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    Creating a User-Generated Learning Environment through Flipping Classroom: An Experiential Pedagogy
    (ELTAI, 2018-05) Lata, Pushp
    Participatory learning improves students’ learning and understanding of the concepts taught in a course. It can prove to be very effective in developing communication skills, higher order cognitive skills and inculcate problem solving ability among students. This kind of teaching learning environment calls for a paradigm shift, that is, to move from the teacher-centered approach to the student-centered approach. For better active learning, flipping the classroom is one of the techniques which can be employed. My work over the years has brought me into thinking heavily about the change of the role of learners from receiver to participant in the whole teaching learning process of a subject. Besides, I acknowledge the drastic shift in the learning aptitude of students due to an easy exposure and accessibility of technology and internet. I therefore, have been experimenting with, blogs, online forums and task based approach activities for collaborative learning from time to time. The flexibility and students’ active participation were the key features which motivated me to try this pedagogy in my classroom. The present study therefore, is an attempt to integrate flipped classroom environment in teaching of Cross Cultural Skills course which is a humanities elective course being offered to the first degree engineering students at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.
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    English Language and Communication Skills
    (OUP, 2012) Lata, Pushp
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    Communication Skills (VTU)
    (OUP, 2018-10) Lata, Pushp
    Communication Skills is a textbook tailored to meet the needs of undergraduate engineering students of VTU. Written in an interactive style, the book will be equally useful for students as well as professionals aspiring to enhance their proficiency in English.The title begins with a discussion on the essentials of technical communication. Following this, the book is divided into 3 units: Unit I on Listening Skills focusing discussions on various strategies of effective listening Unit II on Speaking Skills covering essentials of phonetics, interpersonal skills, public speaking and oral presentations Unit III on Writing Skills discussing essentials of grammar and vocabulary buildingKey Features Covers VTU syllabus completely Includes discussions on mother tongue influence (MTI), especially in South Indian speakers of English Supports text with numerous examples and exercises.
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    Communication Skills: A Workbook
    (OUP, 2018-06) Lata, Pushp
    Communication Skills: A Workbook is a practice book designed to help users to develop the four fundamental language skills - Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing (LSRW). Divided into four parts, Unit I focuses on non-verbal communication, grammar and usage, vocabulary enhancement and listening skills. It goes on to cover reading comprehension in Unit II. Unit III on writing skills concentrates on emails, blogs, business letters and job application letters among others. Unit IV focuses on speaking skills that will help in role play and dialogues, professional presentations, speeches, debates, group discussion and job interviews. Drafted for students at the graduation level, the text would prove equally useful for students pursuing their post-graduation or professionals aspiring to enhance their proficiency in English.Key FeaturesInnovatively-designed text and examples to help students excel in grammar, vocabulary, listening, reading, writing and speakingNumerous practice exercises for self-assessment in all chaptersEnhances employability by providing practical insights to help readers face interviews and group discussions, participate in debates or appear for competitive examinationsOnline ResourcesThe following resources are available to support the faculty recommending this text:For FacultyAdditional exercises for class assessments Answer keyFor StudentsAnswer keyTable of ContentsUnit 1: Essentials of language learning 1. Fundamentals of Communication 2. Grammar and Usage in Practice3. Remedial Grammar 4. Enhancing Vocabulary 5. Developing Effective Listening Skills Unit 2: Reading Skills6. Reading Skills and Comprehension Unit 3: Writing Skills 7. Email and Blog Writing 8. Business Letters 9. Report Writing10. Reviewing a Movie, Book or Match 11. Job Application and CV Preparation Unit 4: Speaking Skills 12. Conversations and Role Play 13. Public Speaking 14. Professional Presentations 15. Group Discussion 16. Speeches and Debates 17. Job Interviews.
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    English for Effective Communication Paperback
    (OUP, 2015-09) Lata, Pushp
    English for Effective Communication is a comprehensive textbook tailored to meet the requirements of undergraduate students of Engineering and pharmacy at Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal as per the new choice-based credit system The aim of the book is to develop the four fundamental language skills—listening, speaking, writing, and reading. Divided into three parts, the first part of the book focuses on the nuances of English language covering aspects such as Basic and applied grammar, and vocabulary development. The subsequent two parts exclusively cover reading and writing skills. In addition to numerous examples and practice exercises, the book provides support for laboratory sessions.
