Quotations by Aldous Huxley

Huxley, Aldous Leonard (1894-1963), English novelist, essayist, critic, and poet. "Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted." ~Aldous Huxley "An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than sex." ~Aldous Huxley "Maybe this...

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Assimilation & Accommodation

Piaget (1985) suggested that learning process is iterative (repetitive), in which new information is shaped to fit with the learner's existing knowledge, and existing knowledge is itself modified to accommodate the new information. The major concepts in this cognitive process include: Assimilation...

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Walt Whitman Quick Facts

Walt Whitman American poet, essayist, and journalist Birth: May 31, 1819 Death: March 26, 1892 Place of Birth: West Hills, New York Full Name: Walter Whitman Known for: His unconventional, individualistic, and dynamic poetic style, which overlooked traditional rules...

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Theatre of the Absurd/Absurd Drama

The Theatre of the Absurd is a designation for particular plays written primarily by a number of French playwrights in the late 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, as well as to the style of theatre which has evolved from their work. These works usually employ illogical situations, unconventional dialogue,...

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"Joseph Andrews" as a Social Satire

Henry Fielding is widely studied today as one of the chief begetters of the modernist movement in novel and as a master who embodied in realistic prose a panoramic survey of the contemporary society. With the novelty and vitality of both their theory and structure, the writings of Henry Fielding exerted...

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The English Plosive Sounds

Definition Plosive (also known as stops, mutes, occlusives, explosives) sounds are formed by the air being completely blocked in the mouth and then suddenly released. A plosive is a consonant articulation with the following characteristics: • One articulator is moved against another, or two articulators...

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The Role of Motif in Literature

Motif (also known as Motive), an  important and sometimes recurring theme, contrast, or idea in a work of literature.  The motif is considered to be one of the principal literary devices of a narrative. Authors often use this device to develop and inform the text’s major themes.  For...

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Dialect and Its Classification

Dialect A dialect is a variety of a spoken language having specific linguistic features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation that distinguish it from other varieties of the same language. The word comes from the Ancient Greek dialektos “conversation, language, local speech,” which is derived...

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Literature FAQ

Q. Who is called the father of English poetry? Ans. Geoffrey Chaucer. Q. Who is called the father of English Drama? Ans. Christopher Marlowe. Q. Who is considered to be the father of English prose? Ans. Sir Francis Bacon. Q. Who is considered to be the father of modern English literature? Ans....

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Materials Adaptation

Materials adaptation means matching materials with the learner’s needs, the teacher’s demands and administration’s purpose. To adapt materials we have to consider five major factors: (1) Addition: Addition is an adaptation procedure which involves supplementation of extra linguistic items and activities...

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