English, a language of dreams? Telangana sees a massive demand for English language from all sections of the society
Nearly two decades ago Satpal,
A salesman at a retail outlet,
Santhoshi Kumari, a
A lot of parents are getting attracted to send their children to schools only because the feel they will learn English heree. In fact, even at Anganwadi because the feel they will children to schools only attracted to send their A lot of parents are getting centres, we have had parents telling us to teach their children English
Santhoshi Kumari, Government school teacher
“A lot of parents are getting
According to the National
Last month the state
Earlier this year the
Even as more and more parents
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"The child comes from an
Chukka Ramaiah agrees that as a teacher he finds it easier to communicate and make students understand concepts in Telugu
Chukka Ramaiah agrees that as
Citing examples of countries like China and Finland where their local languages are the medium of instruction in school Prof Haragopal suggest that it would serve students better if English as a medium of instruction is introduced in secondary level. "There is also a need to discuss language policies and to debate on what the medium of instruction means," he added.