This newsletter discusses the teaching and role of English around the world. Articles also cover English-language media in a given country, and the opportunity and need for understanding and speaking English in that country. This particular issue contains items on English-language education and use in India. (VM)

Proposed and actual constitutional changes made in 1963 and 1965 concerning the status of English in India are discussed in the light of nation-wide sociological implications. The author examines the position of Hindi and English as the official languages of the nation and comments on the continuing importance of English as the language of…

In accordance with the growing trend in language teaching philosophy towards assessing learner needs before choosing methods and materials, this study concentrates on the attitudes of final year bachelor degree program students towards learning and using English. These 821 students from Thailand, India, and Singapore were majoring in the fields…

This profile in outline form examines the English language teaching situation and the role of English in India. The profile considers these issues by region, that is, the eastern, southern and northern regions of the country. For each region, the following topics are covered: the role of English; English within the educational system, including a…

This contrastive analysis of Telugu and English covers the structure of sentences, clauses, and "groups" (phrases) from a pedagogical point of view. Areas of difficulty for Telugu-speaking students of English as a second language are listed, and a list of errors commonly made by these students is appended. (JB)

IN 1960 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA A CONFERENCE WAS CONVENED TO SURVEY THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES OF SOUTH ASIA AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PROGRAM OF DEVELOPMENT. THE 23 PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED PROMINENT AMERICAN SCHOLARS FROM UNIVERSITIES WHERE SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES…

THIS MANUAL IS BASED ON THE HINDI DIALECT OF THE EDUCATED CLASSES OF UTTAR PRADESH. IT CONSISTS OF 40 LESSONS IN ROMANIZED SCRIPT. LESSONS ONE TO 17 CONCENTRATE ON SIMPLE CONVERSATIONS AND BASIC GRAMMATICAL CONSTRUCTIONS. LESSONS 18 TO 40 ARE DESIGNED TO ACQUAINT THE STUDENT GRADUALLY WITH MORE COMPLEX CONVERSATION AND WITH LITERARY STYLE. EACH…

Examined briefly are the implications of the recent trends in psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, general linguistics, and the technology of communication for the teaching and learning of languages, particularly English as a second language in India. Some suggestions for improving language instruction in universities are offered. (JMD)

This volume, the fourth in a series of textbooks on the Oriya language, is a glossary for each of the stories found in the "Graded Readings in Oriya" in the Oriya Language Textbook Series. The glosses are arranged in the order in which the stories are placed within the series. Words are glossed in the story in the order of their first…

This glossary to the text "Oriya Short Stories" in the Oriya Language Textbook Series is intended to serve as a stimulus to the student to help him further develop his vocabulary range. The serial arrangement of the glosses provides vocabulary clues for each of the stories in the order in which the stories are arranged in the series.…

This glossary to the text "Three Oriya Novels" in the Oriya Language Textbook Series is intended to serve as a stimulus to the student to help him further develop his vocabulary range. The serial arrangement of the glosses provides vocabulary clues for each of the stories in the order in which the stories are presented. Within each of…

The phonology of General Indian English (the region-independent variety of English that is considered the norm for India) is analyzed as a step in establishing a standard pronunciation for classroom use in India. A table is appended which presents English sound discriminations that are difficult for Indian learners with various language…

Oral work is considered the most effective way of laying the foundations for language proficiency. Recognition and production of vowels and consonants, use of a pronouncing dictionary, and practice in accent rhythm and intonation should all be included in a pronunciation course. (SC)

Faced with a multitude of internal problems caused by the large number of languages and language dialects in India, linguists discuss ways and means by which language instruction might be improved. An intensive language course given at Kerala is described in several addresses and in short articles on language theory. Commentary on all aspects of…

This paper discusses three linguistic theories related to communicative competence and English for special purposes in terms of the needs of post-graduate students in Guyarti, India. First, Hymes' theory of communicative competence is understood to be advocating a wider concept of competence than Chomsky's theory. Hymes states that a normal child…