Tuesday, May 1, 2018
India Offers English Stepping Stone to East Asian Students
India, not only rich of its culture and tradition, but it is also well
known with its English education. This what brings some students from East
Asia—Korea, Vietnam, Japan, etc.—to learn English there. Compared to developed
countries that have sort of English program for non-native speaker of English
such as UK, Australia, Canada, and the US, India’s English program is promising
in certain aspects. First and foremost is its reasonable price, learning
English in western setting can cost doubled than in India. Second, some English
institutes in English speaking countries do not offer English for Second
Language (ESL) learners; even the English language teaching is not intensive
enough. Even though students feel difficult to live in India: it might be hot,
dusty, and dirty, during the study, India is still seen as an emerging economic
powerhouse. Furthermore, the students’ aim learning English in India is as a
stepping-stone before their study enrolment and job application in countries
like UK and the U.S. Another important course to note is teachers treatment,
they are care to students just like their own mothers, this makes students
comfortable studying in India. After all, although noted with its strong
accent, India has successfully provided a promising future for the East Asian
students: mastering English.
Full page can be accessed here: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/dec/06/india-international-schools