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    ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR ENGINEERS
    (OUP, 2018) Lata, Pushp
    English Language and Communication Skills for Engineers is a textbook tailored to meet the needs of undergraduate engineering students. Written in an interactive style, The chapters are supplemented with numerous examples and practice exercises. The title begins with a discussion on the essentials of English language—LSRW. Following this, the book is divided into 6 units: Unit I on Essentials of Writing Skills; Unit II on Writing Practices; Unit III on Listening Skills; Unit IV on Reading Skills; Unit V on Oral Communication; and Unit VI on Communication at Workplace
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    Communication Skills
    (OUP, 2011) Lata, Pushp
    The book is divided in five units with the first unit focussing on the nuances of the English language covering aspects such as basic and applied grammar, phonetics, and vocabulary development. The subsequent four units focus exclusively on each of the four language skills, namely, speaking, reading, listening, and writing. These four units exhaustively explore, analyse and exemplify the kaleidoscopic world of communication by focusing on reading comprehension, effective listening skills, non-verbal communication, public speaking, professional presentations, group discussions, job interviews, business letters & reports, resume preparation, essay writing, and e-mails. Offering scores of exercises, the book attempts to prepare students for all the various types of communicating tasks that they are likely to encounter both in their academic and professional lives. With the accompanying audio and video CD, the book can effectively serve as a text for graduating students besides serving as a reference for corporate professionals.
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    Understanding the Impact of Advertising on Children and Redefining the Laws of Living in India
    (2009) Lata, Pushp
    The objective of this paper is to explore the harmful effects of advertising on children’s mental and physical health. The study includes the analysis and the impact of various advertisements, which appear on television screen in India. It also discusses at length how parents can help their children make better use of media by educating them regarding the susceptibilities of advertisement.
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    Streak of Alienated Identification in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Works
    (Atlantic Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2010) Lata, Pushp
    The perception of Indian culture outside South Asia has changed radically in the last decade. The success of Indian authors in English fiction writing has reached unprecedented heights. In the last two decades, an increasing number of writers of Indian origin who have flung far and wide across this planet have exploited cultural-interpollination as a significant facet of life. Dislocation and alienation form the dominant themes of these writings. Corollary the style and the content of their writings have been greatly influenced by the extent to which they have been able to identify and adapt to their new surroundings. These writers though moved to the new country for past so many years, still feel alienated in their new country and who tend to write about people, food, and events that are typical of their motherland. They also seem to be anxious to infuse their native color in their writings. For instance, Meena Alexander in The Poetics of Dislocation reminisces about the place of her birth across the Pemba river on the west coast of Kerala, even as she lives in New York close to the Hudson river. She keeps dreaming about climbing a tree in her native town and viewing the scene from above. Thus the feeling of loss, prevalence of longing, and loneliness have been reflected in the works of quite a few emigrant writers. In fact the manifestation of such a disjuncted, defunct and uprooted mood has been so frequent and dominant. Among such Anglo Indian writers living in the western countries, Jhumpa Lahiri is one who has gained immense popularity for her works. For the present study her debut story collection Interpreter of Maladies and her debut novel Namesake have been taken into consideration. The present paper focuses on how all her characters appear tentative and irresolute in their approach to resolve matters like society, culture, ambience and one’s consequent adaptability or lack of it. The present paper also attempts to discover how the writer explores the sense of dislocation and alienation felt with greater intensity in an alien setting
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    An Exploratory Investigation on Effective Risk Handling Attitudes of Top Business Leaders in Relation to Their Approaches Towards Innovation
    (IJRCM, 2011) Lata, Pushp
    Top business leaders are arguably different: in their innovation capabilities, strategy formulation and deployment as well as risk attitudes. The paper makes an attempt to research both quantitatively and qualitatively about the effective risk taking and handling attitudes as well as their innovation approaches. While analyzing such attributes, it was quantitatively confirmed that there is indeed a correlation existing between the two. This is also consistent with logic. There is always a risk which is taken and handled by the top business leaders in implementing something innovative, strategy implementation or product deployment in the form which has never existed before. Qualitative research establishes some deeper connections as well as some of the salient points. The key results of our exploratory research are important, especially for the HR, or R&D organizations, which are trying to recruit leaders and managers at the top management level in their organizations.