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Tag Archives: English and poverty
India’s private sector steps in
Gurcharan Das, chairman of SKS Microfinance, tells Max de Lotbinière how his venture to bring affordable English-medium schooling to India’s poorest communities offers the next generation the best chance of improving their economic prospects. Guardian Weekly, 11 December 2008. Read the … Continue reading
India’s outcasts put faith in English
Some Dalits, the “outcastes” of traditional Hinduism believe English can liberate them from the oppressions of the caste system. Others however argue that many Dalits speak English and have still not been emancipated. Read the whole article…
Posted in English in India
Tagged English and inequality, English and poverty, learning English
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Language in everyday life
In Pakistan, the Punjabi language is mainly spoken rather than written and it is used in predominantly rural rather than urban areas. Urdu, rather than Punjabi, is the first language taught in schools in Punjab, so that every educated Punjabi … Continue reading
Pakistan facing language ‘crisis’ in schools
Pakistan’s commitment to using Urdu as the medium of instruction in its state schools and its ambition to widen access to English language teaching are creating barriers to effective education, limiting economic mobility and undermining social cohesion. The report, Teaching and … Continue reading
Language reaches poor by mobile phone
Guardian Weekly, Tuesday 7 December 2010. English language lessons are providing a blueprint for the way that mobile phones can be used to deliver education opportunities to communities in some of the poorest parts of the world. In Bangladesh the BBC Janala service, targeted at rural and … Continue reading
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Tagged English and poverty, information technology, learning English
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Englishes Around the World 