Revisiting India’s language policy: Need for a holistic approach
By: Sengupta, Papia
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BookPublisher: The Indian Journal of Political Science Description: 77(1), Jan-Mar, 2016: p. 39-48.
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The Indian Journal of Political ScienceSummary: The recent controversy involving the teaching of German as a third language in the Central schools
(Kendriya Vidyalayas) can be viewed as an opportunity to take a deeper and critical look at India’s
language policy in the changing globalized world. The article raises the questions as to what should
be the basis for language in education policy, who decides what languages to learn and not to learn?
In a democracy should it be citizens’ decision or should the state intervene in the name of national
integration and nation-building? It argues for adoption of a holistic approach based on democratic
deliberations rather than impetuous decisions. – Reproduced
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | 7(1), Jan-Mar, 2016: p. 39-48 | Available | AR132774 |
The recent controversy involving the teaching of German as a third language in the Central schools
(Kendriya Vidyalayas) can be viewed as an opportunity to take a deeper and critical look at India’s
language policy in the changing globalized world. The article raises the questions as to what should
be the basis for language in education policy, who decides what languages to learn and not to learn?
In a democracy should it be citizens’ decision or should the state intervene in the name of national
integration and nation-building? It argues for adoption of a holistic approach based on democratic
deliberations rather than impetuous decisions. – Reproduced
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