ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN INDIA: Issues and Innovations

Description

Comprising an introduction and twenty-six original articles by teachers of English or applied linguistics, this book is divided into six sections; problematizing ELT in India; the nature of ELT materials; learner profiles; classroom issues; course evaluation and teacher development; and curriculum change. The contributors analyse a wide range of pedagogical, historical and social issues relating to the teaching of English in India including the nature of the materials being used; the needs, achievements and socio-psychological aspects of learners; the factors affecting learning in the classroom; and the problems involved in bringing about a change in the curriculum.

Among the other issues discussed are:

-The history and peace of English in India

-The educational and sociological ramifications of learning English

-The decolonization of English

-The place of English in a multilingual society

-Recent innovative experiments in ELT

Non-technical in style, this volume will be of considerable interest to academics, researchers and teachers in the fields of ELT, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, second language acquisition, language teaching, education, sociology and social policy.

R.K. Agnihotri retired as Professor and Head, Department of Linguistics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. He obtained his DPhil in linguistics from the University of York, York, UK. His areas of interest include applied linguistics, second language acquisition, morphology and sociolinguistics. Currently, he is Professor Emeritus, Vidya Bhawan Society, Udaipur, India.

A.L. Khanna is a former Reader in English, Rajdhani College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. His interests include ELT, applied linguistics, material production, evaluation and assessment.

Of related interest:

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING edited by R K Agnihotri, A L Khanna and I Sachdev.

SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: Socio-Cultural and Linguistic Aspects of English in India edited by R K Agnihotri and A L Khanna.

PROBLEMATIZING ENGLISH IN INDIA edited by R K Agnihotri and A L Khanna.