Why Are Schools Talking About Three Languages?

According to the New Education Policy 2020 (NEP), a 5+3+3+4 school structure was introduced, focused on mother tongue-based learning, critical learning, inclusivity, and multipurpose-based learning. The idea was to make education inclusive and to make higher education flexible. It contains three types of languages—regional languages (Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Marathi, etc.), national language (Hindi), and global language (English). This restructures the primary, secondary, and higher education system.

Tamil Nadu has followed a two-language system (Tamil + English) because they believe that adding Hindi to their education system takes away from their local identity. Other states fear that students will have too much academic load. There are similar cases, like 50 students attempting suicide in 2017 because they failed in exams, and there were 13,089 reports of suicide attempts by students in 2021 in our country.

Learning three languages helps gain a more global, open-minded perspective. It helps you think better and understand different cultures. It makes it easier to study, work, or travel in other parts of India. From the perspective of a student, it is a good opportunity to gain knowledge and opportunities.

You know that a thing that has advantages also brings disadvantages. For example, schools need more trained teachers in multiple languages. The government needs more money for the production of books and for schemes related to this. Some students may struggle to manage three different scripts. Making textbooks in so many languages is expensive. At the end, the government made some implementations in which Tamil Nadu’s education system supports global language as English and their regional languages.

WRITTEN BY KARAN BAHADUR, GRADE 9

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