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- Title
A Study on Learning English by the 12<sup>th</sup> Standard Assamese Medium Students of Barpeta District, Assam, India.
- Authors
Mallik, Nazrul Islam
- Abstract
There is no denying the fact that English occupies a place of prestige not only in our society, but also in every nook and corner of the globe. In our country, no indigenous language however has come up to replace English, either as a medium of communication or as official language. The knowledge of English gives us a high social status in general and enables us to establish intellectual, cultural, economic, commercial and political relation with the rest of the world. After all, its knowledge is regarded essential in almost all the branches of learning as well as for most of the people under the sky. In spite of such positive aspect and response, how many of the students have good command over English is a question of great importance. How many of the students' community can use English in their practical life situation after completion of their education? The case of Assamese medium students is still worse. Though a limited number of students get satisfactory marks in the examination, they cannot use English in their practical life. Observing these it is assumed that the standard of teaching and learning English have some hurdles which may be because of the teachers' role or the students' irresponsibility. This article makes an attempt to trace the problems faced by the students in learning English at Higher Secondary Schools of Assam with special reference to Barpeta district. It aims at presenting the contemporary situation in Assam with regard to English teaching and learning and suggesting effective methods of teaching English to those students whose background and exposure to English is very limited in the classroom as well as in the school campus and outside the school.
- Subjects
INDIA; ENGLISH as a foreign language; ENGLISH language education; LANGUAGE research; ENGLISH language education in secondary schools; STUDENTS; FOREIGN language education; LANGUAGE schools
- Publication
Language in India, 2015, Vol 15, Issue 8, p133
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article