Dr.N.S.Raghunath, Visiting Professor, Karnatak University, Dharwad

EMPOWERING RURAL STUDENTS WITH COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH

Proficiency in English language is essential in today’s competitive world observed Dr.N.S.Raghunath, the visiting professor at Karnatak University, Dharwad.

Inaugurating one-month free course in ‘Communication Skills’ for rural students organized by the Department of English at Karnatak University Campus which is meant to empower rural students in communication in English. This programme is sanctioned for five years under 12^th plan period of the UGC.

Having stayed for 250 years in India, English, he noted, has gained political power. In the recent decades, it has also developed economic power, in the sense it can upset the economy of the nation.  The more we learn English, the more foreign exchange the nation can earn. 

However, he asserted that English has been a killer language as many social linguists have remarked. They seem to say that this language has the power to kill local languages into which it enters. It is now apparent that we can neither give up English nor can we make it a cultural language. We need to handle it carefully but master it nonetheless.

He said that the first language of the child is the right language to receive education in the first ten years of his career and when once the child learns the English language the medium can be changed to English.

He stated that “Since English is not the dominant language of communication in our society; the student cannot find model speakers. Visual media can substitute the shortcoming.  Pronunciation is not learnt through print media anyway.”

He urged the students to watch news-bulletin through television or listen to radio.

Having worked in NCERT for 30 years, the Professor said, “The education system in the State does not have a structured programme to teach language in a scientific way. It is taken for granted that students will learn language.

“The government seems to think that by adopting English as a medium of instruction, students can be taught English which is absolutely wrong and to a great extent it is superstitious”, he added.

Cognitive system develops in the first language. As the American and British researchers have shown the language learning of a baby begins in the mother womb. It not only receives the language but also the local culture of the society as well.

If this research finding is true, the cognitive system develops in the first language which the child learns, and if the medium of instruction is changed at the age of five or six, we might be running the risk of blunting the growth of cognitive system. According to him what Ved Vyas says in the Mahabharat (Abhimanyu Chakravyuhu Pravesh) proves true.

Presiding over the function, the Chairman of the Department of English Dr.Mallikarjun Patil said that English is an international language which we have to learn not only for survival, but also to make our life more meaningful.

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Command over language must for journalists: Dr.Raghunath

Journalists should have command over language as the newspaper or the electronic media which they have worked for would reach crores of readers and viewers opined Dr.Raghunath, visiting Professor, Karnatak University, Dharwad.

He was delivering a special talk on ‘Use of language in mass media’ at a programme organized jointly by Department of Mass Communication and Journalism and the Basavaraj Kattimani Foundation here recently.

Journalism had changed a lot today. Language was the life of the media. Therefore, journalists should have a good command over language and study a lot to have in-depth knowledge about different subjects. He also said, with a concerted effort, anybody could develop a good language.

“Our language reflects our life values and style. Command over language will help get special respect in society. Using language effectively in journalism needs special training and effort,” he said.

“Wrong usage of language, mistakes in spelling and pronunciation was increasing in journalism these days. He gave several examples for this. The media may lose its credibility if it continued to use the language carelessly,” he said.

Saying that correct use of words was most important in journalism, he said, words sounded different meaning in different contexts. Therefore, budding journalists should study grammar and use words sensibly and correctly.

On the occasion, he unveiled a portrait of Basavaraj Kattimani, a great novelist who had also made a name in the field of journalism.

 

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Community Radio (Courtesy - TNN)

Community radio threatened by electronic media

TNN | Nov 17, 2012, 05.50 AM IST

DHARWAD: In the face of stiff competition from electronic media and private FM channels, the survival of community radio is threatened and the only way to overcome the challenge is to enrich the content of the programme, said professor A S Balasubrahmanya of department of mass communication and journalism, Karnatak University. 

Speaking at the inaugural session of the two-day workshop on community radio organized by Information Department, KLE Society and University of Agricultural Scienes at UAS auditorium in Dharwad on Friday, he said those interested in setting up their own community radio should think differently and come up with innovative ideas to attract the masses. The objective of the community radio is to empower the target group and educate them. Thereby, community radio should feel the pulse of the target group and adopt local language in its programmes, he said. 

Balasubrahmanya felt that the laws enforced by the Union government to get licence to run community radio was complex and it was high time the government simplified the norms to bring in more changes in the field of mass communication. AIR was the most powerful media and can reach the remotest place. To empower the illiterates, the government should assist the community radio, he added. 

