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Why English subject books carry lessons with examples of Western names ? |
Posted Date: 22 Sep 2012 Posted By:: K Mohan  Member Level: Platinum Member Rank: 4 Points: 5
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Why English subject books carry lessons with examples of Western names ? I was chanced upon listening to my daughter who was studying in 8th class and was reading English lesson and asked me to test her remembering ability. I was stunned to note that all the names that were used in the lessons were from Western countries. Some names like Achylles, Rosalind, Orlando and so on. Our children are habituated to Indian names and feel home to read Indian names. Why the Union Education Minister who wants to bring reforms is not thinking replacing other Countries names with that of Indians ? Any comment.?
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#355229 Author:  Sun Member Level: Diamond Member Rank: 18 Date: 22/Sep/2012 Rating:  Points: 5 |
Mohan,
What is wrong in using English names in the text books in subjects relating to foreign countries. It won't look good if Indian names are used in a topic written about foreigners. For eg; If we need to teach our children about the terrorist leader Osama bin laden, can we write something else to replace his name as Mohana Krishnan, or if we want to write an article regarding Russia and talk about Guruchev who was president of Russian can we replace it as Gurucharan. Infact, such names helps our children to know the English names and pronounce it properly. We all want our children to go to foreign countries for education. At that time they may find it difficult to pronounce the names of their good English friends. Your post is irrelevant.
Your statement "My daughter who was studying in 8th class and was reading English lesson " is a wrong sentence. Please have it corrected as "My daughter who is studying in 8th class was reading English lesson" In this sentence "Was" and "is" makes lot of difference to the readers. We should teach our children hard and tough English, to be very good in their English. So, let them learn the tough English names.
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#355261 Author:  Aditya Das Member Level: Diamond Member Rank: 31 Date: 22/Sep/2012 Rating: Points: 2 |
The main reason is that English is English. English is not born in India. It is imported to India. Although Indian names won't be that inappropriate, but English names to English language seems good and sounds good too.
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#355373 Author:  NITIN YADAV Member Level: Gold Member Rank: 105 Date: 23/Sep/2012 Rating: Points: 2 |
English subject books have western names because most of them were written by english writers like rudyard kipling (jungle book),Robert frost(road not taken) etc.And most of them are taken from some english books.
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#355383 Author:  Ashok kumar Bag Member Level: Silver Member Rank: 1204 Date: 23/Sep/2012 Rating: Points: 1 |
As English is a foreign language . Thus , foreign names are used in English .
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#355385 Author:  Sudhan Member Level: Diamond Member Rank: 129 Date: 23/Sep/2012 Rating: Points: 4 |
Hello Friends,
I would say that English is one of the subject that has emerged from the westernization culture. Though English is a foreign language it is the language that is given more importance in almost all the countries in the world. It contains English names as the scripts are written in those names only. There are lots of stories written by the foreign authors and it is only those scripts that are given in our text books. It is absolutely wrong to change the character name or author of a story which is already published or copyrighted. The copyrighted stories cannot be used by any other books and this is applicable to us too. Hence it is this reason that the names belong to western nations.
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#355414 Author:  Jeets Member Level: Gold Member Rank: 208 Date: 23/Sep/2012 Rating: Points: 3 |
Yes, English is a foreign language and having English name in it is not wrong. Sometime in the lesson book the weather, the situation, the circumstances are not really Indian way and if we add Indian name in such situation it will sure look odd. Like if the lesson book carries England story or situation the Indian name will not match. And mostly the English books are written by foreigners so naturally they will put English name.
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| #355416 Author: K Mohan Member Level: Platinum Member Rank: 4 Date: 23/Sep/2012 Rating: Points: 1 |
I think members have not got my point right. Why our children are forced with other names in the text books rather than Indian names.
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| #355479 Author: Sun Member Level: Diamond Member Rank: 18 Date: 23/Sep/2012 Rating: Points: 3 |
Mohan,
You did not get the members points properly. Why are you insisting only Indian names which are known by the birth itself. Why don't you permit our children to learn the difficult foreign names to develop good friendship with the foreigners. When you can learn,speak,read and write good English, Why are you denying your children to learn good English. Are you selfish?
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| #355496 Author: K Mohan Member Level: Platinum Member Rank: 4 Date: 23/Sep/2012 Rating: Points: 1 |
Sun what is the necessity of our children learning those unfamiliar names which is of no use or base to the subject being taught.
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| #355519 Author: Sun Member Level: Diamond Member Rank: 18 Date: 23/Sep/2012 Rating: Points: 2 |
Mohan,
Why are we asking our children to eat unfamiliar foreign eats like the Noodles,Bulgar, Pizza, hot dog etc when they are not supposed to be eaten as a good original Indian. If you can permit it why not the easy names of English to understand, spell and digest? Let our children eat only rice, parota,chapathi, idli,dosai and puri of Indian origin but also the foreign eats i mentioned. Do you stop it? Can you stop it?
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#355520 Author:  Sachin Rambhau Kukale  Member Level: Gold Member Rank: 157 Date: 23/Sep/2012 Rating: Points: 3 |
Mohan sir, these English names may have been included to give the English toning to these stories.
@Sun, it is really difficult for the students within age of 11 to 16 to get familiar with unknown names. Most of our student are learning in their mother tongue and that's why Mohan sir may have been influenced to raise this issue. I hope you will understand my point and Mohan Sir's view.
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