LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 11 : 4 April 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.

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Essential English by E. Suresh Kumar, P. Sreehari and J. Savithri
(Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan Private Limited, 2011)

A Review by R. Anandam, M.A, M.Phil., B. Rajkumar, M.A, M.Phil., and
G. Baskaran, Ph.D.

Essential English book cover

The book Essential English is presented in two parts. The book offers a comprehensive body of knowledge and practice in English for students whose careers in various fields these days depend also on their level of competence in English. Jobs are available all around the world and in places far beyond their place of birth, upbringing and study. And English appears to be a good passport to such places facilitating easier communication both at work and outside the places of work.

The blurb of the book declares that it "has been prepared for use as a course book for undergraduate students, the book provides students with adequate and challenging material to practice and work on their English skills through a variety of exercises in listening, speaking, reading and writing." The authors have taken the needs of the student community and prepared the materials with care and commitment as they have given the learners enough space and matter for improvement.

The Contents of the book include the following:

PART 1: COMMUNICATION SKILLS

1. Effective Communication
2. Listening Skills
3. Oral Communication
4. Reading Comprehension
5. Written Comprehension
6. Vocabulary Development
7. Fun with Grammar
8. Common Errors

PART 2: READING AND ENRICHMENT

1. Barack Obama: A Trendsetter

2. Rendezvous with Indra Nooyi

3. Muthyala Raju Revu: An Engineer Turned IAS officer

4. R. Madhavan: Engineering to Farming

This is only the beginning part of the article. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE IN PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION.

R. Anandam, M.A., M.Phil.
Asst. Professor of English
VHN Senthikumara Nadar College
Virudhunagar 626 001
Tamilnadu, India
ranandam@yahoo.com

B. Rajkumar, M.A., M.Phil.
Asst. Professor of English
VHN Senthikumara Nadar College
Virudhunagar 626 001
Tamilnadu, India
bnrajkumar@yahoo.com

G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
Research Centre for English
VHN Senthikumara Nadar College
Virudhunagar 626 001
Tamilnadu, India
rgbaskaran@gmail.com

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