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Foreigners and Foreign Languages in India

Author : Shreesh Chaudhary
Publisher : Cambridge India
ISBN 13 : 8175966289
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book Foreigners and Foreign Languages in India written by Shreesh Chaudhary and published by Cambridge India. This book was released on 2009 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India's natural wealth, knowledge, arts and crafts have attracted foreigners throughout its long history. It has had continuous cultural contact and trade with other countries and, in all this, India has been exposed to many foreign languages such as Arabic, Bactrian, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Persian, Portuguese, Turkish and in a certain sense, Sanskrit. Each of these languages went through a cycle, rising to the position of power and prestige, and eventually declining and yielding place to yet another language. In this process, all these languages interacted with the native languages of India and exchanged sounds, words, sentences, idioms and expressions, sometimes even giving birth to new languages. Foreigners and Foreign Languages in India: A Sociolinguistic History tells the story of this long and continuous history of the advent, learning, use, demise and debris of some foreign languages in India.

Language Policy and Education in India

Author : M. Sridhar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134878311
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Language Policy and Education in India written by M. Sridhar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a history of English and development of language education in modern India. It explores the role of language in colonial attempts to establish hegemony, the play of power, and the anxieties in the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century India. The essays in the volume discuss language policy, debates and pedagogy as well as larger overarching questions such as identity, nationhood and sub-nationhood. The work also looks at the socio-cultural and economic factors that shaped the writing and publishing of textbooks, dictionaries and determined the direction of language teaching, specifically, of English language teaching. Drawing on a variety of archival sources — policy documents, books, periodicals — this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of linguistics, language teaching, cultural studies and modern Indian history.

Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics

Author : Rajendra Singh
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110254972
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics written by Rajendra Singh and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Asia is home to a large number of languages and dialects. Although linguists working on this region have made significant contributions to our understanding of language, society, and language in society on a global scale, there is as yet no recognized international forum for the exchange of ideas amongst linguists working on South Asia. The Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics is designed to be just that forum. It brings together empirical and theoretical research and serves as a testing ground for the articulation of new ideas and approaches which may be grounded in a study of South Asian languages but which have universal applicability. Each volume will have three major sections: I. Invited contributions consisting of state-of-the-art essays on research in South Asian languages. II. Refereed open submissions focusing on relevant issues and providing various viewpoints. III. Reports from around the world, book reviews and abstracts of doctoral theses.

The Story of English in India

Author : N. Krishnaswamy
Publisher : Foundation Books
ISBN 13 : 9788175963122
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book The Story of English in India written by N. Krishnaswamy and published by Foundation Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With globalization, English has become an economic necessity and Indians have realized that they have the 'English advantage' over many other countries like China and Japan. India has shed its colonial complexes towards English and has come to terms with the language; Indians have separated the English language from the English. The Story of English in India presents historical facts in a socio-cultural framework. The book is a must for all teachers and students of English; it will be useful for all those interested in the politics of language and education in India. Key issues discussed: - Are we indebted to the British for introducing English in India? - What was the role of English during India's struggle for freedom? - Has English united India? - Has English divided India into two - the English knowing classes who govern and the non-English knowing masses who are governed? - Will English ever become an Indian tongue spoken in the great Indian language bazaar? - What will be the future of major Indian languages in the wake of the English onslaught? Will it end in linguistic imperialism and cultural colonialism?

The Oxford Handbook of World Englishes

Author : Markku Filppula
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190671440
Total Pages : 841 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of World Englishes written by Markku Filppula and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 841 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the most widely documented language in human history, English holds a unique key to unlocking some of the mysteries of the uniquely human endowment of language. Yet the field of World Englishes has remained somewhat marginal in linguistic theory. This collection heralds a more direct and mutually constructive engagement with current linguistic theories, questions, and methodologies. It achieves this through areal overviews, theoretical chapters, and case studies. The 36 articles are divided between four themes: Foundations, World Englishes and Linguistic Theory, Areal Profiles, and Case Studies. Part I sets out the complex history of the global spread of English. This is followed, in Part II, by chapters addressing the mutual relevance and importance of World Englishes and numerous theoretical subfields of Linguistics. Part III offers detailed accounts of the structure and social histories of specific varieties of English spoken across the globe, highlighting points of theoretical interest. The collection closes with a set of case studies that exemplify the type of analysis encouraged by the volume. As attention is focused on innovative work at the interface of dialect description and theoretical explanation, the book is more succinct in its treatment of applied themes, which are given complementary coverage in other works.

