Dr T Jeevan Kumar

About the Book:               This study material of the General English book entitled English Bridge-I: Life Skills is prepared in accordance with the common core syllabus of Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education, prescribed from the AY 2025-26, just to supplement classroom learning. The syllabus is conveniently divided into five Units to facilitate the learners and make them acquire the requisite English language skills that are essential to perform better at academics and at professional life.    Unit I sets out the foundations of the key elements of English. Through exposure to two distinct narrative types, learners will develop fundamental reading and understanding capabilities. This will further assist them in understanding better how language is implemented to narrate. The grammatical lessons in this unit address the basic constructs of a sentence. This information is vital for writing and proper speaking. Unit ...

About the Book: The English language has a long and interesting history. It has changed continuously under the influence of different peoples, languages, cultures, political events, education, literature, science and technology. This book, History of English Language , is prepared for the UG students of Andhra Pradesh, in accordance with the prescribed syllabus. It presents the development of English from its early Indo-European and Germanic roots to its present position as a global language. The book is divided into five units. The first unit introduces the origin of English, the Indo-European family, Old English, and the influence of Latin and Norse. The second unit discusses the Norman Conquest, its effect on English, the features of Middle English, and the contribution of Geoffrey Chaucer. The third unit deals with the Renaissance, the revival of learning, the printing press and William Caxton, and the influence of Shakespeare and the Bible. The fourth unit explains the Great Vowel...

About the Book: Acquiring a good command of English is not easy, but speaking the language becomes simpler when learners use the words they already know in the right way. Mistakes should not stop them from speaking, because every fluent English speaker once made errors while learning. Many books guide learners and emphasize that English becomes easier when it is used in daily conversation. Once speaking English becomes a habit, communication with people across the world becomes natural and effortless. This book is prepared with great care and passionate sincerity to serve as a helpful resource guide for learners. It tries to bridge the gap as it makes the learners learn to communicate and connect to the world.  It also aims to support classroom learning and to help students strengthen their listening skills, speaking skills, writing skills, and vocabulary. It includes activities such as vocabulary games, quizzes on several topics like one-word substitutions, word conversion, repo...

About the Book:  The book dwells deep into the world of Ngugi wa Thiong'o, a major Kenyan writer whose writings capture the struggles of African people under colonial and post-colonial rule. Ngugi's work is split into early English novels and later ones in his native Gikuyu language to reach everyday Kenyans.  They echo the resilience of people facing huge odds, proving literature can change the world. The book looks closely at seven of his key novels namely Weep Not, Child (1964), The River Between (1965), A Grain of Wheat (1967), Petals of Blood (1977), Devil on the Cross (1982), Matigari (1986), and Wizard of the Crow (2004).  It attempts to project how Ngugi uses his ingenuity to tackle big issues like exploitation, betrayal, protest, conflict, and the harsh lives of women.  It lays emphasis on the Ngugi characters who face slavery, colonialism, and neocolonialism from white imperialists, which wreck their lands, cultures, and spirits.  It tries to...

About the Book Of the twentieth century British dramatists, Harold Pinter has attracted a good deal of critical attention over a span of five decades.   He stands out as the most complex, daring and often elusive of all.   He has twenty nine plays, numerous screenplays and theatre productions to his credit.   His activism, especially in favour of the freedom of expression (articulated more recently, in his anti-Iraq invasion speech at the Nobel ceremony), has attracted considerable attention.   Originally influenced by the Theatre of the Absurd, his plays are often taken as symbols of anti-traditional protest and emancipation.   Though he is known for his variety and versatility and prolific output, the present thesis studies only seven of his representative plays – The Birthday Party , The Caretaker , The Homecoming , No Man’s Land , A Kind of Alaska , Ashes to Ashes , and Celebration – which overtly connote the three phases in his literary canon. The book pri...