After independence in 1947, India adopted Hindi as its national language and decided to make it an official language too. But in a multilingual country like India, establishing an official language was not an easy task. There were, however, several problems with selecting Hindi. After independence, the hatred feelings for British rule indulged with English languages, it reminds Indian mass of the colonial rulers. However, there was also a section of people who believed that the English language has contributed somehow in the freedom struggle of India and is having the capacity to do much good for independent India too. The difference in opinion of these two sections of Indians was one of the causes of language dispute. All these had created …show more content…
KOTHARI COMMISSION (1964-1966)/ NPE1968 According to The National Policy of Education based on recommendations made by Kothari commission “ the energic development of the indian languages and literature is sine qua non for the eduactional and cultural development. Unless it is done, the creative energies of the people will not be released ,standard of education will not improve,knowledge will not spread to the people ,the gap between the intelligentsia will remain , if not widen further.” (p-39).
THE NPE suggested that at the secondary level ,the state should adopt three language formula WHICH INCLUDES
1.Study of any mordern indian language,apart from English and hindi in hindi speaking states.
2.Study of hindi along with english and regional language in non hindi speaking states. Also,it was mentioned in the recommendations that special emphasis should be laid on the study of english along with other international
Suharsh Mandhare Expository Writing Paul Bielecki 09/15/14 Role of Education In Our Society.
The languages used by the Indians were being used less and less as the British proclaimed English as the official language. “English was forced upon us, and thanks to this, the regional languages started dying. Sanskrit is dead, and languages like Gujarati and Sindhi are under threats of extinction” (Youth Connect). Like many places and societies of the world, racism was alive and well in India. “British racist attitudes hurt Indian culture” (Weebly).
Examples of failed multi-lingual socities are witnessed around the world. India, a country of more than ten official languages, is the worst example of chaotic society and bureaucracy nightmare, regardless English is still used extensively as an official language in India. Without a single recognized common language, the government
When it comes to demographics, India is home to two noteworthy dialect families. These two languages are Indo-Aryan and Dravidian. The different dialects used in India originated from the Austroasiatic and Sino-Tibetan dialect families. The discussed country has no designated national language but utilize several more often than not (Dharwadker, 2010). The language with the most amount of speakers is Hindi which has become the nation’s government’s official language. English is utilized broadly in corporate and organizational settings and has been deemed as the alternate language of India. English is also critical in school as it is seen as a level of advancement in education. India’s religious population consists of several different
Students have enough opportunities to practice the target language, in pairs, individually and as a whole class. They practice the language in speaking and written form.
Indian English refers to dialects or varieties of English spoken primarily in India and also by Indian Diaspora elsewhere In the world. Due to British colonialism for over two hundred years’ as were used more to British English than to American, Australian or Canadian English. And due to the presence of vernacular languages in our country, English was chosen to be the co-official language of the union of India. Our obvious choice is one of the varieties of British English; which educated southern British English also called as “Received Pronunciation”
Indian English Literature is defined as the contribution of Indian writers to the Literature in English. With the consolidation of the British power in India, English, the language of rulers also began to exercise its influence on the intellectuals of the country. To the educated people, English language is a gateway to western knowledge. English provided a window for the Indian intellectuals to have a look at the wide world.
disadvantages being monolingual? For example, Larry M. Lynch (Profan ELT Teacher Trainer, English language learning expert author and university professor in Cali, Colombia.) in his work emphasized reasons for and against having monolingual teachers. These are some key arguments:
Being under the British rule, English language was used as a language of education and a medium of expression among Indians. It is the Indian writing in English which gave the voice of Indian culture to the outside world. India’s Linguistic diversity adds to the richness of Indian culture and every region of India has a highly developed literary tradition with excellent writers of national, and a few of international fame. The regional literature of India since the ancient times has travelled an extensive path to gain the shape that it possesses in present Indian panorama.
Nowadays, Although Bahasa Malaysia has become the official language in Malaysia, learning English in Malaysia has become trending among the Malaysian student. (Razak & Rahman Talib Reports, 1961) Both reports has demand the Education Act to defined the different types of school in Malaysia, such as Malay medium school focus on usage of Bahasa Malaysia and English medium school focus more on the usage of English in their school. English would be the second most important language in Malaysia because most of references book that came from out of Malaysia are using Standard English (Education Act, 1961).
Language acquisition is very interesting topic, recently become part of our life and it helps the communication between people not only enables us to understand others. Also it has aids in developing relationships, as we know this language is crucial part of everyday life.
The article lists four reasons why English is important the first reason is that even
The spread and development of English around the world, made English as a second language in a country like India and for some people the 1st
The DfE have taken significant steps recently by making compulsory the teaching of foreign languages in primary schools but,
When it comes to the debate about the advantages and disadvantages of learning languages in a classroom, SLA researchers also put emphasis on the distinction between the terms ‘learning’ and ‘acquiring’. Stephen Krashen (1982), a prominent linguist in the field of SLA, considers these two terms to be connected to two different ways an individual can reach proficiency in a foreign language. He sees learning as a process which includes rules and conscious attention to form, and acquisition as a process similar to the way children learn their first language, which means that they do not consciously pay attention to language form (p. 17).