TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN KERALA

Kerala is known as god's own country all around the globe.Here teaching of English stars from standard one.Most of the students can't use English accurately in speech and writing even as they complete school education.The study of English for years and years doesn't equip them to use any of the skills in that language satisfactorily.

According to me we should give prior focus of teaching English in Kerala.It fails to bloom the flowers of talents and standards of pupils in English language.Causal factors of this predicament are many and their are many obstacles and impediments to  overcome.

CHALLENGES OF TEACHING ENGLISH IN KERALA

• Over crowded classes
• Excess work load to teachers and students
• Lack of refresher courses
• Poor teacher education system
• Wrong methods of teaching
• Lack of good library facilities
• Lack of good language lab
• Limited exposure
• Unsuitable curriculum
• Inadequate number of periods
• Defective system of evaluation
• Unavailability of text books in time
• Unavailability of learning aids
• Changing policies of government
• Over politicization of students and teachers unions
• Lack of effective supervision and support

These deplorable conditions of English language teaching is not a peculiarity of Kerala alone.The same can be seen as the condition of English language teaching across the country.Any one who comes forward with new innovations are never given support but they are suppressed.Teaching is a profession which teaches all professions and it is the most beautiful and enjoyable profession seen in whole world .