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A STUDY ENGLISH TEACHER UNDERSTANDING IN LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL
Authors Name:
Prabhuling S. Tolanur
Unique Id:
IJSDR2204012
Published In:
Volume 7 Issue 4, April-2022
Abstract:
Teachers’ interpretations of the core aims of a school subject open or constrain what can be taught and learned in the subject in school. The global spread of English and its changing status in the world have impacted how English as a school subject is understood and what it is meant to achieve. This article explores teachers’ understandings of the core aims of English as a school subject at the end of basic English education in Karnataka. Data consist of interviews with 12 teachers across six schools in a large school district. Qualitative analyses of the data identify four core aims: 1) acquiring content knowledge of English-speaking countries, 2), developing communicative language ability 3) developing linguistic knowledge of English and 4) developing the democratic citizen. While acquiring knowledge and learning to communicate in English are dominant in teacher understanding, linguistic knowledge of English and democratic participation are much less pronounced. These findings are discussed in light of future needs for English as a world language. Finally, suggestions are made for bridging the way English as a school subject is understood today and imagining an alternative for the future.
Keywords:
English as a school subject, core aims, teacher cognition, lower secondary school, Karnataka.
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"A STUDY ENGLISH TEACHER UNDERSTANDING IN LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 4, page no.63 - 68, April-2022, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2204012.pdf
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Published Paper ID: IJSDR2204012
Registration ID:200202
Published In: Volume 7 Issue 4, April-2022
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Page No: 63 - 68
Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org
ISSN Number: 2455-2631
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