the form of dialogue. CHARACTERISTICS This method involves participation from both sides—teacher and learner. It is a two-way communication process. The discussion can take place between groups, peers, or the whole class. Students share […]
Inquiry Method As the name indicates, Inquiry method is a method that is centered on asking questions. CHARACTERISTICS It is a student-centered approach. The teacher acts as a monitor and facilitator—guiding the students and helping them learn. Students have to actively participate in asking questions and discovering solutions. Students have to explore the material given […]
DREAM POETRY: ORIGIN, EVOLUTION AND CONTEMPORARY SITUATION In the Medieval age, dream poetry or dream vision was an appreciated form that permitted writers to compose about unknown worlds. A literary device turned genre, it is often defined as a ‘dream or vision in which some insight or truth is revealed to the writer in his […]
How Romantic was Romanticism? Romanticism was a movement developed around the 18th century. It emphasized intense emotions and feelings over reason and logic. Romantics were obsessed with viewing things and situations with their hearts rather than their minds. Perhaps, the reason why Romantics weighed passions over thoughts was the universality of feelings. Since we all […]
Introduction Nowadays, the novel is regarded as the most sought-after and praised form of literature. It is defined as “an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex; it deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events” (Novel, n.d.). The origins of the novel date back to the late seventeenth […]
Short Biography of Ibsen Henrik Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright. Famously nicknamed the “Father of Modern Drama”, his initial dramas were met with much controversial criticism. William Archer translated many of his social problem plays which granted him fame and acceptance in England. A critic even noticed that Ibsen’s contributions initiated “powerful revival and progress […]
There’s no easy way to say this. Mental health is, unfortunately, associated with stigma and misinformation. Why? Well, mental illnesses often “invisible” compared to physical illnesses. Many symptoms of mental illness are only noticeable to the sufferer. Furthermore, much of mental health requires a certain amount of empathy for strangers and trust that people are […]
Introduction to Media Media has pervaded almost every aspect of our lives. Now, we consider it as an indispensable characteristic of society. Broadly described as a means of communication and entertainment to a large audience, media performs numerous roles and functions which affect society directly. Therefore, the media has a significant impact on the way […]
T.S. Eliot Thomas Stearns Eliot was perhaps one of the most highly-acclaimed literary figures of the modernism movement. He (1888-1965) was an American-born, English-adopted poet, playwright, and literary critic. His career took a turn for the better after he published The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. His poems were typically centered on the disappointment […]
Reader Response criticism After finishing The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, I found myself re-reading the text several times like I re-read my diary entries. I had to remind myself that this was written by someone back in 1892, not the 21st century. In this short story, the narrator describes her ‘rest cure’ or […]
