English Language Teaching In India: The Problems And Prospects

Abstract

English Language has played a vital role in all the stages of India’s freedom movement, formation and evolution into a nation of unique identity. English has been the language of diplomacy, administration, education, and judiciary and information technology. Its role is further widened in the present day needs of creating opportunities. With the changing indispensable role of English, the teaching of English in India is in a deplorable state. The Education Commissions and think tanks have emphasized the importance of inculcating right skills among the students in order to meet the present day needs of employment at global level. The problems of teaching English in India are due to policy makers’ follies to poverty and population. The identified problems like lack of clear-cut-policy, deficiency exposure, non-availability of suitable material, lack of qualified teachers, improper methodology, lack of motivation, teacher student ratio and faulty examination system need attention to rectify the problems in teaching and learning of English in India.