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Summary A Fulbright scholar delivered a lecture on understanding of literature and creativity at NUML.
It is not necessary to put a load of hard work in making students understand what you teach rather a little more creativity, addition of non-verbal communication, mime and performance can make your class room more interesting, alive and informative”, said Kathleen Mulligan, a Fulbright scholar and Assistant Professor at Department of Theatre Arts, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York.She stated this Wednesday while talking at a workshop which was arranged by the department of Research and Publication Cell at National University of Modern Languages, (NUML), for faculty members of English and Mass Communications departments.Ms Mulligan used informal conversation as ice-breaker before launching into a full-fledged workshop on speech, voice and the theater.Head and faculty members from the Mass Comm department, HoD Russian and PhD enrolled students of English Literature participated in the interactive session, during which Mulligan involved faculty members and students alike.Mulligan during the workshop stressed the importance of speech and voice in teaching and gave practical demonstration of how speech can be modulated for maximum effect.The workshop emphasized the importance of the use of the mask area area of the nose and mouth such that the throat is not strained unduly. She pointed out that most people do not realize the fact that most people put the throat in stress while teaching or talking or speaking in the public.In the end Associate Professor Dr Shaheena Ayub Bhatti presented the University Shield to Kathleen Mulligan and expressed her gratitude to Mulligan for conducting such informative workshop for the students and faculty members of the NUML University.
