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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Errors Committed by Rural Students at UG Level in Learning English as a Second Language

Dr. J. Preethi, M.A. (Ling.), M.A. (Eng.), M.A. (Tamil), M.Phil., Ph.D.

Phonological Variety and Complexity of Indian Languages

In India, English sounds are pronounced with a lot of influence of mother tongue one speaks. No two languages are the same. Each one is different from the other. The sound system, the structure and the vocabulary of English do not have similarities in any of the various languages of India.

Backgrounds of Rural Students

The students from rural background have studied up to twelfth standard in Tamil medium schools. For them, English is introduced only from class third onwards. For a child who is accustomed to the sounds of his mother tongue alone, the sounds of English seem strange in the beginning. But, when he starts speaking, certain features of his mother tongue interfere in his English speech. It continues up to his college level.

Error Analysis

Error analysis is a branch in applied linguistics. Scholars like S.P. Corder (1967:161) advocated the importance of error analysis in language learning process in English language teaching. Error analysis in language acquisition process stimulated major changes in teaching practice. The errors committed by second language learners help the teachers to frame a systematic way of teaching.

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Dr. J. Preethi, M.A. (Ling.), M.A. (Eng.), M.A. (Tamil), M.Phil., Ph.D.
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Department of English
Arul Anandar College
Karumathur – 625 514
Madurai District
Tamilnadu
India
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