Reconsidering English Studies in Indian Higher Education.
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- 9781317638179
- 420.71/054
- PE68.I4 -- .R436 2015eb
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Authors' preface -- PART I Background -- 1 Historicizing English Studies in India -- 2 Higher education policy and English Studies in India -- PART II Professional concerns -- 3 The profession of English Studies 1: policy, pedagogy, scholarship, and the market -- 4 The profession of English Studies 2: employment, management, and the multilingual context -- PART III Students -- 5 From country to institution: framing statistics and a student survey -- 6 Analysis of the undergraduate survey in Delhi -- PART IV Comparative perspectives -- 7 Management ethos and academic work: the view on English Studies from the United Kingdom -- 8 Debates in English Studies in the United States and India -- 9 English Studies in India, global English Studies and globalization -- Appendix: Table presentation of survey questionnaire results -- Index.
This book examines the status of English Studies in India, aspirations pinned on the subject by students, teachers and society in general, and how these are addressed at the higher education level.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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