Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

English Language Teaching (ELT) in India: A Brief Historical Sketch

Bojja Pranathi Shubhasri

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English has occupied an important place in our educational system and life of our country. It is the language that continues to dominate the nation. It is generally seen that every language has minimum three components such as sound, structures and vocabulary. But out of three the most vital parts structure which really offers certain meaning with the correct grammatical knowledge as well as structure patterns. Due to its association with the British colonizer, English started life in India as not just a foreign language, but as a much hated language. From the despised instrument of oppression to the reluctantly adopted lingua franca to the status symbol of the upper classes to its position today as a second language, English has come a long way. English Language, the language of news, business, information, opportunity, employment, power and prestige in India, has become the synonym of all progress in the recent years. The liberalization of the Indian economy ushered in all kinds of reasons to learn this language. English language teaching (ELT) has acquired new dimensions in as much as it has crept itself into diverse methods of ELT at school as well as college levels.

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Bojja Pranathi Shubhasri, English Language Teaching (ELT) in India: A Brief Historical Sketch, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-1 | January-2018

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