In India, majority of the population are not well versed in English except for the minority. This minority tends to be highly educated, prosperous and they are usually the elite in India where English is their main language. According to the UN, more than 80% of the entire websites are in English with little content in their local language. Moreover, websites originated from the West, where English is the dominant language. This phenomenon had created a language divide in India due to the lack of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). There is a need to target the non-fluent English majority in India through education and government help in order to eliminate the language divide due to ICT.
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Even though the Indian government is coming up with initiatives to solve the English language barrier with IT solution, it will not be enough to help the Indian majority. According to the Constitution of India, English language is the official language in India and it is used solely for official purpose while different states in India can adopt other language other than English to be their official language. In addition, there is strong cultural pride on language in some states where these states do not practice English which caused English language becomes inferior in these states. Nevertheless, the youth (15 – 24 years) literacy rate (%) 2008 – 2012 for male and female in India is 88.4% and 74.4% respectively. This shows that education can be used as a medium to create awareness among the youth that English language is important in the world of ICT. Therefore, there is a need to promote English through education to the majority in India that English is important in bridging the gap in the world of ICT.
In conclusion, there will always be language divide in India due to the fact that English language is a predominant language throughout the websites. In order to overcome this language barrier, government needs to create awareness to its people that English is important in the world of ICT through education. Besides that, the government needs to work closely with organisation to enhance their initiative to improve the website which allows their user to access it with their local languages. However, the individual needs
Last point is that English is the most common international language which helps people from different countries to communicate easily . Also because of the difficult economic status in some countries, many candidates around the world aim to study, work and live in foreign countries because it offers better life environment and in fact those countries are encouraging people to settle in . This can be fulfilled only through learning English.
According to the Glossary of Education Reform ("English language learner," 2013), English Language Learners (ELL) are students who are unable to communicate fluently or learn effective in English, who often come from non English speaking homes and backgrounds, and who typically require specialized or modified instruction in both English language and in their academic courses. Immigrants make up 13% of the United States population, and within the 13% many people have children who speak their native language. In 1974, there was a Supreme Court Justice case, Lau vs. Nichols. Kenny Lau was a Chinese immigrant, and his lawyers thought it was unfair for him to only be taught in English when he was at school. Kenny did not know the English language, therefore when he was in school he was not learning. Education systems had to do something, so that non-speaking English students would have equal access to education. There was even research done that showed English Language Learners had a higher dropout rate, and their grades were significantly lower than students who spoke English. This led to school creating programs for ELL students. The programs that were created can be summarized in to five categories.
Basic foreign language skills are important in communicating with people. With new technologies, we can communicate with people who do not speak English. In recent years, the number of people in the United States who do not speak English has also risen. Also, only ten percent of the world's population speaks English. Although one year of a foreign language will not allow students to...
Many products in India are labelled in English which would make it impossible for a person to understand if they do not understand the language. The importance of the ability to be able to speak, write or understand English has become popular and more important for business, cultural reasons and especially to communicate through the internet all around the world in the last couple of years. English is also very important for call centres because they have to communicate with people from all around the
In the previous, I don’t pay attention to an English subject as I should. Because at that time, I just think that if I didn’t go abroad, basic English skill is enough for me. Therefore, my English skills are weaker than another friend. Currently, I just notice that I should develop my English skill because I must use it in daily life but, at the beginning it quite difficult to start learning. However, on this day technology take part in our life and can cause many benefits including it can reduce the difficulty of learning the English language until I have better English skill. In this essay, I will share an idea that helps to improve an English skill by Following the 4 main steps that are Prepare, Predict,
Today, 1.9 billion people speak the English language; more than one-third of humanity (U.S. Bureau of the Census). English is also the national language of many countries- countries with a multiple of different cultures- including India and several populous countries in Africa. People in those countries use English to conduct common and o...
India is amazing and unique for its unity in diversity. No other country in this world embraces the extraordinary mixture of ethnic groups, profusion of mutually incomprehensible languages, diversity of religion and cultural practices than India does. This diversity is also reflected in the education system of India. On one hand, we have learners from the best institutes in the country like IITs, IIMs, and ISB.etc and on the other hand we have learners who are in margins. The mode of instruction in higher education is English. English has become lingua franca of the international business, technology, aviation, diplomacy, banking computing medicines engineering and tourism. That is why in education for every year we find that more and more courses are being offered in English. Therefore, it has become one of the most important and effective languages having communicative and educative value. Speaking effectively, articulating and expressing candidly and clearly in English is considered to be the vital competencies in today’s global scenario. David Crystal in one of his lectures said,
These days the world has become one village (Atcham, 1962). It is easy to communicate with any person, company no matter where their locality is and at any time in the many linguistic and it can be relating financials, politics, and culture. For instance, make directly contact to others through internet using international language.
India is a country with a long history in English speaking. But, the story of how English came to India is still contested a issue and an ideological debate in
The role and importance of English Language was also felt after the British people left India. English has been the medium of instruction in colleges, universities and many schools. The growing influence of English language and the difficulty in finding an alternative language acceptable to all Indians were the main reasons for the arrival of English Language. The University Education Commission (UGC), under the chairmanship of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, was of the opinion that learning English would help Indians to update themselves with the developments happening in other parts of the world. English will promote national unity and nationalism. On the other hand, a language was needed for intra-national and international communication and thus, English was the best preference. Observing the need of English language, the report of the University Education Commission (1950) suggested that the teaching of English should be continued for higher education purposes. The views expressed at the UGC national workshop on syllabus reform in English (1977) states
What are the speakers’ different attitudes towards the understanding of Indian English with the variety of English spoken around the world, and how does it correlate with the actual linguistic gamut?
Experiencing those days where people would laugh at other for the broken English; the grammar and pronunciation are the toughest parts of the language. People with English as a second language always stumble upon difficulties; however, the determination of learning a new language do not decrease easily as the motivation is still surrounding one’s mind. Today, English has become an international communication; even the teaching and learning of the language has already spread throughout the world. English is known as one of the most common use language and has been offering classes everywhere for years especially around Asia; additionally, the world common language has now become the number one language uses in every fields of career that is being offer everywhere. Non-American students should be required to take English class as a second language in school
The concern about the English proficiency at workplace is left unchecked and this leads the lack of competitiveness in all aspects of our economic environment like administration, education, finance or trade. In this Modern world there are much advancement in the technology and acc...
In most of the countries it is the primary Second Language taught in schools and can be understood to some extent by 1/3 of the world’s population. English is crucial for anyone who wants to thrive on the global stage. About fifty years ago the notion of English as a true global language was merely a theoretical prediction which is still diffuse and vague. However, realities have created it as a real world language at the present time. People in every part of the world feel its urgent role in their life: for academic purposes, for business goals and for other purposes. English is spoken by people throughout the world either as their First Language or Second Language or Foreign Language. Indeed, English is now a world language.
English spreads widely in each countries, no matter the area of region or information transfer, English becomes an important position in global language. As the specification of a global language, it essentially refers to a language that learned and spoken internationally, so English can be the most out-standing. According to the number of English-speaking calculations, English is the official language used by most countries, English is the most widely used second language in the world, and the percentage of web pages with English content is estimated to be over 50% (Crystal, 2003). Meanwhile, the history and usefulness cause English to be a global language, and they mainly influence to spread English faster in China and to bring convenience