Speaking in many tongues | The Indian Express

Speaking in many tongues | The Indian Express

Written by Muralee Thummarukudy |Updated: June 27, 2019 12:45:33 am

The writer is a senior journalist

Speaking in many tongues

Emphasis of New Education Policy on teaching multiple languages is welcome. But do we have enough skilled teachers?

The considerable attention and importance to language education in the draft policy goes all the way from primary education to the doctoral level. (Representational/Express photo by Javed Raja)

The draft New Education Policy (NEP) places great emphasis on language education. It identifies the benefits of children being multilingual, states how the knowledge of and fluency in English creates an elite group within the country and how knowledge of foreign languages can be beneficial to employability. This considerable attention and importance to language education in the draft policy goes all the way from primary education to the doctoral level.