A Brief Historical and Present Perspective of ELT in India

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  • English language is being taught as a second foreign language in India. For most of the learners in India, English still a foreign language or target language. The study of this language is important to fulfill different kinds of academic and professional requirements. Still, there is a big gulf between demand and supply for which the failure of the system is largely responsible as its main emphasis on to adherence to the foreign curriculum. The government tries to impose this curriculum on English teachers, but, in fact, the curriculum isEnglish language is being taught as a second foreign language in India. For most of the learners in India, English still a foreign language or target language. The study of this language is important to fulfill different kinds of academic and professional requirements. Still, there is a big gulf between demand and supply for which the failure of the system is largely responsible as its main emphasis on to adherence to the foreign curriculum. The government tries to impose this curriculum on English teachers, but, in fact, the curriculum is outdated.show moreshow less

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Author: Dinesh Kumar
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-296434
Document Type:Book article / Book chapter
Faculties:Philosophische Fakultät (Histor., philolog., Kultur- und geograph. Wissensch.) / Neuphilologisches Institut - Moderne Fremdsprachen
Language:English
Parent Title (English):Studies in Modern English
Editor: Nataliia Lazebna, Dinesh Kumar
Year of Completion:2022
Publisher:Würzburg University Press
Place of publication:Würzburg
Pagenumber:11-17
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25972/WUP-978-3-95826-199-0-11
Dewey Decimal Classification:4 Sprache / 42 Englisch, Altenglisch / 420 Englisch, Altenglisch
Tag:curriculum; foreign; language; learner; majority
Release Date:2022/12/12
Collections:Sammel- und Konferenzbände (Edited volumes and conference proceedings) / Studies in Modern English / Beiträge (Contributions)
Licence (German):License LogoCC BY-SA: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung, Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0 International