Volume 6 Issue.1: 2019 Page No 1-6
ENGLISH CURRICULUM AT
SECONDARY LEVEL IN ASSAM
Dr. NIBEDITA PHUKAN
Department of English, Namrup College, Namrup, Dibrugarh P.
O. Parbatpur, Assam
doi: https://doi.org/10.33329/ijelr.6119.96
Abstract
Acquisition of English for the regional
medium secondary students is a problem as they have lesser exposure
to the language in the school curriculum. This paper is part of a
qualitative research study on the impact of English language at the
secondary level in the state. The paper discusses of inclusion of
the approaches for the development of communicative skills based on
the responses provided by the teachers teaching at this level.
The regional languages, i.e. Assamese, Hindi and Bengali medium
schools of Dibrugarh district are the primary sources of data for
the study. The responses of the questionnaire provided by the
teachers of the respective schools are some solutions to the
problems faced in the teaching-learning situations. Extended
Learning Activities (ELA) is suggested by the teachers for
developing students’ linguistic proficiency. ELA includes learning
through role play, group discussion, English society activities,
speaking workshop, experience sharing, debating workshop, writing
workshop, phonics workshop, self-learning programme and remedial
classes. Transitional bilingual medium of instruction is another
suggested outcome of the study. ‘Learning English’ and ‘learning in
English’ are two objectives proposed by the teachers.
