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- Title
Attitude of Malabar Towards English Language.
- Authors
Shafeer, Mohammed. K. P.
- Abstract
Malabar holds a peculiar place in the historical and cultural arena of Kerala state. The colonial period marked a specific place for Malabar as the people were firm and ferocious towards the colonial aggression. The people of Malabar were vibrant against the atrocities of the suffocating imperialist rule. They abolished everything English and they were against the spreading of' English' in every aspects of life. So the Malabar people spread the idea that English language is the fume of hell. The agenda behind the aversion towards English language was the aversion towards the products of colonizers and they believed that the English products will ruin the indigenous culture and beliefs. But even in the post-colonial times Malabar witnessed the aversion towards English language. The Malabar was traditional in thinking and the aversion towards the language remained in the minds of the people. The aversion towards English language made the Malabar people to be behind in the gush of science and technology. They were unable to enjoy the benefits of the language and the region became backward in the field of education and technology. The migration to the gulf countries made the Malabar people to realize the role and value of English in the development of science and technology. This forced the parents and the old to compel the younger generation to enjoy and utilize the benefits of English language to attain success in life. While the schools followed the traditional ways of grammar based language teaching, many institutions sprouted proclaiming the capsule model language teaching and even ensured injecting English in to their blood.
- Subjects
MALABAR Region (India); KERALA (India); ENGLISH language; ENGLISH language education; HIGHER education
- Publication
Language in India, 2018, Vol 18, Issue 11, p248
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article