Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private university located in&nbsp;Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, as Vellore Engineering College, the institution offers 20 undergraduate, 34 postgraduate, four integrated and four research programs. It has campuses in Vellore, Amravati, Bhopal and Chennai.

VIT is one of the top ranked private universities in India according to NIRF, THE and QS Rankings.&nbsp;Govt. of India has recognized&nbsp;VIT, Vellore as an&nbsp;Institution of Eminence. This has allowed VIT to take independent quality initiatives and move up in world ranking.

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Learner autonomy involves readiness on the part of learners to take responsibility for their own learning. It enables learners to learn effectively and for effective teaching and learning to take place, teachers need to equip themselves with strategies of promoting autonomy. Therefore, it is essential to look into English language teachers’ beliefs about learner autonomy to be able to promote it in language learning situation. The present study aims to investigate willingness of teachers and prospective teachers (research scholars of English) in granting autonomy to learners within the class. The paper reports on the research findings of the study carried out with 42 English teachers working in various institutions across the state, Tamil Nadu. The study focuses on a few important aspects of learner autonomy comprising the choice of topic for class discussion and assignment, teaching strategy and group of students and the responsibility learners assume for their own learning. The collected data are analyzed and interpreted using statistical analysis to find out the willingness on the part of teachers and teachers-to-be to allow learners to become autonomous learners.

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Teachers’ Perception on Developing AutonomousLearners within a Classroom

This paper aims to bring about a comparison between the philosophies of Jiddu Krishnamurti, Ayn Rand, Jacques Derrida and Friedrich Nietzsche. The universal nature of these philosophies and how they measure up against each other will be analyzed. Furthermore, the superiority of Jiddu Krishnamurti’s philosophy over the others (philosophies mentioned above) is also tested in terms of universality and humanistic values. The litmus test for all these theories is whether they can impact every individual in their quest for inner peace. Hence, all the theories are examined and compared for the attainment of peace, fulfillment and joy for every individual as a world citizen, not on the basis of nationality, religion or community. © 2019, Institute of Advanced Scientific Research, Inc.. All rights reserved.

Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems

Comparative study of the philosophies of jiddu krishnamurti, friedrich nietzsche, ayn rand and jacques derrida

Professional students have to enrich their vocabulary to secure a job and meet the challenges in the job. But the question is whether at the tertiary level they can be allowed to be in groups in the class and to fend for themselves or given minimal assistance from the teacher or they need to rely on the teacher for improving their knowledge of vocabulary. The researcher adopted both the teaching methods in the study and in addition to the teaching methods, she used both incomprehensible and simplified material for the study for the study. The 2x2 factorial design which was followed shows that neither method of teaching nor the nature of input has much positive effect on them to improve their vocabulary. © IAEME Publication

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology

The effect of input and method of instruction on mechanical engineering students for improving vocabulary

Since the dawn of human civilization, the urge and the longing of human beings for 'Identity' is unique. The efforts made by each person lead to the goal of 'Identity.' Without identity, a human being is nothing. In order to ascertain one's own identity here on the earth, human beings prefer different mediums such as name, house, fame, property, popularity, etc. Of all these elements, 'Name' and 'House' have an effective part to instill the sense of identity among people. Jhumpa Lahiri has said, "The question of identity is always a difficult one, but especially for those who are culturally displaced, as immigrants are who grow up in two worlds simultaneously." Lahiri, not only speaks of her elements of Identity Crisis faced by the people who migrate from the native land to other country, but also of all people in general. The paper here discusses how the novelist brings out the life of a married woman, with her husband alone to talk with, all alone in an alien land where Indian Culture and Individualism has often remained alien ideas. Manju Kapur's "The Immigrant" is a story of two immigrants, Nina and Ananda. The immigrant souls are always found to be divided. Manju Kapur chose Canada as the background for her novel, The Immigrant and discusses the Indian diaspora in Canada. © Serials Publications.

Man in India

Identity crisis in Manju Kapur's 'The immigrant' and Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Namesake'

The present research paper deals with queer identity and ethnic problems that prevail through the characters in the novel Funny Boy. Arjie, the protagonist, learns things on his own and becomes capable enough to judge what is right and what is wrong only at the end. Moreover, the environment in which he grows drastically marks his journey towards queerness. The aim of the paper is to depict how the protagonist transgresses his queer identity and effeminacy from childhood into adulthood with reference to games, love, marriage, queerness, and racism. It also analyses violent struggles between Sinhalese and Tamil ethnic groups which have been brought out perfectly in the novel. © Serials Publications.