Teaching English to Young Learners in Multilingual, Multicultural, Heterogeneous- Economic Background in Sikkim: Study of Current Practices and Beliefs, and Innovation
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In the paradigm of multilinguality it is eminently possible to organize methods, materials, teacher training and classroom transaction in a way that the languages of children are not ignored and English still gets acquired, with levels of proficiency not commonly witnessed hitherto among children (Agnihotri, 2010 Multilinguality and the Teaching of English in India). This paper attempts to study the current practices in teaching and learning English language in Sikkim chiefly among young learners’ and establishing scope for further detailed research in the field suggesting innovation in practices in demographic area of Sikkim considering the vast linguistic and cultural diversity of the land. Thus, establishing the need of ‘Multilingual Education in Sikkim.’
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