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September 30, 2024

Sparkling International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Studies

(A Quarterly Peer Reviewed/Refereed Multidisciplinary Journal)

Volume 7 Issue 3 July - September 2024

PHONOLOGICAL INFLUENCES IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING, REMEDIAL STRATEGIES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

*Shanmugasundaram, R. & **Noble Jebakumar, A.

*Research scholar, PG & Research Department of English, Thanthai Periyar Government Arts and Science College, Affiliated to Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India.

**Assistant Professor, PG & Research Department of English, Thanthai Periyar Government Arts and Science College, Affiliated to Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India.

Abstract

Teachers in E.S.L. classes are sometimes reluctant to teach pronunciation because their students come from a variety of L1 backgrounds and have different pronunciation problems. This Teaching Tip report describes the ways to give Remedial strategies to Tamil-speaking students. This paper explores Phonological problems in L2 acquisition and discusses Common problems in the classroom. Experience has shown that Elucidate Phonetical basic patterns and Errors. For example, it would be difficult to make a clear distinction between the following words for beginners of the Tamil language: (Principle – Principal, God – Guard, Adopt – adapt). They are unearthing the common mistakes made by students of this region. The objectives of the study aim at 4 phases, and Recommendations drawn and suggestions for further research and pedagogical recommendations will accompany it.

Keywords

patterns and errors, methodology phases, recommendations.

UNEMPLOYMENT ANXIETY SCALE – CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDATION

*Hemalatha, K. & **William Dharma Raja, B.

*M.Ed. Student, Department of Education, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.

**Professor & Head, Department of Education, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

This study explores the prevalence and impact of unemployment anxiety among final-year undergraduate students in arts and science colleges. Many of these students have increased anxieties about their employment prospects in an increasingly competitive job market as they approach the end of their academic journey. The authors developed the unemployment anxiety scale (2024), which was operationalized on four significant dimensions of unemployment anxiety. A panel of four experts in the field of employment officer, educational educator, and assistant professor established the scale’s content validity, and the pilot study was conducted among the undergraduates of arts and sciences colleges in the Tenkasi district. The validity and reliability of the tool were established in addition to the internal consistency. The split half of the tool is 0.822. The tool thus developed to evaluate unemployment anxiety is named HeWi’s Unemployment Anxiety Scale.

Keywords

unemployment anxiety, skills and qualifications, self-confidence level, psychological well-being.

IDENTITY’S ILLUSION: PSYCHOLOGICAL UNDERCURRENTS IN LOCKED ROOM BY PAUL AUSTER

*Priyadharshini, S., & **Udhayakumar, S.

*Research Scholar, Department of English and Comparative Literature, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.

**Head and Assistant Professor Department of English and Comparative Literature, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

The Locked Room by Paul Auster is the final book in the New York Trilogy, although it can also be read alone and shows off the author’s mastery of postmodern narrative and investigation of existential topics. The protagonist of the book, who goes by no name, takes on the role of his friend Fanshawe’s literary executor. The protagonist becomes entangled in a labyrinthine tale that fuzzily defines the boundaries between fiction and truth as he explores Fanshawe’s unpublished writing. The intricate layering of stories, which creates metafictional experiences that mirror the characters’ personal and creative challenges, demonstrates Auster’s narrative force. The ethical ramifications of determining a character’s fate and the author’s accountability for them are further explored in the book. The narrative is replete with references of loss, beyond Fanshawe’s disappearance.

Keywords

investigation, existence, disappearance, postmodern, authorship.

BAMA’S PERSPECTIVE ON GENDER AND CASTE DISCRIMINATION IN SANGATI

Muthulakshmi, B.

Assistant Professor, Department of English, ManonmaniamSundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

This paper examines the ways in which gender and caste serve as instruments of double oppression within the Dalit community. Being a woman and belonging to the lowest community are two facets of Dalit women’s difficulties. They are thus subject to double oppression. Dalit literary works focus on the the oppression of the weaker by the stronger, or the sufferings of the “oppressed class,” are as old as mankind. Caste and gender issues are brought to light by Bama, both within and outside the community. Bama critiques the sexual harassment that upper-caste men subject Dalit women to outside of their homes and the cruelty that Dalit males inflict on them at home. As a Dalit woman author, Bama draws attention to the different problems and challenges that Dalit women encounter in her book Sangati, including discrimination, illiteracy, sexual exploitation, inequality, and injustices. In order to depict the ordinary existence of Dalit women, Bama used a variety of incidents from their own community’s everyday life.

Keywords

dalit literature, caste discrimination, gender discrimination, sufferings, oppression.

SOCIAL WELLNESS IN SUDHA MURTY’S DOLLAR BAHU

*Harsha vardhini, M. & **Udhayakumar, S.

*Research Scholar, Department of English & Comparative Literature, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.

**Head and Assistant Professor, Department of English & Comparative Literature, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

Economic hardships frequently have an impact on interpersonal relationships within the family. Stressors related to money can weaken marriages and family ties by causing disagreements about spending, budgeting, and long-term financial planning. Furthermore, financial difficulties may have an impact on children’s general well-being and parenting practices. In this particular context, family dynamics and social human relations can be positively impacted by economic policies that tackle the underlying causes of financial strain. In a socio-cultural context, owning assets or wealth in dollars is sometimes seen as a status symbol in India, reflecting global connectivity and economic prosperity. In the novel Dollar bahu, the writer brings out the troubles of a middle-class woman who is ill-treated by her mother-in-law. Money corrupts the way family members look at one another. The story delves into the complexities of family relationships, particularly the dynamics between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law. It explores how money and societal expectations can influence these relationships, often leading to conflict and misunderstanding.

Keywords

relationship, dollars, marriage, cultural contrast, society, economical status.