LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 11 : 7 July 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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Impact of Global English Literature on
Communication Skills in English

H. L. Narayanrao, M.A., PGJMC, PGDHE

Introduction

Communication skills in English are perceived today by both academics and industry as an important and dynamic aspect of individual personality. Communicating means an action + reaction = interaction, between two or more people. Study of Global English literature will help us acquire better communication skills, among other benefits.

Global English Literature

English literature is written on the basis of the history of England. Literature is composed in English by the writers not necessarily from UK or USA. For example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, V.S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad, and Vladimir Nabokov was Russian, but all are considered important writers in the history of English literature. In other words, English literature is as diverse as the varieties and dialects of English spoken around the world. In universities, the term often labels departments and programmes using English in secondary and tertiary educational systems. Despite the variety of authors of English literature, the works of William Shakespeare and John Milton remain important throughout the English-speaking world.
Indian English literature (IEL) refers to the body of works by writers in India who write in the English language and whose native or co-native language could be one of the numerous languages of India. It is also associated with the works of members of Indian diaspora, such as V.S. Naipaul and Salman Rushdie, who are of Indian descent.

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H. L. Narayanrao, M.A., PG in Journalism & Mass Communication, PGDHE. (IGNOU)
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Bhavan’s College
Andheri (W)
Mumbai 400058
Maharashtra, India
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