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AY 2007-2008 Projects - South AsiaCountry India Project Description The Ahmedabad Management Association is approved by the government of Gujarat as an institution for management training, and is a recognized scientific and research organization. AMA is currently hosting an EL Fellow and sharing his expertise with other teachers, training colleges/institutes and non-governmental organizations. The people of Gujarat are well-known for their entrepreneurship, but language has become a major impediment to the state’s overall socioeconomic development. As in other states, Gujarat follows a three-tier language policy: Gujarati is the first language, and English is either the second or third language, depending on the school. There are English-medium schools for the elite, but the majority of the population send their children to schools that emphasis on the proper teaching and learning of English speaking and comprehension. English is often taught by teachers who themselves learned English as a second or third language, and most English instruction is delivered in another language. Even in English-medium schools, teachers’ comprehension and pronunciation are often deficient. This creates a vicious circle in which students from vernacular schools are trained as English teachers, even though their own English language skills may be lacking.[Click here to view full description]
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