Reconsidering English Studies in Indian Higher Education

ISBN-13: 9781138794641 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 218 str.

Suman Gupta

Opis

This book examines the status of English Studies in India, aspirations pinned on the subject by students, teachers, policy-makers and society in general, and how these are addressed at the higher education level. It presents analytical background discussions of the history and policy environment, and offers open-ended, multi-faceted and multi-vocal accounts of particular aspects of contemporary Indian English Studies, including curriculum, pedagogy, research, employment, relation to Indian vernaculars and translation studies. Reconsidering English Studies in Indian Higher Education is an invaluable source for anyone interested in:

• The relevant histories and higher education policies
• Professional concerns, including employment, management, teaching and scholarly practices, and negotiations in terms of socio-cultural life
• Student attitudes, experiences and aspirations
• Management ethos and academic work in a comparative perspective, informed by the situation and debates in the United Kingdom and United States of America
• The context of global English Studies and globalization

The book will be of primary interest to academic readers such as students, teachers and researchers in English Studies in India, Britain and wherever the discipline is pursued at higher education level Suman Gupta is Professor and Chair in Literature and Cultural History at The Open University. Richard Allen is Professor Emeritus at the Department of English at The Open University. Subarno Chattarji is Associate Professor at the Department of English, University of Delhi. Supriya Chaudhuri is Professor Emeritus at the Department of English, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Spis treści

Part I: Background   1. Historicizing English Studies in India Suman Gupta  2. Higher Education Policy and English Studies in India Supriya Chaudhuri  Part II: Professional Concerns  3. The Profession of English Studies 1: Policy, Curriculum, Pedagogy, Scholarship, and the Market Suman Gupta and Richard Allen  4. The Profession of English Studies 2: Employment, Management, and the Multilingual Context Suman Gupta and Richard Allen  Part III: Students  5. From Country to Institution: Framing Statistics and a Student Survey Suman Gupta, Milena Katsarska, Donka Keskinova  6. Analysis of the Undergraduate Student Survey in Delhi Subarno Chattarji  Part IV: Comparative Perspectives 7. Management Ethos and Academic Work: The View on English Studies from the United Kingdom Richard Allen  8. English Studies in India and the United States Subarno Chattarji and Richard Allen  9. English Studies in India, Global English Studies and Globalization Suman Gupta