Abstract
In India and the other countries of the global south, a non-native variety of English Language has been serving the interest of the socio-cultural needs. Such a variety suits to the interest of the young learners since they have already mastered the tools of communication from outside the class room. Even the seasoned writers and columnists have developed a tendency to experiment further and develop suitable material for language teaching which was previously dependent on prescriptive grammar and lexical structures. This calls for an investigation into the nature of a shift within the very core of this language in India. This Paper tries to draw a graph on the course of this shift by examining data collected from mass media and situate this fresh use of language at a democratic space unlike the monolith of language as practiced in past. The news entries are trendy and user friendly, contain morphological and syntactic novelty that provides suitable methods to support pedagogy. It is fascinating to see how such data holds a promise of huge curricular implications providing a pragmatic road map for the teaching of theory, literature, and English language in India rather than development of mere skills as done in past.
Highlights
The English language as an unavoidable medium of instruction has resulted in an adequate exposure to the English language
English print and electronic media have plenty of material which is more suitable for classroom teaching of English than that of the mechanical procedures prescribed in the grammar books as it serves as the familiar context for the Indian learners of English
Different language commissions in India have emphasized on the nature of English language in the country to serve our faculty of comprehension, understanding specialized knowledge in any field, looking for wide exposure by making it a library language, bringing the provincial knowledge to a common platform of communication and so on (Parhi, 2008)
Summary
The English language as an unavoidable medium of instruction has resulted in an adequate exposure to the English language. English in globalised India cannot afford to remain elitist and strictly academic It is very much an available, familiar medium for us; with all local coinage, new words borrowed from specific cultures and social ceremonies to make it appear user friendly. Later on, such words and structures which a person is frequently watching, listening or using need to be the data for analysis Many such usages like the English poetic usage, rhyme, rhetorical and figurative use, commands, imperative/polite approach, address etc. The English language has gained a democratic space by editors, feature writers and advertisement copy writers with a shift of power to use it the way they find it suitable in order to cater to the readers, entrepreneurs, corporate houses or other professionals. Both the pictures above (Figure 3 (a & b) are sexually suggestive
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