ENGLI

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PROBLEMS OF
ENGLISH
TEACHING
AND ITS
SOLUTIONS
BY,RAKHI RAJU

STATUS OF ENGLISH IN
INDIA
The same status is not
given to English as it enjoyed
in India before independence

English is our second

language and considered as a
language of practical utility

 Pupils are taught English for

about six periods a week for
six years. But it has been
estimated that they hardly
know 1500 words by the time
they join a university. It means
that they have been able to
learn English words at the
rate of one word per period.
They do not know how to use
the commonest structures of
English
V.K Gokak

THE MAJOR PROBLEMS OF TEACHING

ENGLISH IN OUR SCHOOLS
1.

class-room conditions
Number of students
Physical arrangements
Teaching mater

Lack of audio-visual aids

problem of good English
teacher
2.Faulty methods of teaching
English
Translation-cum-grammar
method

3.Variations in English syllabus

Three different styles of
teaching English in India are as
follows
Early stage(age of 6-9 years)
Middle stage(age of 11-12)
Later stage(age of 14 years)

4.Unsuitable text books

5.Defective examination
system
6.Defective evaluation
procedure
7.Unproductive supervision
8.Lack of suggestive
correlation

SOLUTIONS FOR IMPROVING

CONDITIONS OF TEACHING
ENGLISH IN INDIA

Arrangements for
teachers training
Orientation programme
for inspection staff

Provisions of supplementary readers

and
work books
it helps to improve:
Selection and gradation of vocabulary
Good printing
Genuine illustration
Suitable subject matter
Language and style
Exercise and glossary
Relevance and abridgement of English
stories to suit Indian conditions

Language and style

Exercise and glossary
Relevance and abridgement of English
stories to suit Indian conditions
Examination system and evaluation