Where East looks West : success in English in Goa and on the Konkan Coast /

The aim of this text to explain the constant success in the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) of speakers of the Indian language, Konkani, who live in Goa and to the south of Goa.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kurzon, Dennis
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Clevedon [England] ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, ©2004.
Series:Multilingual Matters S.
Subjects:
TOEFL
English language > Study and teaching > India > Goa (State)
English language > Study and teaching > Konkani speakers.
Language and culture > Indian > Goa (State)
Konkani language > India > Goa (State)
Test of English as a Foreign Language.
Language and culture > India > Goa (State)
Anglais (Langue) > Étude et enseignement > Inde > Goa (État)
Langage et culture > Inde > Goa (État)
Kōnkānī (Langue) > Inde > Goa (État)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
English language > Study and teaching > Konkani speakers
English language > Study and teaching
Konkani language
Language and culture
Test of English as a Foreign Language
Englischunterricht
Soziolinguistik
Engels.
Onderwijs.
Studieresultaten.
Konkani.
TOEFL.
India > Goa (State)
Indien
Goa
Englisch.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Macro-linguistic Environment
  • A Sociolinguistic Look at India
  • The Status of Konkani
  • The Konkani-Marathi Controversy, the 2000-01 Version
  • English in Goa
  • Caste and Migration as Social Phenomena in Goa
  • Field Study and Analysis
  • Language Acquisition
  • Testing the Students
  • Results from Questionnaire
  • English in India
  • Multilingualism
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Goa, Daman and Diu Official Language Act 1987.

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