Hey there, folks! Big news coming out of Maharashtra – students in Std XI and XII won’t have to study English anymore! That’s right, starting from the next academic year, they’ll have the option to choose two languages, one Indian and one from a selection of Indian and foreign languages.
The State Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT) dropped this bombshell in the State Curriculum Framework (SCF), shaking up the traditional notion of English being compulsory from Stds I to XII.
But wait, there’s more! The draft for school education in Maharashtra, released by SCERT, is now open for suggestions from all stakeholders. Kamaladevi Awate, the head honcho of SCF at SCERT, is all about celebrating India’s multilingual heritage, which is front and center in this new state curriculum framework.
According to Awate, students are being encouraged to dive into two Indian languages and one foreign language until they hit 15. Plus, all students up to Std XII are being nudged towards getting educated in Marathi. The language of instruction in schools will be the student’s first language, making it all the more familiar.
The SCF is all about hands-on learning and teaching methods to boost those communication, discussion, and writing skills in languages. They want students to soak up all sorts of literary genres, from ancient to modern, through reading, speaking, and writing.
Awate is all about that three-language goal, pushing for students to get their hands dirty in Sanskrit too. She believes that being multilingual does wonders for communication, culture, and cognitive abilities.
But hold up – an education expert working with the state government’s academic department pointed out a little snag. The framework doesn’t draw a line between languages and dialects. While dialects have their own oral flair, they lack written resources, making it a bit of a puzzle to develop written material in dialects.
Well, there you have it, folks. Maharashtra is shaking things up in the classroom, giving students the chance to explore a whole new world of languages. Stay tuned for more updates on this educational revolution!
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