Literary Druid
A Peer-Reviewed International Journal of English Language and Literature
VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4, OCTOBER-2022
1. The Novelty Teaching Model for Socially Constructed Virtual COVID-19 Classrooms
Prof. Ahmad Al Yakin, Universitas Al Asyariah Mandar, Indonesia.
Abstract
Science and technology have made it possible for online education to become an integral part of today's education system. Although online education had some influence prior to the Covid 19 era, it has now become an essential part of higher education's teaching and learning process. Every government around the world was forced to incorporate online education into their higher education system after the Covid-19 imposed enormous challenges on the traditional higher education system. However, prior to the Covid-19, the Indonesian higher education sector did not place much emphasis on online education. The Covid-19 pandemic has a significant impact on the global education system. Public and private educational institutions across the country were temporarily shuttered to stem the tide of the virus's spread to stop it before it could do more harm. As a result, the educational activities of students around the world were severely disrupted. In addition to affecting students' education, the lockdown has had a significant impact on students' mental health. One estimate puts the number of students and young people affected by the closure of schools, universities, and other educational institutions at more than 1.5 billion. This article investigated the Novel Teaching Models for Socially Constructed Virtual Classrooms after COVID-19.
Kerwords: Novelty, Teaching Methods, Social, Virtual Classrooms, Post COVID-19.
2. The Mythos of Gargoyles and Sprites World in Bethany C Morrow’s A Song Below Water
Dr. R. Dulasi, Assistant Professor of English, N.M.S.S. Vellaichamy Nadar College, Madurai
Abstract
The Mythos is related with the world of unreality. The English Literary writers use the mythos in their work to give the sacred stories to explain the experience of man and world. Bethany C Morrow is an American writer. She has used the different mythos in her work “A Song Below Water”. She focuses the mythos of gargoyles, Sprites, Elokos and sirens to retell the ancient stories of different countries with the modern view. Thus this paper analyses the mythos of gargoyles and sprites with the teenage characters Tavia and Effie. It also reveals how the black people are targeted through social media. This article delineates the Mythos of Gargoyles and Sprites World in Bethany C Morrow’s work “A Song Below Water”.
Keywords:Mythos, Gargoyles, Sprites, Bethany C Morrow, A Song Below Water.
3. Reflections of Women in Naguib Mahfouz’s Midaq Alley (1947) and The Cairo Trilogy(1956)
Dr. Md. Jakaria Habib, Associate Professor, Department of English, Sylhet International University, Bangladesh.
Abstract
Naguib Mahfouz was the first Arabic writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature, which he received in 1988. Mahfouz frequently has presented people from the middle class of Egyptian society, and their plights serve as symbols of Egypt’s larger social landscape. His influence is felt all over the world, and his works as diverse as pharaonic fiction and postmodern satirical commentary. Mahfouz is among the few great Arabian novelists who have managed to both adapt Western themes and create original Eastern ones. His novels are a fascinating arabesque of deception, love, social injustice, monarchy, and supernatural intervention. This article delves into contrasting perspectives, such as Mahfouz’s immediate surroundings and the larger social setting in which he finds himself. Midaq Alley and The Cairo Trilogy are novels that explore the status of women in Egypt and the effect of feminist movements on his invented universe. Portrayal of women in his novels reflects a range of strong and marginalized Egyptian women’s voices across generations.
Keywords:Naguib Mahfouz, Hamida, Amina, Jalila, and Women.
4. Strengthening Competitiveness Education and Technology in Regions of Indonesia
Khalsiah, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Malikusaleh Aceh, Indonesia.
Abstract
Epistemologically the quality of technology-based education will be able to adapt to changing times. Education and Technology, which products continuously experience a cycle of development and change that is very fast, and humans are required to adjust to technological capabilities. The advancement of education and technology has revolutionized and produced significant findings. Consequently, it is critical to consider how education and technology will be able to control human society today. The quality of cultured education with character will be shaped by education and the development of the nation's culture. Quality and a technology-based education system that will improve academic abilities, create ideal research, and develop innovations and various states of arts in education characterize the dynamics produced in science. It is frequently unclear whether the ability of technology and human civilization will be the same as the world of education.
Keywords:Strength, Competitiveness, Education, Technology, Regions, Indonesia.
5. Contribution of Latest Technology in Higher Education in Pakistan
Dr. MadiehaAkram, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, The Women University Multan
Areeba Bukhari, M.Phil. Scholar, School of Sociology, Minhaj University Lahore
Abstract
The prime objective of present survey research was to access and evaluate the present status of technological use by students in educational institutions. This study was focus link between technology and education. Importance of technology, its value and current situation of education systems also focused on this research. This research study was quantitative in nature. The assessment survey conducted upon 159 university students. Information collection instrument was questionnaire. The survey conducted through an adopted questionnaire.14 evaluation statements used to conduct this survey. All statements based on five-point Likert scale. The validity and reliability of questionnaire statements were tested and assure by a reliability analysis test, Cronbach alpha. Statistical analysis applied through SPSS. Univariate analysis applied to get the descriptive results and bivariate analysis applied to examine the correlational variables, their influence upon each other, and relationship strength. The collected information results indicate that technology has become central point in educational learning. It has made easy to get education rapidly. All the digital instruments, websites, applications, and other resources helps students to learn quick and improve their educational skills by updated and latest knowledge. Digital instruments not only beneficial for students but also professors to teach in an advance efficient way.
Keywords:Technology, Higher education, Educational learning, e-textbooks, Skills.