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Abstract
This book offers a critical exploration of the role of English in postcolonial communities such as India. Specifically, it focuses on some local ways in which the language falls along the lines of a class-based divide (with ancillary ones of gender and caste as well). The book argues that issues of inequality, subordination and unequal value seem to revolve directly around the general positioning of English in relation to vernacular languages. The author was raised and schooled in the Indian educational system.
Vaidehi Ramanathan is an Associate Professor in the Linguistics department at the University of California, Davis She was raised and schooled in the educational system she writes about and she has been involved in issues related vernacular and English language teaching for several years in a variety of contexts, including teacher-education. Her publications include: The Politics of TESOL education (RoutledgeFalmer) and Alzheimer’s discourse: some sociolinguistic dimensions (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | v | ||
| Preface | vii | ||
| Chapter 1 Introduction: Situating the Vernacular in a Divisive Postcolonial Landscape | 1 | ||
| Chapter 2 Divisive Postcolonial Ideologies, Language Policies and Social Practices | 21 | ||
| Chapter 3 Divisive and Divergent Pedagogical Tools for Vernacularand English-medium Students | 40 | ||
| Chapter 4 The Divisive Politics of Divergent Pedagogical Practices at College Level | 62 | ||
| Chapter 5 The Divisive Politics of Tracking | 91 | ||
| Chapter 6 Gulfs and Bridges Revisited: Hybridity, Nativization and Other Loose Ends | 111 | ||
| Afterword: Some Personal Notes | 120 | ||
| Appendix 1: Details of Research Data | 122 | ||
| Appendix 2: Some Historical Dates Marking the Enforcement of Particular Educational Policies | 125 | ||
| Appendix 3: Divergent Minimal Levels of Learning (MLLs) for VM and EM Students | 127 | ||
| Appendix 4: Examples from Curricula and Examination Papers | 128 | ||
| References | 131 | ||
| Index | 138 |