Text, Context and Construction of Identity

Author : Rajesh Kumar
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527533956
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Text, Context and Construction of Identity written by Rajesh Kumar and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language is central to our existence and it happens to be the most sophisticated product of the human mind. It is inconceivable to think of ourselves, our societies, our ideas, cultures or identities without language. It is the primary means of socialization, and whatever we know is a result of it. It is the primary medium of construction and dissemination of knowledge, and structures our thought processes in important ways that constitute our identity. In very complex ways, it interacts with the social, political and economic power structures that remain significant in defining the identities of individuals and societies. The essays in this volume create an awareness and understanding about the role of linguistic context in negotiating identity. The book explains identity and the complex relations between language and several aspects of our society. It explores identity through text and context, and will serve to trigger a novel discourse around the centrality of identity in contemporary society.

Heterogeneous Learning Environment and Languaging in L2

Author : Ramanjaney K. Upadhyay
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811539030
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Heterogeneous Learning Environment and Languaging in L2 written by Ramanjaney K. Upadhyay and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-05-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores heterogeneity in the Indian academic setting. Presenting a study on the performance of Bachelor of Engineering students from various parts of the county, it analyzes the subjects’ language skills on the basis of selected sociolinguistic variables and examines the possible role/impact of using multiple languages in the communicative setting described. In turn, the book investigates the differences between the way language is viewed in the Orient and in the Western world, and how, despite their differences, these views lead to similar language teaching methods in both worlds. It also highlights the limitations of current theories and frameworks in terms of accommodating modern methods of assessing language skills. Addressing socio-pragmatic issues in terms of English proficiency and language assessment, it is the first book to offer such a focused and detailed discussion of these varied but related issues, making it a valuable resource for all scholars and researchers working in the areas of socio-pragmatics, language assessment, and intercultural communication.

The National Interest and Foreign Languages

Author : William Riley Parker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The National Interest and Foreign Languages written by William Riley Parker and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The National Interest and Foreign Languages, a Discussion Guide and Work Paper Prepared ... for Citizen Consultations Iniated by the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.

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Author : United States. State Department
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The National Interest and Foreign Languages, a Discussion Guide and Work Paper Prepared ... for Citizen Consultations Iniated by the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO. written by United States. State Department and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Foreign Influence on Ancient India

Author : Krishna Chandra Sagar
Publisher : Northern Book Centre
ISBN 13 : 9788172110284
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Foreign Influence on Ancient India written by Krishna Chandra Sagar and published by Northern Book Centre. This book was released on 1992 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book dealing with the foreign influence on ancient India. Discusses the foreign invasions of India by the Achaemenians, Greeks, Sakas, Kushans, Sassanians, Pahlavas and the Hunas, and also the peaceful impact of the Romans on India. The book advances a theory that ancient India never provided any casus belli to the foreigners to attack her. It was India's weakness and an implied confidence in future victories that kept the invaders coming to India one after another. But these foreigners have also influenced India in the field of administration, religion, philosophy, astronomy, language, script, trade and commerce, and above all the way of life of the people of India, which is the main subject of the book. This book suggests that after the partition of this sub-continent, the name `India' which continued to be used for this country is a misnomer when the river INDUS after which the country was so named, went to Pakistan. This book also finds is real nature the matrimonial alliance between Seleucus and Chandra Gupta Maurya and gives possible solutions to some riddles of Indian history. The origin of the name of KIDAR has also been discovered for the first time. The book tells us in a poetic language how â€˜the golden age of the Guptas was converted into a molten age of destruction and confusionâ€™ by the Hunas. What remained of our culture after so much turmoil and changes is before us.

