To discuss the role of multilingual societies in relation to

language acquisition and learning.

To know the significant relationship between mother

tongue and school language(s) in Indian context.

To highlight the tribal context and tribal languages in

Indian education system.

To discuss multilingual education and its practical issues,

challenges encountered in implementation and also

solutions adopted in teaching of language in Indian

classrooms.

About the Webinar

India is remarkably known for its linguistic and cultural

diversity. Numerous languages and dialects are spoken across

the country. Given this situation, the most important thing to a

child is acquiring communication skills in more than one

language and children can achieve this since acquisition for

them is very easy and effortless. The speed of learning is

influenced by many factors like innate abilities, environment,

motivation etc. In this contemporary world, learning many

languages can open doors to a wide personal, social and

economic opportunities. However, this webinar focuses on how

humans acquire or learn language(s) in multilingual

environment and provides a platform to discuss multilingualism

in India and its implications for language acquisition and

classroom language learning. It discusses the relationship

between mother tongue, school language and multilingual

education (MLE) in Indian context. It also focuses on the tribal

context and tribal languages in Indian education system.

The main objectives of this webinar are:

Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak (MP)

(A Central University established by an Act of Parliament)

National Webinar

On

MULTILINGUALISM IN INDIA: CHALLENGES OF LANGUAGE

ACQUISITION AND LEARNING -Organized by-

Department of Linguistics and Contrastive Study of Tribal  Languages

Faculty of Tribal Studies

September 15, 2020 at 11:30 am

Key Speakers

Prof. PANCHANAN MOHANTY

 President, Linguistic Society of India

Member, Governing Council, ICSSR

Professor of English Linguistics and Head

Department of English

GLA University , Mathura

Prof. AJIT MOHANTY

Former Professor and Chairperson

Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies

Jawaharlal Nehru University

ICSSR National Fellow

PATRON

Prof. Shri Prakash Mani Tripathi

Hon’ble Vice Chancellor

Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Amarkantak

DIRECTOR

Prof. Prasanna K. Samal

Dean, Faculty of Tribal Studies  IGNTU

CONVENOR

Dr. Kothakonda Suman

Assistant Professor  Department of Linguistics and CSTLs

 IGNTU

Topic:

“Language Learning in a

Multilingual Environment”

Topic:

“Growing up in Multilingual

Societies: Why is Mother Tongue

Critical in Formal Education?”

Google Meet

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/qM7BG7rp6ntYGMGaA

Last date for registration: 13th September 2020

Webinar link will be sent to the registered participants via email.

E-Certificate will be provided to all the participants.