Where East Looks West : : Success in English in Goa and the Konkan Coast / / Dennis Kurzon.

The aim of the book is to explain the constant success in the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) of speakers of the Indian language, Konkani, who live in Goa and to the south of Goa. The evidence seems to point, although inconclusively, to historical and sociolinguistic factors, some of w...

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: Macro-linguistic Environment -- Chapter 1. A Sociolinguistic Look at India -- Chapter 2: The Status of Konkani -- Chapter 3. The Konkani–Marathi Controversy – the 2000–01 Version -- Chapter 4. English in Goa -- Chapter 5. Caste and Migration as Social Phenomena in Goa -- Part 2. Field Study and Analysis -- Chapter 6. Language Acquisition -- Chapter 7. Testing the Students -- Chapter 8. Results from Questionnaire -- Chapter 9. English in India -- Chapter 10. Multilingualism -- Chapter 11. Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index
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The aim of the book is to explain the constant success in the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) of speakers of the Indian language, Konkani, who live in Goa and to the south of Goa. The evidence seems to point, although inconclusively, to historical and sociolinguistic factors, some of which pertain to India as a whole, while others are unique to the Konkani-speaking regions.
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English language Study and teaching Konkani speakers.
English language Study and teaching India Goa (State).
Konkani language India Goa (State).
Language and culture India Goa (State).
Language and culture Indian Goa (State).
Test of English as a Foreign Language.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics. bisacsh
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Where East Looks West : Success in English in Goa and the Konkan Coast /
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Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction --
Part 1: Macro-linguistic Environment --
Chapter 1. A Sociolinguistic Look at India --
Chapter 2: The Status of Konkani --
Chapter 3. The Konkani–Marathi Controversy – the 2000–01 Version --
Chapter 4. English in Goa --
Chapter 5. Caste and Migration as Social Phenomena in Goa --
Part 2. Field Study and Analysis --
Chapter 6. Language Acquisition --
Chapter 7. Testing the Students --
Chapter 8. Results from Questionnaire --
Chapter 9. English in India --
Chapter 10. Multilingualism --
Chapter 11. Conclusion --
Appendix --
References --
Index
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title_alt Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction --
Part 1: Macro-linguistic Environment --
Chapter 1. A Sociolinguistic Look at India --
Chapter 2: The Status of Konkani --
Chapter 3. The Konkani–Marathi Controversy – the 2000–01 Version --
Chapter 4. English in Goa --
Chapter 5. Caste and Migration as Social Phenomena in Goa --
Part 2. Field Study and Analysis --
Chapter 6. Language Acquisition --
Chapter 7. Testing the Students --
Chapter 8. Results from Questionnaire --
Chapter 9. English in India --
Chapter 10. Multilingualism --
Chapter 11. Conclusion --
Appendix --
References --
Index
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contents Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction --
Part 1: Macro-linguistic Environment --
Chapter 1. A Sociolinguistic Look at India --
Chapter 2: The Status of Konkani --
Chapter 3. The Konkani–Marathi Controversy – the 2000–01 Version --
Chapter 4. English in Goa --
Chapter 5. Caste and Migration as Social Phenomena in Goa --
Part 2. Field Study and Analysis --
Chapter 6. Language Acquisition --
Chapter 7. Testing the Students --
Chapter 8. Results from Questionnaire --
Chapter 9. English in India --
Chapter 10. Multilingualism --
Chapter 11. Conclusion --
Appendix --
References --
Index
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