This is the summary of my paper. I have introduced myself and the mantra of my philosophy of languages. In mantra, I mean to say that if something has existence it must move and movement always creates a change in physical and situational position of the things. It means that our language is something working dynamically. Our language depends on our day to day activities. The motion is highlighted in this philosophy because many psychologists suggest that motion attracts concentration of the viewers and learners.
I have presented some work of rural learners (in slides no.13 to 19) which proves that learners do not know the concepts of grammar even in their mother tongue. They make lot of errors even in simple sentences of grammar of L1 particularly in recognizing Subject, Object and Verb etc. The solution lies in the concept of motion that creates visibility of language phenomenon. In the end, I have presented 20 example sentences in L1 that creates sentence wise visibility and motion and ease the learners to understand the grammar concepts in their own language and then in English. Further, I have taught all ‘Passive Voice’ within half an hour with these 20 sentences in different schools because they have concept of motion and visibility. You can get these sentences (with guidance) in English from me at: peace.will@hotmail.com
1. PRESENTER
M. Iqbal grew up in a small village in the Punjab. He has been
writing poetry since his school days in English as well as several
other languages. His children's poems and songs have been
published in a variety of different international teaching
newsletters. He teaches English, Life Skills and Social
Entrepreneurship for Young People in a vocational institute
working for poverty alleviation and rehabilitation of the poor in
Narowal, Pakistan. He is the member of a number of national
and international associations and has presented his work at
several of their national and international conferences. He is the
founder of the Rural English Learners and Teachers Group in the
Punjab, Pakistan.
email: m.iqbal@gisig.org
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2. (2).Mantra
• If I exist, I move and if I move I change or be
changed
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• Things of the Universe.
• Note: Our language always consists of two parts.
• Existence
2.Movements
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• How things exist?
How things move?
3. Why this Philosophy?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Students can understand the
concepts of grammar easily and
clearly.
Language is presented more
dynamically.
Students deepen their thinking
how subject, verb and object
etc work in a sentence.
Learners learn ‘passive voice’
easily and comfortably.
4. (3)
How things move?
What the things are
/were?
Where the things
are/were?
How the things are/were?
When the things
are/were?
5. Non-Motional sentences
The flower is red
She is beautiful girl
The bird is in the cage
Motional sentences
It grows
She smiles
It sings
Activity:
Write ten sentences following the above-cited
examples.
6. 1. Non-motional sentences are easier and do
not have any problems in learning and
teaching.
2. Motional sentences are always
challengeable and daunting for learners
because they always depends on ever
changing day to day activities.
10. (10) NEW DEFINATIONS
Noun is an entity that exist. Adjective explains
how that entity exist.
Subject is an entity that consumes energy actively
in a sentence.
Object is an entity that takes in energy and is
made able to change its position or situation.
Verb is a change and movement.
Adverb is an entity that explains how change or
movement takes place.
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11. Subject
It is always active.
It consumes
energy.
It take decisions.
It creates motions.
It changes the
situation.
vs Object
It is always passive.
It absorbs energy.
It depends on other’s
decisions.
It does not create
motions.
It does not change the
situation.
12. (12)
Take a text: Read it carefully and underline
three things exclusively in different
sentences.
Example:
(1) The entity that consumes energy
(2) The entity that changes or moves
(3) The entity that absorbs energy
21. column1 column2 column3 column4
Row 1
Row 2
Row3
Row 4
Is
Am
Are
Be
Was/were
Been
Was/were
Been
Was/were
Been
Was/were
Been
Being
Being
Being
Being