In the new education policy, Hindi has been made mandatory and political parties have accused Hindi of being imposed in Tamil Nadu. Let us now see what has been said about “languages” in the new education policy.
While explaining the features with which the new education policy has been developed, languages are also mentioned. It is stated that the new education policy has been developed on the basis of the ability of language in teaching and learning to promote multiple languages.
The new education policy states that state governments will be encouraged to develop open schools at the state level and to prepare textbooks in the state language.
It has been stated that all subjects should be taught to children in their mother tongue or the language spoken at home or the state language up to class 5 or class 8. (Next) After that, it has been stated that the mother tongue should be taught as a language subject.
It has been said that this practice should be followed in government and private schools. It has also been advised that all textbooks, including science, should be prepared in the mother tongue.
Studies have shown that children between the ages of two and eight have a greater ability to learn languages, and that learning multiple languages during this period increases their cognitive benefits.
It has been stated that while teaching multiple languages, emphasis should be given to teaching the mother tongue.
The new education policy proposes that the central and state governments will make efforts to create teachers across the country to teach the languages mentioned in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India, and that states may enter into agreements with each other to recruit teachers from another state to help them learn Indian languages.
The principle of three languages will continue to be promoted in a way that meets the needs of national unity, inter-state unity, the expectations of the people, and the country’s multilingual culture.
At the same time, the new education policy clearly states that while implementing the three languages, no language will be imposed on any state.
It has been stated that the state governments or the students themselves can decide which of the three languages to choose.
The new education policy also states that steps will be taken to prepare science and mathematics textbooks in both languages to enable students to think and speak in their mother tongue and English.
The new education policy states that in order to produce capable judges and lawyers in the future, state law colleges should conduct classes in the language of the state along with English.
It has been stated that classes should be conducted in the mother tongue in government educational institutions to encourage student enrollment in higher education.
The new education policy states that incentives will be provided to private higher educational institutions to conduct classes in the mother tongue.
Nowhere in the new education policy where it is mentioned about languages, it is mentioned that teaching Hindi to students will be made mandatory or imposed.
What does the new education policy say? My Bharat Guru
