LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 12 : 1 January 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
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         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
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         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.

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Teaching Diaspora Literature to ESL Students - An Overview

J. Abiraami, M.A., M.Phil.

Abstract

Migration is a customary and acknowledged activity not only of animals and birds but also of human beings. It has been taking place since the historical past because it is a necessary and inevitable part of the developmental process. It is argued that people’s movements contribute to the prosperity and a better way of life for the migrants. The origin of the English language began, only when the people who were living around the Black Sea moved towards Western and Eastern direction by around 3000 BC. The movement formed the Indo-European family of languages, from which the English Language evolved.

The term diaspora is synonym to the term migration. Migration – the human face of globalization attempts to show the relationship between culture and development. Traditions may undergo changes due to the change of social environment. Though migrants had enriched their social and economic status, migration also accentuates inequalities and losing their own identity in hostile environment.

This paper explores the issues in defining diaspora and diaspora literature, outlines connections between diaspora writers and offers reasons for teaching diaspora literature to ESL students.

Introduction

Displacement and relocation is a part of human life. It can bring a lot of changes in one’s life. Significant movement of population took place as result of economic deprivation and political upheavals in their land of birth.

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J. Abiraami, M.A., M.Phil.
Assistant Professor of English
Faculty of Engineering
Avinashilingam University for Women
Coimbatore 641027
Tamilnadu
India
dhyanabi@yahoo.co.in
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