A Need for Attention – In Making Ardent Learners with Interactional Skill

Abstract

Language is at the centre of human life . One of the most important ways of expressing our feeling such as our love or our hatred for people is language. Our goals and careers are achieved only through the effective use of the language. Vivian Cook says " it is a source of artistic satisfaction or simple pleasure. we exchange ideas and experiences through language; we identify ourselves with people who speak the same language"(1). Language is to speak and interact. The very purpose of learning a second language is to share our views and ideas to others in the socio cultural setting to which we are accustomed. In the modern world, more people learn English as their second language. "English has become an international commodity like oil and microchip and more than a quarter of the world's people use English; the world has become a global village. English has become for mobility and social and economic success in the world today" says N.Krishnaswamy in his book English Teaching in India. The importance of communication skill in English, in the globalized world is realized well by all, even the learners who are from rural background. People around the world speak more than one language for example, in Philippines; people speak Pilipino, their national language, one of the vernaculars and English or Spanish. In countries like Netherland and Israel, most children require to learn one foreign language in their course of study. In this context, India, a multilingual nation requires a second language which is common to all. English has a special place in almost all Indians' life as it has historical associations and has made an impact on cultural life. Therefore, it may not be treated as a foreign language but it could be considered as a second language. Even psycholinguistics studies suggest that people who speak more than one language are more skilful than monolinguals. English is the language of Science and widely accepted language. So learning the language English has become inevitable.