Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

Need to promote language across curriculum in the Indian context.

Dr. Sharmista

Abstract :

 

Language is the expression of ideas  by means of  speech sounds which are combined into words,words are combined into sentences and combination of sentences gives  answering to ideas and thoughts.Language makes a person do some activity ,a purposeful activity.The individual speaks and expresses his emotions,feelings and desires and concepts which he has formulated while living in the society.When every individual expresses to the other ,the social action and interaction takes place.That is why we say language is a social phenomenon.Language helps in the development of  skills namely listening,speaking,reading writing.There is a common misconception that language should only be taught and developed only within the language classrooms.Language is  taught and practiced only in the language classes in the Indian schools.This leads to a loss in the aqwareness of proper language usage outside the classrooms.Very few students are  able to transfer the knowledge of the learnt language in other situations and outside the  language.classroom .Since language is the vehicle of thought only its proper usage in different curricular areas can lead to improvement,modification and enrichment of ideas.Language is a complex and many sided reality.It changes and grows with human experience and needs.It has various uses and forms  which the diverse members of society use for personal,social and professional communication.Therefore,the ultimate aim of teaching a language should be  to help learners acquire the many sided skills of using proper and accurate language  across the different subjects in the curriculum.Language teaching across the curriculum improves the level of competence which a student is expected to attain.In the Indian classrooms language has a very narrow viewpoint.Therefore it is necessary to give due importance to the teaching of language across curriculum.

 

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Dr.Sharmista, Need to promote language across curriculum in the Indian context., PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-1 | January-2018

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