English Studies: Textual vs. Cultural Approaches
Study of English texts today takes place through two approaches: textual and cultural. The textual approach focuses on the study of a text’s formal features. The cultural approach includes the…
by Hem Raj Kafle
Study of English texts today takes place through two approaches: textual and cultural. The textual approach focuses on the study of a text’s formal features. The cultural approach includes the…
The year 2008 witnessed at least two significant intra-Asia exchange programs. The first was the third South Asian Universities Youth Festival (SAUFEST) hosted in Nepal during 7-11 February by Kathmandu…
Chairperson, Dignitaries, Guests, Colleagues and Students. Good Afternoon I have stood on this stage many times appearing to take care of almost everything that took place inside and around this…
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