LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 14:5 May 2014
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.
         C. Subburaman, Ph.D. (Economics)
Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

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English Medium Education - The Need of the Day

B. V. L. Narasimha Rao

Medium of Instruction

Medium of instruction is the language used for academic communication in educational instructions in any region. Normally mother tongue is considered as the best medium for academic transactions for a variety of reasons. But several national and international happenings like colonization before World War II and internationalization of human interactions after 1980’s opened a new window for discussion on medium of instruction policies, not only in India but also in many developing and developed countries.

Medium of Instruction Policies

Medium of instruction policies have considerable impact, not only on the school performance of students and the day to day work of the teacher but also on various forms of social and economic activities. It is said that the use of mother tongue in elementary education not only improves the quality of education but also strengthens the individuals’ capacity in the mother tongue. It further strengthens the culture of the community.

Many research studies established that students who learn reading and writing in mother tongue perform better in later life better than those who had their primary education in a language other than their mother tongue. In India there are at least one thousand languages and a far more number of dialects. But education in primary level is available in about 45 languages.

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B. V. L. Narasimha Rao
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S R S V R College of Education
Gandhinagar
Vijayawada 520003
Andhra Pradesh
India
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