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An Analysis of the Actual English Language Classroom at the Primary Level in Kashmir: Problems and Suggestions

Sajad Ahmad Teli (Integrated M.Phil. & Ph.D.) and
Uzma Nisar (Integrated M.Phil. & Ph.D.)

Abstract

English is considered to be a lingua franca because it helps people to communicate with each other irrespective of their cultural backgrounds. English is playing a major role in all the sections like education, medicine, engineering, and business. It is an extraordinarily powerful language. In Jammu and Kashmir, English is introduced as a subject from class 1 in all the government and private schools. Many theories have been propounded by various scholars about the process of language teaching and language learning and, on the basis of these theories, several teaching methods were developed which include Grammar Translation Method, Direct Method and Communicative Language Teaching Method among the contemporary methods of teaching and learning a language. This paper explores the actual English language Teaching Classroom of the government schools at the primary level in Kashmir Valley and discovers what actually happens in the classroom. It will also highlight the teaching inadequacy and will suggest some remedies as well.

Keywords: Kashmir, English language teaching, teaching methods, Teachers, Classroom.

Introduction

English is the language of international communication as it is the only language that is spoken and understood by a majority of the people in the world. It is considered to be a lingua franca because it helps the people to communicate with each other irrespective of their cultural backgrounds. English is playing a major role in many sections like education, medicine, engineering, and business. In Jammu and Kashmir, English is introduced as a subject right from class 1, in all the government and private schools. Currently, English is a highly demanded language in the world and particularly in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Everyone dreams to be proficient in English communicative skills and that is why there are hundreds of English speaking institutes/schools in the Valley that try to inculcate the English language skills in the desirous students.

English is taught as a subject of study in the schools of Jammu and Kashmir and not as a language, and the learning material has been designed in such a way that it should not only develop the English Language skills among the students but also boost their interest in the literature of English. But after passing the middle and secondary school education, the students are still not able to communicate in the English Language, even though they are taught English from class 1 of their schooling.

This paper is an attempt to ascertain the lacunas which prevail during the teaching-learning situations, to study the problems faced in the teaching-learning process and to suggest solutions for the same. Many theories have been propounded by various scholars from time to time about the language teaching and language learning and on the basis of these theories, several teaching methods were developed like the earliest Grammar Translation Method, Direct Method and Communicative Methods among the contemporary methods of language teaching and learning.

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Sajad Ahmad Teli (Integrated M.Phil. & Ph.D.)
Research Scholar
University of Kashmir, Srinagar
Sajadteli13@gmail.com

Uzma Nisar (Integrated M.Phil. & Ph.D.)
Research Scholar
University of Kashmir, Srinagar
Uzmanisar91@gmail.com
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