Prospect of Electronic Media as Curriculum In Non-Native Contexts

Juri Dutta*, Asima Ranjan Parhi**
* Ph.D. Scholar, Department of English, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
** Professor &Head, Department of English, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Periodicity:April - June'2014
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.4.2.2792

Abstract

In the context of India in general, and places where English language functions as a second language in particular, the prevalent idea that our students have to support their language learning capability through the native accent (pronunciation) structures is a myth. The paper takes up the following hypotheses:

1. Listening to BBC English or Standard English need not be the criteria for good English.

2. Speaking and appropriating the native speech is cumbersome, neo- colonial in approach.

The study takes the objective of developing a learner friendly curriculum that is modeled on the basis of materials from the electronic, and other mass media in non-native contexts. It was proposed that reading all kinds of material instead of the defined, the canonized and formal text books is the pragmatic study in this direction and while writing, the learners could experiment with all kinds of Englishes around without appearing ridiculous.

Keywords

Electronic Media, Advertisement, Formal Classroom Contexts, Non-native Contexts.

How to Cite this Article?

Dutta, J., and Parhi, A. R. (2014). Prospect Of Electronic Media As Curriculum In Non-Native Contexts. i-manager’s Journal on English Language Teaching, 4(2), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.4.2.2792

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