English Studies in Indian Universities

Author : Ravindra Baburao Tasildar
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527526631
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book English Studies in Indian Universities written by Ravindra Baburao Tasildar and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Right from its formal introduction in India in 1835, through Thomas B. Macaulay’s Minute, English has been intrinsically linked with the employment prospects of Indians. During their regime, the British promoted English education to fulfil the requirement of English-knowing Indians for administrative purposes. Owing to globalization, the last few years have witnessed the opening up of thousands of lucrative job opportunities for graduates proficient in English. English has gained importance in India as the language of opportunities. In colonial India, English education was a passport to government jobs, while in the twenty-first century, proficiency in English is essential for private sector jobs. This book examines the development of curricula in English in Indian universities vis-a-vis the needs of second language learners studying in Special English programmes of Bachelor of Arts (BA). It also reflects on how globalization has strengthened the connection between English and employment.

Policy and Politics in Global Primary English

Author : Janet Enever
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0194200515
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (942 download)

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Download or read book Policy and Politics in Global Primary English written by Janet Enever and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-14 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Janet Enever explores the complex forces that shape national and local language education policymaking for the early introduction of English as a foreign language at primary and pre-primary levels worldwide. This is the first book of its kind demonstrating the extent to which English is now perceived as a prerequisite for participation in the global economy, reflecting the rapid development of early start English now exploding across Asia, Latin America, and other fast-growing economies. “This is a timely and important book. Professor Enever demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of primary English policy and practice in a range of countries and, from a sound theoretical framework, draws together evidence to show how policies are all too often guided by short-term political considerations rather than sound educational practice. Whilst critiquing inappropriate practice, she also analyses the conditions which have the potential to lead to quality – and equitable – English language programmes at the primary level.” David Hayes, Department of Applied Linguistics, Brock University, Canada

India in Translation, Translation in India

Author : GJV Prasad
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9388414217
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (884 download)

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Download or read book India in Translation, Translation in India written by GJV Prasad and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India in Translation, Translation in India seeks to explore the contours of translation of and in India-how Indian texts travel around the world in translation, how Indian texts travel across languages in the subcontinent and how texts from various languages of the world travel to India. The book poses pertinent questions like: · What influences the choice of texts and the translations, both within and outside India? · Are there different ideas of India produced through these translations? · What changes have occurred over the last two hundred odd years, from the time of colonialism and anti-colonial struggle to that of globalisation? · How does one rate the success or otherwise of a translation? · What is the role of these translations in their host languages, in their cultural and literary polysystems? The book includes eighteen essays from eminent academics and researchers who examine the numerous facets of the rich and varied translation activity. It shows how borders-both national and subnational, and generic-are created, how they are reinforced and how they are crossed. While looking at the theory, methodology and language of translation, the essays also enunciate the role of translations in political, social and cultural movements.

Census of India, 1891

Author : Mehdi Mirza Khan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.+/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Census of India, 1891 written by Mehdi Mirza Khan and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Communicating with Asia

Author : Gerhard Leitner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107062616
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Communicating with Asia written by Gerhard Leitner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-11 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's global world, where Asia is an increasing area of focus, it is vital to explore what it means to 'understand' Asian cultures through English and other languages. This volume presents new research on English in Asia, alongside Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi-Urdu, Malay, Russian and other languages.

India, Facts & Figures

Author : M. Mohan Mathews
Publisher : Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9788120722859
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (228 download)

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Download or read book India, Facts & Figures written by M. Mohan Mathews and published by Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. This book was released on 2001 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

How to Study Foreign Languages

Author : Marilyn Lewis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1349148687
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (491 download)

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Download or read book How to Study Foreign Languages written by Marilyn Lewis and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1999-11-11 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical reference for university and senior secondary school students. Theories are explained in straight-forward language, including factors that affect the learning of languages, such as motivation, memory and a range of strategies initiated by students themselves. Examples are taken from the beginner to advanced levels, including print and other media, individual and class study. Students report their use of computers and how they have approached the learning of culture. A final chapter has advice on taking examinations.