Causes of Mass Failure in English Language in Some Schools

Colonialism brings drastic changes in the Political, Economical and Social conditions of the colonized countries. It also sows the seed of English education among the colonies which attempts to transform the indigenous people into ‘human’. The emergence of English language education and colonial rule dominates the native tongue in various spheres and in due course surpasses it. Initially, the purpose of English education is to assimilate indigenous people into the dominant mainstream English speaking society and its culture. Indirectly, the aim is to lose their Native culture and language. Besides, those attempts, later in the twentieth century English language revitalizes the strength of Native people to voice out their experiences, to register their oral tradition, folklore and history which are accessible globally now. Moreover new strategies have been evolved to improve the foreign tongue (English) as a second language like TPR-S. Such techniques not only help them to master over the language English and

According to The National Policy of Education based on recommendations made by Kothari commission “ the energic development of the indian languages and literature is sine qua non for the eduactional and cultural development. Unless it is done, the creative energies of the people will not be released ,standard of education will not improve,knowledge will not spread to the people ,the gap between the intelligentsia will remain , if not widen further.” (p-39).

To promote the loyalty of their newly won Indian subjects, the British crown passed the English Education Act of 1835, the act required that all education paid by British funds to be taught in English. The act also took measures to promote the English as the language of higher education, especially in the realms of administration and law. Even if this act was started before the Victorian era, it was supported by the children of Victoria. For example in 1844 by the approval of the crown, English became the official language of India and to work for public employment mastery of the language was required. By forcing the children of India to learn English over their natural tongues, England was subverting Indian culture with their own. After all, language is the heart of a culture and everything involved in a culture is based on verbiage and literature, written or oral. Therefore the best way to change a culture of a people is to change their language and literature. Even in 21st century, English remains one of the most used language on the Indian subcontinent. Seeing the

The first reason of students cannot finish their college because they are not doing well in their classes.

An abundant amount of students in the classroom struggle when it comes testing or large assignments as a result of worrisome of the large grades or the pressure of impressing the state and administrators. The government is striving to educate the students, but yet the lack of motivation is causing these students to have anxiety of failing. According to

English plays a big role in managing Malaysian’s everyday life. Students in Malaysia might face difficulty in learning English as it is not the first language among them. Marlyna, Tan and Khazriyati’s (2007) study on interference effect of Bahasa Malaysia in the acquisition of English literacy among Form One students discovered that most of the students have difficulty in using the correct English grammar, and made mistakes in the usage of articles and subject-verb agreement. In addition, the problems in speaking, listening, or even to interact with their teacher are also the commons problem faced by the

Language is an indispensable tool for communication. This is universally known fact. English has become a global language in the era of globalization. It is a linkage and is used vastly in all Indian and foreign libraries. The aim of teaching English in the secondary schools is to promote its pupils with sufficient knowledge of English and to aid them in their future studies and build confidence to find a suitable job. If we come to the present context, English is the language that is found in all corners of India. Now it is the language of the global trade.

The growth and domination the English Language has seen globally is not only unprecedented, but comes as no surprise; "The spread of the English language and its culture over the world is a major event in human history"(Algeo, 2005, pp.6). As the Lingua Franca of the developing world and a third of the world’s population speaking English (Crystal, 2006), its importance, appeal and prestige cannot be undermined. Maybe it is because of its "richness and variety" (Gooden, 2001), inherited and adopted after colonialism (Algeo, 2005) or simple, a tool for international development (Erlin and Seargeant, 2013).

Learning of English and communication skills in high school and colleges has helped in developing positive attitude towards English and thus boost learning process. Students at all levels not only take the initiative to study the language, but also practice it often. Teachers inspire and guide learners to advance their level of proficiency in English. There are various perspectives which this goal is achieved. First, the student’s attitude is determined because it enables the assessment of the effectiveness of the method used for teaching students about the English language (The National Commission

No doubt that more and more people want to be a part of this international community by using English as a global language, language that can help people from different countries to understand each other. Therefore, English also affects educational system and educational policies around the world and its role is growing very fast in higher

When students learn the language they have to improve it with good grammar and rich vocabulary. It is assumed this is not the final purpose. The learner has to be able to use language but also he has to possess other skills and abilities which he will need. Sometimes learners are good at listening and speaking and we cannot say for them that they are good at English. It also happens that some learners do better in reading and writing than in listening and speaking,

Secondly, English has complicated grammar, difficult pronunciation, lots of vocabulary (item 1) was actually another causes leading to students’ demotivation (77.5%). The results showed that a large number of students were demotivated by the complexity of English language. Data obtained from the interviews also revealed that although the interviewees liked learning English because it was a very useful language in this modern society, five of them (83.3%) admitted that it was a difficult language to master. The main reasons presented by the students were that

First it is important to note that contrary to popular belief lack of literacy is not the fault of the student. It is common for children who have difficulty reading and writing to be seen as lazy, or lacking a proper work ethic. However the responsibility remains on their teachers, and the education program that a school has in place surrounding English. In low performing school districts these standards are lowered, and many times teachers lower the standards for themselves as a result. Due to this lack of motivation and the declining proficiency of students in the United States, literacy rates have been dropping drastically. this set of statistics is shocking

He regards English as a language of Imperialism, a language of Class-interests, a language of Monopolizing Power and a language of Subversion. Finally, he gives some suggestions, he thinks that teachers need to recognize the potential benefits and dangers of English in teaching and learners should critically select and screen the messages they receive through English.

A continuous down trend in the quality of education and academic achievement of the students in all levels, especially the secondary school students has been keenly observed in recent years. Many studies showed