Extension director (UASD) L Krishna Nayak inaugurated the workshop and said UAS Dharwad was the first in the state to set up community radio in its campus and has been successful in imparting knowledge to the farmers. 

Programme chief at AIR Dharwad station Channamallikarjun Belakki said radio plays a major role in disaster management. Information department deputy director Basavaraj Kambi said community radio was for the community and by the community. For the success of community radio, participation of people was vital. The government is allotting Rs 10 lakh to support community radio, he said, and called upon the stakeholders to make use of the facilities.

UPSC

North Karnataka students’ should gear up for civil services exam

Dr.K.K.Jadhav, Joint Director Union Public Service Commission, expressed his concern over the lack of awareness regarding UPSC exams amongst students’ of North Karnataka region.

Delivering a talk on ‘Orientation for Civil Services Examination’ at Karnatak University, which was organized by Equal opportunities for all, Dr.Jadhav encouraged the North Karnataka students’ to appear for the examination in large numbers and urged the student’s fraternity to believe in themselves and help each other to succeed in clearing the examination.

Dr.Jadhav highlighted on some of the important points to face the examination viz qualification, number of attempts, paper structure, etc. He especially lauded on the fact that the application fees for the UPSC exam is meager – Rs.50/- which is lowest among all the competitive exams held in the country. Moreover the female candidates are totally exempted from paying any kind of application fees. 

Observing the growing competition from different parts of the country Dr.Jadhav said referring to the latest statistics that approximately out of 650,000 students’ appearing for the examination only 15,000 make it to interview level who in turn compete to make it for approximately 1200 – 1400 available posts in civil services.

Presiding over the function Dr.S.A.Patil Registrar Karantak University, Dharwad reiterated the views expressed by Dr. Jadhav and said that students’ should develop a good degree of enthusiasm to serve the nation through civil services and hence focus to prepare thoroughly for the UPSC exams. 

Quoting some exemplary instances and inspiring stories he urged the students to be focused on their goal to achieve success in the exams irrespective of the obstacles on the path. Especially he said that poverty was no inadequacy in achieving success in UPSC exams.

Prof. Durgadas Registrar (Evaluation) welcomed the gathering. Prof. Hulimani proposed a vote of thanks. Dr.Shyamla Ratnakar compeered.

Book Review by Fr Shinto Augustine - Adhuri Prem Kahaniya - "The weakness of a man is the strength of a woman"

Promotion event at Karnatak University, Dharwad (KUD).

Captivating love stories of tender Adolescents

Fascinating tales told in an enchanting fashion is ‘Adhuri Prem Kahaniya’. Tender moments of first love have induced artists of all times to weave fine pieces literature and other forms. Novels and movies of that sort ever attract thumbing hearts of readers or viewers trouncing the divide of old and new. APK is a collection of 12 love stories with laudable freshness and charm. 

As the title indicates, the author narrates romance of some adolescents with the flights and falls happening in the love life. The remarkable character of the book is the captivating mode of presentation and the lively language that suit well to the romantic content. These are the stories about young people and apparently targeting the young lot. The book provides with a familiarity feeling to them as the story is told in such a beautiful way with a lot of peer group adages. 

The author has cleverly used popular Bollywood dialogues being aware of the large appeal of the Bollywood movies among the youth.The overall narration is humorous and the love failures are recounted in a witty manner. At some occasions, the musings of a deserted lover may leave a chuckle for the readers. Some other stories transmit the hurt feelings of the inflamed hearts. 

We will be wonder struck reading the embittered lover mourning over the futility of romance falls for another girl in the next week itself! That is the mood of an adolescent boy as depicted in APK. It is interesting and charming, but the reader may fall into the conclusion more than once in the process of reading that these are the stories of infatuation. 

These are the depiction of lovely adolescent moments of life with an amusing edge. Except some glimpses of mature love relationships, these stories share the mood of colorful adolescent life.

These are the love stories narrated by boys or told from the viewpoints of the boy partners in the romance. The tag in the cover page of the book, “the weakness of a man is the strength of a woman”, clearly validates this assumption. 

The art of falling in love in the eyes of an Indian boy is what we see in these stories. I was amused with a thought about a second part of ‘Adhuri Prem Kahaniya’ told from the perspective of girl lovers. Santosh Avvannavar’s literary vigour exhibited in this book perceptibly promises the potential for many such creative works.

Shinto Augustine