Attitude of undergraduate adivasi Students towards English language: A case study of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Abstract

“Attitudes” in the study of language, play a significant role in giving due recognition to a particular language. Positive or negative expression towards a language may reflect impressions on linguistics difficulty or simplicity, ease or difficulty of learning, degree of importance, elegance, social status etc. Attitude towards a language may also show how people feel about the speaker of that language. People may hold different attitudes towards their mother tongue and other language in contact. A language can only survive if people have a positive attitude to use it. Favorable attitude to language help the learners to learn that language and vice versa. English as a global language plays an important role in India and it is gaining more and more significance in all fields including business and administration. It has become an effective source of empowerment that pave the way for holistic development in one’s life. English is taught as a compulsory subject to all the first year students of Indira Gandhi National tribal university,