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English in Gujarat After the 60's
1.1.2 After the 60’s
Thus in the 60’s English was taught in classes VIII, IX and X. In the 80’s again English is introduced as an optional subject in classes V,
VI and VII. English is to be taught as an optional third language from class V to VII, under the revised policy implemented from June
1982. English is taught as a compulsory subject in classes VIII and IX and again it becomes an optional subject in class X. Further,
(according to the teachers, interviewed) there is a system of ‘conditional promotion’ by which a learner who gets 20% or less in
English in Class IX, is promoted to Class X, on the condition that he would not opt for English in Class X. This
makes the learners less interested in the subject. In many schools learners who have been learning English from class V and who begin
English in class VIII are put together in the same class which makes it difficult for teachers to teach according to the needs of the
learners.
A report prepared by Gujarat State Board of School Text books, ‘Seminar Discussions on Curriculum programming in English’
(1983) states the objectives of teaching English from Classes V to XII (See Appendix 2). The objectives of teaching written English are
stated under two heads, competence specifications and content specifications.
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