June 2013

Possesives

Possessives are words like: his, her, yours, theirs, ours and mine. They are words that show ownership. Therefore, when we say: It is his pen, the word “his” is the possessor of the pen, and the pen is the object that is being possessed, therefore “his” is called a possessive pronoun. Continue reading Possesives

Syllable Stress

Pronunciation is at its blandest if you take away this thing called ‘syllable stress’. Syllable Stress provides rhythm to words in the same way Intonation provides rhythm to sentences. Therefore, you might want to stress (increase your pitch) on the correct syllable in a word, without which your pronunciation is never alright. Continue reading Syllable Stress

Intonation

Intonation

Intonation is the spark that sets those volatile elements of language on fire. Language devoid of speech-music sounds pathetically petty Continue reading Intonation

Eliminating the Accent

The Accent of a Region

Accent according to Collins: the characteristic mode of pronunciation of a person or group, especially one that betrays social or geographical origin.

Despite the many qualities that the English language embodies, it presents widening diversity in terms of its many accents. And Kerala in India is no exception to the rule; it has in its accentual fold, amusingly peculiar oddities. Continue reading Eliminating the Accent

All About the IELTS test

1) What is IELTS?

IELTS is the International English Language Testing System which tests English proficiency across the globe. Conducting 1.9 million tests in 2012, IELTS is the world’s most popular high stakes English test for work, study and migration. Continue reading All About the IELTS test

All about the TOEFL test

The TOEFL /ˈ t oʊ f əl / toh-fəl, formally known as Test Of English as a Foreign Language, is a test of an individual’s ability to use and understand English in an academic setting. Continue reading All about the TOEFL test

Rhetoric

The forgotten art of speech or writing intended to be effective, forceful and persuasive. Rhetoric essentially should have in it the ethos, the pathos and the logos, first structured that way by Aristotle.

Ethos: The ethical element, and that is the idea that a conflict between the message and the messenger can result in an almost lukewarm or lackadaisical response to the verbal delivery. The idea that the moral integrity of the speaker charms the emotional attitude of the hearer.

The Pathos: Elements in a speech that appeal to the hearers emotional quotient.

The Logos: logos is the thought. Where ingenuity of thought merges with logical coherence both inductive and deductive, critical and constructive.