This document discusses general areas of research in the English language in India. It covers several topics including English as a foreign, international lingua franca, and third language in India. It also discusses language policy, curriculum, teaching materials, textbooks, methodology, grammar, and vocabulary. Some key areas of potential research that are mentioned include the suitable level for introducing English, its role as a medium of instruction, language policy reviews, curriculum development, updating teaching materials and textbooks, reviewing teaching methods, and improving vocabulary instruction.

1. Prepared By
Mr. Jitendra B. Patil
Assistant Professor of English
Pratap College Amalner
Dist- Jalgaon (Maharashtra)
Pin-425401 Mob-919421655091
Email-jitendrapca@gmail.com

2. General Areas of Research in English
Language

3. Syllabus Policy

4.  English as foreign language in India
 Is mostly known foreign language to most of Indians
 Enables Indians to Converse with outside World
 Shares a unique place of foreign language known to Indian society
 Accordingly gets the place in in Indian schools and colleges curricula
 Gets lately we introduce to Indian students in academic journey

5.  English International lingua franca in India
 Being lingua franca known to Indians
 Shares a special position in in Indian life and Society
 Information technology has given an impetus
 Was normally introduced at upper primary in past
 At present introduced at lower primary level

6.  English as third language in India
 Had been introduced as a third language
 Has become powerful official language in India
 Referred by southern states over Hindi
 Bureaucrats give more importance over Hindi
 Has remained irreplaceable
 Language of information technology in India
 Its suitability for teaching basic Sciences

7.  Areas of Research
 Suitable level of introduction of English
 As a medium of instruction in schools and colleges
 Replaceable or irreplaceable
 Teaching methodologies
 Use of Technology
 Updated textbooks

8. Language Policy

9.  Controversy over National language in 1950
 Decision of continuing English as the official language for fifteen years in 1950
 Developing Hindi as substitute for English in fifteen years from 26 January 1950
 Declaration of Hindi as National language in India
 The official language commission of 1956
 Extension given by official language Commission to English
 Three language formula devised by central advisory board of education
 The approval of formula by Chief Minister says conference in 1961
 The formula supported by National Integration Council
 Language act passed by Indian parliament in 1963
 The Kothari Commission of of 1966
 Kothari Commission’s suggestions for continuous of English as medium of instruction
 Modern version of three language formula devised by Kothari Commission

10.  Areas of Research
 Review of National language policy
 Review of three language formula
 Present position of English in India
 Present position of Hindi in India
 Success of Hindi as a national language
 Acceptance of Hindi in the course of time
 Non-acceptance Hindi in course of time
 Progress of Hindi as official language

11. Curriculum

12.  Levels of Curriculum
 Nature of teaching material
 Level of introduction of English language
 Methods of teaching English language
 Nature of textbooks

13.  Areas of Research
 Procedures of determining the content of a language program
 Learners needs
 Ways of fulfilling learners needs
 Consideration of contextual factors in Planning a language program
 The nature of aims and objective in teaching English language
 Factors involved in Planning syllabus
 Planning instructional material
 Designing instructional material
 Measurement of effectiveness of language program
 Review of teaching methods
 Review of teaching techniques

14. Teaching Materials

15.  Traditional Study Material
 Textbooks
 Handbook of teachers
 Handbook of students
 Dictionaries
 Companions
 Question banks
 Audio visual aids
 Computer assisted teaching technologies
 Mobile assisted teaching technologies

16.  Areas of Research
 Updation textbooks
 Updation of handbooks
 Updation of companions
 Updation of audio-visual aids
 Future computer assisted teaching technologies
 Future mobile assisted teaching technologies

17. Textbooks

18.  Place of textbooks in education process
 Makes teaching of English Systematic
 Controls teachers’ activities
 Useful for self-study for students
 Means of presenting selected and graded vocabulary
 Search an index for academic achievement

19.  Technology
 Place of Technology in present education system
 Need of Technology in teaching learning
 Implement IT research for imparting education

20.  Areas of Research
 Review of place of textbook in education process
 Review of methodologies used in in preparing textbooks
 Student centric activities in Facebook
 Linking of textbook with new technologies
 Making it a joyful journey of learning
 Computer assisted language age teaching learning Technology
 Mobile assisted language teaching learning Technology
 Making Technologies teacher friendly
 Making Technologies student friendly

21. Methodology

22.  Present teaching methods in English language
 Grammar translation method
 Direct method
 Bilingual method
 Audio lingual method
 Communicative method
 Situational approach
 Structural approach
 Natural approach

23.  Areas of Research
 Reviewing teaching methods
 Deciding suitability of teaching methods
 Researching new teaching methods
 employment of technologies with present teaching methods

24. Grammar

25.  Types of Grammar
 Prescriptive Grammar
 Descriptive Grammar

26.  Methods of Grammar Teaching
 Deductive Method
 Inductive Method

27.  Areas of Research
 Types of grammar
 Methods of teaching grammar
 Deciding suitable teaching method of grammar
 Student centric grammar method

28. Vocabulary

29.  Kinds of words
 Function words
 substitute words
 content words
 distributive words

30.  Principles of Selection and Gradation Vocabulary
 Usefulness
 Structural Value
 Frequency of Occurrence
 Teachability
 Universality
 Simplicity

31.  Methods of Presentation
 Direct Method
 Translation Method
 Usage Method
 Similar Words Method
 Contrast Words Method
 Method Derivation Method
 Reference Method

32.  Areas of Research
 Principles of selection vocabulary
 Principles of gradation of vocabulary
 Methods of presentation
 Usage of computer assisted Technologies
 Uses of mobile access Technologies

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