The document contrasts language as a school subject with language as a means of communication, highlighting that the former supports formal education while the latter facilitates everyday communication. It notes the challenges faced when school language differs from the mother tongue and emphasizes the importance of communication for expression and information sharing. Various educational frameworks and commissions are mentioned to underline the significance of language learning in both contexts.

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M.CHANDRAKUMARI
DIFFRENCE BETWEEN LANGUAGE AS A
SCHOOL SUBJECT AND AS A MEANS OF
COMMUNICATION

2. LANGUAGE AS
SCHOOL SUBJECT
 Language learning in
school supplements formal
education (or) existing
knowledge of foreign
language.
 It helps the student to
cultivate the understanding
and usage of the language
which can help him to use it
in context of other subjects.
LANGUAGE AS MEANS OF
LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION
 Language allow people to
communicate with great
precision it can be formal
(or) informal.
 It helps to express our
thoughts, feelings and idea
through words or in sign
language.

3. LANGUAGE AS
SCHOOL SUBJECT
 Language used in school
subjects may differ from the
regional language/ mother
tongue. It will be difficult
for the students to adopt.
 The facts, ideas and concept
are learnt.
 Registers can be learnt i.e.,
new words are being taught.
LANGUAGE AS MEANS OF
LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION
 For communication the
mother tongue/ regional
language is used. It will be
easily learnt by imitation
(or) observing others.
 Language is used for
passing information.
 Only repeated words are
used.

4. LANGUAGE AS
SCHOOL SUBJECT
 We get regular feedback with
proper response.
 They have an organized body
of facts and they have to be
grasped and memorized.
 The skill of listening, speaking,
reading and writing are
enhanced and developed.
LANGUAGE AS MEANS OF
LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION
 Sometimes the feedback and
response are not given.
 There is no need for
memorizing, the words which
are known and easy to
understand are used.
 Mostly listening and speaking
skill is used for communication.

5. LANGUAGE AS
SCHOOL SUBJECT
 The school subjects strongly
depends on the availability of
higher-order thinking.
 The linguistic obstacles are
technical terms, set phrases,
complex sentence structure…
 National commission on
education known as kothari
commission recommended for
Three-Language formula.
LANGUAGE AS MEANS OF
LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION
 Based on our thinking the
communication depends.
 If the language is not learnt in
regional place even the basic
communication is not possible.
 JVP committee, state
reorganization commission was
set up for the division of states
according to the
communicative language.