In
pre-1960s most of the brilliant students opted for humanities, law, medicine and
English literature—this generation had exhibited an exceptional mastery of
English. Reading was an indispensible
habit for this age. Later sciences and engineering became the most sought-after
disciplines of education—the reading habit slowly taken a back seat. We have to
accept that the English learning among engineering graduates is very poor in
India. This can partially explained in this way: They use mathematics as a
means to understand intricate concepts and rest satisfied with that knowledge,
and do not bother to read the interpretations that appear in the form of
text. On the other hand, students of
medicine are usually proficient in English since they read plenty of text. The
solution to this problem is quite simple.
Let the problem students spend one hour with an English newspaper like
The Hindu—and let them read it aloud! They will develop an intimacy with
English in a very short time!
from: Suryaprakash Rao Mothiki
Posted on: Jul 30, 2012 at 21:59 IST
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