English in India by Neil Hussey https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india Made with charm en-us 2019-01-18 07:59:23 UTC 2019-11-15 11:42:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071433 During the British Raj, the upper class in India consisted of British people who had moved to India in search of "adventure", therefore English was associated with the ruling classes, and any Indians who learned English had an advantage over those who didn't speak English]]> 2019-01-18 11:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071433 English is a joint official language in India, along with Hindi https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071475 2019-01-18 11:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071475 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071575 The reason for the success of English is due to geopolitics connected specially with the historical position Britain and ties to America

]]> 2019-01-18 11:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071575 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071579 English as a lingua franca is important in India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Uganda and Zimbabwe

]]> 2019-01-18 11:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071579 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071588 English is exclusive (only 10% can speak it, with a high degree of competence) ]]> 2019-01-18 11:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071588 English was taught to the indigenous people of India to help promote the British way of life particularly by missionaries who promoted Christianity with the intention of expanding the British Empire. https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071614 2019-01-18 11:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071614 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071702 English is a powerful marker of social status for people from India]]> 2019-01-18 11:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071702 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071766 English is a powerful marker of social status]]> 2019-01-18 11:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071766 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071897 Even the beggars speak English - could show that English is not that prestige
Careful-  it is - that is why they speak it, they feel it elevates them


]]> 2019-01-18 11:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071897 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071967 English is the language of higher education, white collar employment. Command of English is the key indicator of educated mess and therefore middle class status]]> 2019-01-18 11:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071967 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071996 ELF plays an important role in former anglophone colonies e.g Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 ]]> 2019-01-18 11:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322071996 There are 400 million native speakers with a mother tongue of English and 400 million speakers who use English as their second language. 600-700 speakers use English as a foreign language according to estimates by David Crystal (2006) https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072005 2019-01-18 11:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072005 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072046 As a Lingua Franca, English plays an important role in former Anglophone colonies (India)]]> 2019-01-18 11:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072046 English is a tricky language to learn and so this causes miscommunication errors and stress https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072212 2019-01-18 11:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072212 English has long been a tool of submission and cultural domination of colonies https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072311 2019-01-18 11:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072311 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072375 A language's prestige is dependent on context]]> 2019-01-18 11:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072375 90% of all published scientific articles are written in English https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072388 2019-01-18 11:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072388 The English language in India is considered as "good and proper" https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072391 2019-01-18 11:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072391 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072410 English can be used as a marker of social status in countries where ]]> 2019-01-18 11:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072410 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072412 Indian English expression sets it apart from British English and American English ]]> 2019-01-18 11:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072412 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072567 Almost 80% of English speakers in the world are non-native speakers]]> 2019-01-18 11:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072567 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072573 English is the dominant language in most domains of international activity (business, media, law)]]> 2019-01-18 11:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072573 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072708 The matter of language prestige is complex and unpredictable and globalisation might be making it even more unpredictable. ]]> 2019-01-18 11:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072708 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072858
B]]> 2019-01-18 11:58:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072858 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072900 under half a million speak English as their first language in India]]> 2019-01-18 11:58:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072900 Hi mitchell https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072950 2019-01-18 11:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322072950 There are 6 official languages spoken in the UN. The English form spoken is British English, with Oxford Spelling. https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322073006 2019-01-18 11:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322073006 The English language consists of various homonyms which make it difficult to learn https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322073049 2019-01-18 11:59:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322073049 There hasn’t been a decline in English, but a decline in its prominence, given the rise of Manderin. https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322073310 2019-01-18 12:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/india/wish/322073310