Several IITs are taking steps to promote learning in regional languages after Education Minister's suggestion at IIT Council meeting in August, and in line with NEP 2020.
Old English, the earliest ancestor of the modern English language, was a relative newcomer to Britain. Its speakers, the Anglo-Saxons, came from different regions.
A lot of today’s Bengali versus English medium acrimony dates back to the Jyoti Basu-led Communist government’s language policy that banned teaching of English till class 5.
Survey by Central Square Foundation, an education non-profit, titled ‘BaSE: Bharat Survey for EdTech’. It was conducted from November 2022 to January 2023 in 6 states.
Korean is third most learnt language on Duolingo app in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & West Bengal. English & Hindi claim top spots as the most popular languages, says report.
Concerns that technology would fail to do justice to the semantics and context are the biggest deterrents to its adoption. The concerns are legitimate.
An ex-director of the National Academy of Administration once told me that the standard of English among IAS probationers was so low, he had to take special classes.
Rather than open offices in India, many UK firms are strengthening India teams & partnerships to meet expected demand for advice on international disputes, arbitration & regulatory matters.
Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.
The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.
My view is a little different. Our Editor jokingly refers to himself as a Hindi medium type. That has never stood in the way of his stellar career in journalism. No question that English opens up many pathways to success in a globalised world for the average Indian child. It should be available from the start. I always think of airline crew, others working in the hospitality industry, whom a little grooming in language and etiquette gives the poise and confidence to make a success of their careers.
My view is a little different. Our Editor jokingly refers to himself as a Hindi medium type. That has never stood in the way of his stellar career in journalism. No question that English opens up many pathways to success in a globalised world for the average Indian child. It should be available from the start. I always think of airline crew, others working in the hospitality industry, whom a little grooming in language and etiquette gives the poise and confidence to make a success of their careers.