English Language Teaching in India: Challenges and Trends

Lakshmi Subramanian

doi:10.55544/ijrah.3.6.26

Authors

Lakshmi Subramanian Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Science, Greater Noida Institute of Technology, INDIA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55544/ijrah.3.6.26

Keywords:

English-speaking culture’, aggressive colonial rule, diverse cultures, heritage, languages

Abstract

The ‘English-speaking culture’ is deep-rooted in India and its dominancy initiated when language imperialism started along with the aggressive colonial rule. India is a land of diverse cultures, heritage and languages with about 19,500 regional languages and dialects. Various regional challenges associated with the process of teaching English have been discussed in this paper.

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