The need for innovations in the teaching of English needs no emphasis. ‘Learning good English’ is the most aspirational educational goal families across India hold for their children.However, innovations in teaching English have to be ‘home-grown’ because no other major country in the world uses a second-language (such as English for Indians) as the medium […]
Reading is perhaps the most powerful educational skill and it must be ‘taught’, learnt, assessed, and ‘remedied’ as an independent subject on the same pedestal as language and math. Here is a list of reasons why reading skills are a very fundamental educational skill: Improving concentration: Reading and playing music are the two best ways […]
Teaching English is a special challenge for India. The following are the reasons for English being a special challenge for us: English is a second-language but for many it is the academic language. Academic-level competence in any language requires extensive reading in that language; competence to read literature in the language is a pre-requisite. Reading […]
The challenges of teaching and learning English in India explains it all – the good, the bad and the ugly side of the Indian education system! India is among the few major countries in the world where a second-language (English) is not just a major communication language but also the academic language – the medium […]
