Pedagogical Approaches to English Language and Literature

Abstract

The British established the English language in India when they assumed control. Since then, English has evolved as a medium of communication and education. Thus, English developed connotations of status, better quality education, and the potential for upward social mobility. This trend has exploded because of its porous use and similar use in government, the business sector, and academia. On the global stage, the language of commerce, trade, diplomatic context, and international relations is English. For this reason, we can’t deny its significance in the Indian context. Historically, English is arguably a significant part of the Indian education system, as it can open up pathways for students at many different parts of life. Language for humans is primarily synonymous with communication. Language does exist beyond the ability to communicate. Humans have accomplished and perfected the activity of communication to a greater extent than any other living being. Humans have taken this process way beyond the basic, and basic human actions have utilized sounds and gestures to communicate basic necessities: these basic sounds have developed into various languages through meaningful words created from certain groupings of discrete sounds. Words with meaning and the context for that meaning are accepted as a sentence form and appear to be structured in some recognizable format. Humans do not possess language in the first instance instead cry and laugh, perhaps to some extent a flush of basic emotions like hunger, anger, etc. Humans develop complex syntactical word arrangements over time.