IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

AND LITERATURE
English is spoken by around 360 million people around the world and
taught in over 118 countries, making it an incredibly useful language
to learn. English allows us to communicate effectively with people
from all over the world , making travelling and exploring easier.
English is also the language of science, mathematics, technology,
tourism and countless other fields. Each of the industries either
private or public use English as it’s common language to help
professionals communicate and conduct meetings.

English is also referred as the storehouse of scientific knowledge and

have a broad way spectrum across the world. Investing in a quality
English language course will enhance your employment as well as
personality prospects significantly.
 IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN INDIA

India is a land of diverse cultures and languages. Despite Hindi being the most common language, spoken by around 40℅ of the
population, regions such as the South and the East have their own local languages and Hindi is not commonly spoken there. In
these parts of the country, English is the language used to communicate with Indians and other regions. English is the second most
common language spoken in India.
India is the world’s second largest English speaking country with more than 12% Indians speaking this language. On this level,
English can serve as a common ground of linkage for Indians and rest of the world. India is on track to become one of the greatest
global powers and will continue to play an important part in the growth of individuals within the society. Knowing this language
opens up opportunities for Indians with multinational companies or when it comes to pursue a career abroad.
For India, to fulfill its role as a global superpower, it’s people must have access to up-to-date information across the different
branches of science. Advances in innovation, therefore, depend directly on the population’s ability to understand the language.
With the wide penetration of the Internet and the increased ease to access scientific and academic material online, knowledge of
English becomes even more beneficial. The Internet also increases the potential for connectivt between Indians, allowing for a
medium of communication to share ideas and debate social, political and economic issues that are prevalent in the country. Since
every state has a
languagege of its own, English find its way as a common language to discuss and find solutions to national problems and to
find a common ground within the differences. The language further contribute towards introducing students to an
international perspective further enhancing their understanding of world problems allowing them to apply this learnings
to the national landscape. In this way, English serves as an important means of national integration.
The Indian Education System is seeing a change in the way skills are being imparted. Today the focus has shifted from a
competitive mindset to understanding the employability skills required to create capable next generation entrepreneurs.
The English language is acting as a tool to bridge the gap between the industry and academia as it is seen as an important
element in reaching diverse work environments. Globalization further strengthens this link and is signaling towards
finding better job opportunities and employment.

The English language works in a variety of ways, thereby

contributing to the holistic development of solutions related to
education, self-esteem, nnnn employment and bringing
communities closer.
 BROAD SPECTRUM OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

1. It’s one of the most commonly spoken languags in the world.

• After Chinese and Spanish, English is the third most commonly spoken language, with over 300 million
speakers.

• 20% of the population can read, speak, or understand at least some English.
• It’s also the most widely learned second language.
• It’s the official language of the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and is generally spoken
and understood in parts of the Caribbean, Africa and South Asia.

2. It improves your job prospects.

• As the language of science, aviation, hospitality, technology and tourism knowing even a little bit of English
can help you get a job at global level.

• It can also open doors for internship and career paths you may have not considered before .
3. It’s the language of the Internet.
• Maximum internet content is English. Knowing the language can help us to access this information.
• Though translation tools help, they don’t accommodate the sheer quantity of English content.
• Access to English means greater access to the internet – and that means greater access to the world.
4. It’s the language of science.
• English us the key if you want to learn, read or write in the world of science.
• Pharmacists, engineers and doctors typically take their coursework in English, regardless of where they are studying.
5. It allows you to study language and culture.
• Language and culture are predominantly linked – and a background in English will immerse you in both. You’ll have a
better sense of people who live predominantly in English speaking countries.
• You’ll learn nuance, tone, body language, facial expressions and intent by having an idea of how English works.
• As with any language, insight into a culture allows you to communicate more effectively and more naturally with the
people in it.
6. You’ll never get bored.
• English language and literature as well is so diverse that it provides you with many things to read and learn and open
an entire world of perspectives.

• Gives you a wider view of studying.

 LITERATURE LEARNING

Literature learning helps to create context and shorten the gap between time and
space. Since English in not our mother tongue, the biggest obstacle in learning is that
there is no beneficial language environment. In addition to communicate with native
speakers of English, the simplest and most effective way is to read foreign literature.
Literature itself is the combination of language and culture. Literature is the most
vivid and the easiest material to understand a nation’s temperament, social relations,
cultural characteristics, customs and psychological states. When reading a literary
work, the learner seems to enter the world which is created by the author based on
real life and to feel the use of different languages in different situations. Learning is
not only the words or grammar but it is more about immersing in the target language
and literature to learn and master English.
 ROLE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND
LITERATURE

• The Introduction of Literature can stimulate English Learning Interests. The rich and varied vocabulary, expression and
wonderful chapters in literary works present the exquisite and charm for learners, which is more attractive than the illustrative or
expositive language materials and can stimulate the intrinsic motivation of learning. At the same time, literary works relfect the
vast world and complex people, can mobilize learners to participate and think, so that their learning States will be changed from
passive to active. Through the study and accumulation of literary works and the improvement of literary literacy, personal
language ability will also be strengthened.

• Literary Works can provide rich and vivid language materials. Literary works contain inexhaustible language materials. On the
other hand, it uses language to create artistic image, be free from time and space constraints and can always reflect the endless
social life and the world’s face. It can directly depict the complex the subtle hearts of the characters truly. The literary work library
is the language library where there are amazing language materials which can be drawn. Therefore, on the basis of the original
Chinese literary literacy, to contact, understand and absorb a large number number of English language materials is helpful to
consolidate and deepen the basic knowledge of language and to learn the vivid language and authentic expression method. The
rich and emotional literature provides the specific context of the vocabulary and helps the learn to understand.
 CONCLUSION

English language and literature education shall enhance the language skills of
students. First of all, guide students to carry out a large number of reading practice
to improve students’ sense of language. In the process of English language and
literature teaching, each teacher emphasizes the importance of language sense, but
language training requires a lot of reading practice, which means students need to
read and accumulate. Therefore, to develop the good language skills, teachers need
to be able to guide students to read a lot, from a quantitative to qualitative change,
so as to enhance students‘ language skills. Secondly, to clear the learning objectives
of English literature so as to guide students to consciously learn to improve
language skills.