English In Indi 2.1 Pre-Independence Period Analysis
2.2 English in India:
2.2.1 Pre-Independence Period:
Jawalge, (2014) stated that English language was widely exposed to our country due to the British conquest. It was started to accept by the people when the British first came to India after the incorporation of the East India Company in 1600, and gained roots especially by the educational policies of a Governor-general Lord Macaulay.
Timothy (2004) explained the growth of English in India in the following words:
“Since the days of the British Raj, English remained the language of domination, status and privilege in India. The hegemonic colonial project in India was to create and maintain a class of administrative officers, clerks and compliant civil servants to carry out the task of ruling …show more content…
He aimed to spread English in India just creating a class of persons, Indian in blood and color but English in taste, in opinions, morals and intellect. Macaulay’s recommendations got the approval of Lord Bentick and it was published on the 7th March, 1835; and an official resolution endorsing Macaulay’s policy of modern education through English medium was passed. But the teaching of English in systematic way starts from the promulgation of Wood’s Dispatch of 1854, which has been called the ‘Magna Carta’ of Indian education as said by Jawalge (2014).
English then gradually spread wider in India and gained roots in the educational system. In 1857 three universities were established in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. By the end of the 19th century two more universities, one at Punjab and the other at Allahabad were setup. The foundation of these universities marked a new epoch in the history of Indian education. This resulted into the spread of schools and colleges, which ultimately resulted in the increase of more number of Indians who achieved mastery in this …show more content…
But the estrangement with English was growing deeper and wider as the struggle for freedom gained more and more momentum. The Government of India Act-1935 was considered to be a prelude to a proposed Dominion status for India. On assuming office in 1937, the ministers busied themselves at once with educational schemes. In these schemes, vernaculars were the natural media of instruction. But at the secondary and university stages, English continued to dominate in the pre-autonomy days. All ventures of life, all avenues of success could be opened only with the keys of English as mentioned by Jawalge
2.2.1 Pre-Independence Period:
Jawalge, (2014) stated that English language was widely exposed to our country due to the British conquest. It was started to accept by the people when the British first came to India after the incorporation of the East India Company in 1600, and gained roots especially by the educational policies of a Governor-general Lord Macaulay.
Timothy (2004) explained the growth of English in India in the following words:
“Since the days of the British Raj, English remained the language of domination, status and privilege in India. The hegemonic colonial project in India was to create and maintain a class of administrative officers, clerks and compliant civil servants to carry out the task of ruling …show more content…
He aimed to spread English in India just creating a class of persons, Indian in blood and color but English in taste, in opinions, morals and intellect. Macaulay’s recommendations got the approval of Lord Bentick and it was published on the 7th March, 1835; and an official resolution endorsing Macaulay’s policy of modern education through English medium was passed. But the teaching of English in systematic way starts from the promulgation of Wood’s Dispatch of 1854, which has been called the ‘Magna Carta’ of Indian education as said by Jawalge (2014).
English then gradually spread wider in India and gained roots in the educational system. In 1857 three universities were established in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. By the end of the 19th century two more universities, one at Punjab and the other at Allahabad were setup. The foundation of these universities marked a new epoch in the history of Indian education. This resulted into the spread of schools and colleges, which ultimately resulted in the increase of more number of Indians who achieved mastery in this …show more content…
But the estrangement with English was growing deeper and wider as the struggle for freedom gained more and more momentum. The Government of India Act-1935 was considered to be a prelude to a proposed Dominion status for India. On assuming office in 1937, the ministers busied themselves at once with educational schemes. In these schemes, vernaculars were the natural media of instruction. But at the secondary and university stages, English continued to dominate in the pre-autonomy days. All ventures of life, all avenues of success could be opened only with the keys of English as mentioned by Jawalge