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SHANTILAL SHAH GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, BHAVNAGARPostal Address : New Sidsar Campus Post : Vartej, Sidsar, Bhavnagar-364060, Gujarat, IndiaContact : 0278-2445509,2445767 Fax : 0278-2445509Website: http://www.ssgec.ac.in/
( INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL DEPARTMENT )
ROLE OF ENGLISH IN THE 21ST CENTURY
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Roll no.
Enrollment no.
Name
3017 140430117019 JITIN J PILLAI
3018 140430117020 JOSHI MEETKUMAR DHARMENDRABHAI
3010 140430117012 DODIYA PARTH KISHORBHAI
CONTRIBUTOR PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATIONB.E. Sem 2 (I.C.)Batch 1
Guided by:Prof. T.J. PatelProf. D.B. RanganiProf. D.N. Vaishnav
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“English language is the greatest gift of Goddess Saraswati to India.”
~C. Rajgopalachari
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English
• Link Language
• Language of Science and Technology
• Language of Trade, Industry and Administration
• International language
• A Window to the World Knowledge
• A Foreign Language already known to Indians
• A Rich and Beautiful Language
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Link Language
• English is given a status as an official language in the Constitution of India.
• In Southern India, English is preferred as a linking language, as Hindi is commonly spoken in northern India.
• In India it's slowly becoming the language of communication for the classes and the masses in various corporate offices, MNCs, colleges, schools etc.
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Language of Science and Technology
“English is the key to the store-house of knowledge not yet available in the Indian Languages and as a window to the rapid progress of technology
and scientific knowledge that is constantly taking place in the world.”
The Official Language Commission
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Language of Trade, Industry and Administration
• Foreign Trade, Industry• Foreign Exchange• All India Competitive Examinations
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International Language
• First Language – UK, USA, Canada, Australia• Second Language – India, Russia, France, Pakistan• International Understanding• Closer Contact
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“ English is a language of international commerce, it is the language of diplomacy
and it contains many a rich treasure; it gives us an introduction to western thought and
culture. “
~M. K. Gandhi
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• The gateway to the Thoughts and Culture
• “Anyone who can read English can keep in touch with the whole world without leaving his own house.”
~F. G. French
A Window to the World
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“It is a language which is rich in language- literature- humanistic, scientific and technical. If under
sentimental urges we give up English, we would cut ourselves off from the living stream of ever- growing
knowledge. “
~Radhakrishna University Education Commission
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Already known to Indians
“We know it a good deal and we have people who can teach it. “
~Jawaharlal Nehru
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A Rich and Beautiful Language
• Rich Vocabulary• Open – mindedness• Democratization of knowledge• Now, it’s Englishes !
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References
• www.open.edu/.../english.../english-the-world-today/content-
section-0
• http://www.thetutorpages.com/tutor-article/english-as-a-foreign-
language-efl/the-importance-of-english-in-the-world-today/5750
• http://www.studymode.com/subjects/importance-of-english-in-
todays-world-page1.html
• http://www.esoe.co.uk/blog/4-reasons-why-learning-english-is-so-
important/
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