In a country of over a billion people, a significant number of people use English to communicate with one another in India. Consider your personal circumstances. What language do you automatically use when you cross regional boundaries? It is either Hindi or English, right? The number of English speakers in our country today is a testament that it is a way of life and has a wide presence in the world.
Because of globalization, English has become a prerequisite for access to greater job and educational opportunities worldwide. India’s professionals and students should be well-versed in the English language to enjoy the benefits it comes with. Still speaking English causes a lot of individuals to hesitate. While some people have a poor command of the language, others simply don’t feel at ease when speaking in English, despite knowing it.
Schools play a significant role in promoting a language, and since English is praised throughout India for its enormous socioeconomic potential to turn around the fortunes of those from small communities or those educated in vernacular mediums and therefore looks like a ray of hope to bring equality in some form, it should be taught and learned at schools all over our country with utmost seriousness.
Speaking a foreign language can be intimidating, after all, nobody wants to feel embarrassed in front of their friends. However, to encourage students to speak in English, teachers must reassure students that they won’t be made fun of if they make a mistake. The best way to do this is by fostering a positive classroom atmosphere. This entails creating a respectful environment by providing constructive criticism to pupils and not accepting negative behavior. Moreover, for introverted students, including some one-on-one speaking activities can be really helpful, where they can speak with a partner rather than in front of the class. Besides, In general, writing out a script first, then practicing it aloud, can be quite beneficial for students who find it difficult to speak in English. “Never call out your child's mistakes, don't correct every mistake they make, and don't interrupt them when they're speaking if you want them to learn something in general rather than just English. Wait until they have finished speaking, then correctly pronounce the word or sentence and ask them to repeat it. Avoid saying "Not like that" or "That's wrong." Choose "Listen" or "Let's try again" instead.” Adds Anoop Singh Bishnoi, Chairman of The JDS School, Village Mehrajpur, Distt Fazilka, Punjab.
The English language barrier causes some people in the 40+ age range to experience a much more pronounced generation gap with their young family members, also crucial is providing for all of these requirements and populations. Because a significant portion of this age group is avid mobile phone users, one way to address this is to concentrate on producing and distributing e-content in understandable formats of English, with easy words and Indian pronunciations, so they could easily grasp what they were listening to.
We can only motivate people to learn a language by helping them understand why they need to know it and how important it is because English at present is not a language that competes with Hindi, or lowers its importance in any sense, instead, it is an aspirational, cosmopolitan and a widely spoken language which is as much our own as any other native language.
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