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

Author(s)

• Kurzon, Dennis

Bibliographic Information

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

Dennis Kurzon

（Multilingual matters / series editor, Derrick Sharp, 125）

Multilingual Matters, c2004

• : pbk
• : hbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 151-154

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The aim of the book is 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. The evidence seems to point, although inconclusively, to historical and sociolinguistic factors, some of which pertain to India as a whole, while others are unique to the Konkani-speaking regions.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1 Macro-linguistic Environment 1 A Sociolinguistic Look at India 2 The Status of Konkani 3 The Konkani-Marathi Controversy - the 2000-01 Version 4 English in Goa 5 Caste and Migration as Social Phenomena in Goa Part 2 Field Study and Analysis 6 Language Acquisition 7 Testing the Students 8 Results from Questionnaire 9 English in India 10 Multilingualism 11 Conclusion Appendix: Goa, Daman and Diu Official Language Act 1987 References Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA67020052
• ISBN:
  • 1853596736
  • 1853596744
• LCCN: 2003008662
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Clevedon
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 158 p.
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PE1068.I4
  • DC21 : 428/.0071/054799
  • NDC9 : 830.7
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Study and teaching -- India -- Goa (State)
  • LCSH : English language -- Study and teaching -- Konkani speakers
  • LCSH : Language and culture -- Indian -- Goa (State)
  • LCSH : Konkani language -- India -- Goa (State)
  • LCSH : Test of English as a Foreign Language
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0388721X