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Reintroduction of English as Medium of Instruction in Sri Lanka: With Special Reference to Jaffna

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  • Karunakaran Thirunavukkarsu

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English is now introduced in grade 6 once the children finish their primary education in vernacular. The main aspect of the way in which English is used as medium of instruction is that in government schools some subjects are taught in English while some other subjects are taught in Tamil. This helps the students be balanced bilinguals because they constantly learn their first language while acquiring mastery in L2. Eventually, it is assumed that this will facilitate the additive bilingualism and children would be balanced bilinguals. This paper tried to appraise the potential success of one decade –long English medium program and also see the different perspectives of the stakeholders involved in the English medium education. This study captured the views of parents, teachers and children: English medium and vernacular children.

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  • Karunakaran Thirunavukkarsu, 2012. "Reintroduction of English as Medium of Instruction in Sri Lanka: With Special Reference to Jaffna," International Journal of English Language and Literature Studies, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 1(1), pages 1-8.
    • Handle: RePEc:asi:ijells:v:1:y:2012:i:1:p:1-8:id:700
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    English medium; Vernacular medium;

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