DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISHM.K.B.U.

• Name: Dave Nimesh• M.A.• Sem-3• Paper- 12 ( ENGLISH Language Teaching)• Topic: Importance of English language and

Objectives of teaching English as a Second language in Gujarat & India

English gained its popularity in India with the coming of British.

ruled India for nearly two centuries.gradually introduced English and Western

education to create a class of Indians who could serve the imperial ruler as an officials and link between them and masses.

Historical Background

Historical Background

• After independence many leaders were not in fever of introducing English in our curriculum.

• it was the English language that helped us as a great unifying force in our struggle for freedom.

• Many of our leaders inspired from the righting of the great thinkers like Ruskin, Carlyle, Lincoln and other who wrote in English language.

• Pandit Nehru and Dr. Radhakrishnan were not in fever of abolishing it completely.

English as rapidly becoming a world language

• first language of United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada and Australia.

• spoken and read by many million of Europeans, Africans, Chinese, Indians, Japanese and south Americans as a second language.

• widely known in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Burma and Shri Lanka and almost every country of the world.

Medium of communication

• 50% of world’s newspapers over 50% of the world’s scientific and technical periodicals and magazines use English as a medium.

• more than 60% radio and television programs telecasted in English.

A Link Language

• used to link the different states and also the people of the same region speaking different dialects.

• It is the means of international communication.• helps in interlinking the people living in the different

countries of the world and establishing international relations.

• It is interesting to note that about one half of mankind choose English to communicate with those who do not speak their own language.

A language of trade and commerce

• English dominates the field of trade industries and commerce all over the world.

• Because most of the work in this field carried on in English .

• Traders and merchants use English for the purpose of correspondence. Maintenance of accounts and audit is done in English.

• It is only the English language through which we can communicate our opinion in the affairs of the world. English is our major trade link which the outside world.

A medium of acquiring Knowledge

• English is the medium of acquiring knowledge of art, science, humanities, technology etc.

• The latest Knowledge in any field can be get in English. It is the language which rich in knowledge.

• speaking English is the key to the store house of knowledge.• According to F.G. French ,• “No language, ancient or modern can be compared with

English as the number of geographical distributions of the homes, factories and offices in which this language is spoken, read or written.”

Importance of English as Library Language

As an important library language English plays a vital role in Education.

It is the medium of acquiring latest research, knowledge of modern art, science, humanities, technology or any field.

English is the only language, which gives maximum knowledge to the students compare to other. It is in this context that the rule of English as an library language becomes important in India.

Importance of English

• To quote Lord Macaulay…

• “a single shelf of good European literature was worth the whole literature of India and Arabia.”

• Pandit Nehru say,• “English is our major window on the modern

world.”

Importance of English• While Dr. Radhakrishnan said,

• “English is the living stream of ever growing Knowledge.”

• In this regard Kothari commission stated,

• “No student be considered to have qualified for a degree unless he has acquired a reasonable proficiency in English (or in some of the library language.)”

Objectives of teaching English as a second language in Gujarat & India

In heterogeneous country like India the need for learning English differs from person to person.

General Objective

“ General Objectives are the statement indicating general achievement regarding knowledge comprehension, application and skill etc.

General & Specific Objective

• The General Objectives are long term aims in comparison to the Specific Objectives.

• general objectives are decided in advance. They state what to achieve at the end of the year or course.

Specific Objectives• there can be many specific objectives for one

general objective”

Characteristics of good Objectives

Clear, specific, precise and to the pointAttainable In the term of change expected in pupil.UsefulAccording to the need of child.Flexible in ordinary circumstances Based on the psychological principles.