University of Hyderabad
Centre for English Language Studies
International Conference on the Historiography of English Education in
India
9-10 February 2016
Coordinator: PingaliSailaja
This conference aims to bring together
scholars who are working in the area of the historiography of English language
education in India. Although the primary focus will be on English in India,
papers on other related aspects are also welcome as indicated below.
The history of English in India begins as
early as the 17th Century almost immediately after the
first British traders came to the country. English was used by interpreters
initially and then gradually spread to others. Formal English education began
in early 18th Century. The language spread in India
through educational policy and missionary activity. Importantly, the British
were not the only Europeans in India who encouraged and imparted education.
There were other, earlier European endeavours, particularly by the Portuguese.
The British continued the process and their efforts were modelled on and
departed from previous efforts.
Several complex and contradictory factors
impacted the establishment and spread of English education in India—historical,
political, social, religious, literary, educational and so on. In different
ways, these factors continue to impact English education into present times.
There are several attempts to trace the events and record the spread of English
in India, yet the works are uncoordinated and tend to have narrow foci. There
is much that still needs to be researched and brought to light. There is a need
to consolidate the different findings and approaches to the field. In this
conference, scholars will share their findings and research work in progress.
Papers that have a narrow focus, such as a small region or a relevant work, are
welcome along with ones that have a broad sweep for presentation at the
conference. Since India in earlier times encompassed present-day Pakistan and
Bangladesh, papers with regional focus on those countries (until 1947) are also
welcome. Two other areas that the conference is interested in are: the
influence of or divergences from other European education systems in India (for
example, Portuguese and French), and methodological issues in conducting research
in historiography work of this kind.
The areas in
which presentations are invited are:
·
History of
ELT in India
·
Representation
of the historicity of English education in different types of texts
·
Historiography
of English language teaching and testing approaches
·
Methodological
aspects of historiographic research
·
Other
European languages in India and their educational policies and practices
·
Any other
area related to the overall theme of the conference.
Abstracts of 250 words are invited on the
above theme. They will be blind reviewed.
Last date to receive abstracts: 31
October 2015
Notification of acceptance: 30 November
2015
PingaliSailaja
Professor
Centre for English
Language Studies
School of Humanities
University of Hyderabad
Dr. C. R. Rao Road
GachiBowli
Hyderabad 500 046.
India.
Phone: 91-40-23133419
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