LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 13:4 April 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

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Sports:
A Universal Language of Cultural Exchange, Brotherhood and Empowerment

Dr. A. Kaleb Rajan, Ph.D. and Dr. C. Johnson Premkumar, Ph.D.

Universality of Sports

“Sport has a unique and irreplaceable capacity to unite people, going far beyond ethnic, religious or social differences. I am convinced that sport can be at the long-term service of peace” - HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco

Sports is a universal language. At its best it can bring people together, no matter what their origin, background, religious beliefs or economic status are. When young people participate in sports or have access to physical education, they can experience real exhilaration even as they learn the ideals of teamwork and tolerance. That is why sports has always been used as a medium of help in the work for peace, and in the efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals of international importance. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2005 as the International Year of Sport and Physical Education. The United Nations Fund for International Partnerships also merits recognition for the important role it plays in fostering sports-related programmes in developing countries.

Language and Sports – Opposite Ends?

There was once a time when Languages and Sport were viewed as being opposite ends of the vocational spectrum, but with the international nature of sport today, there is a now a much greater need for the two skills to exist side by side. The most common, and arguably most necessary reason for a sportsman or woman to learn a foreign language would be if they moved abroad to play for, or to represent a foreign team or organisation. Not only do language skills help when it comes to communicating, and successfully playing with new team mates, but learning about the language and culture is also essential when it comes to settling into the new environment. Getting to grips with a new language can be great fun, and learning so much about other people and what makes them tick, and immerse oneself in the culture is critical to making it work abroad.

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Dr. A. Kalebrajan
Dean, Physical Education
Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology
Pollachi – 642003
Tamilnadu
India
kalebrajan@yahoo.com

Dr. C. Johnson Premkumar
Guest lecturer
Department of Physical Education and Sports
University of Madras
Chennai 600 031
Tamilnadu
India
jopremkumar@yahoo.co.in
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