Thursday, June 18, 2009

Nali Kali - Unscientific Method of Teaching Kannada with Syllabic Approach - Should be discontinued with immediate effect

Prajavani Cover Report on 12-06-2009
I have been arguing against this unscientific approach since its inception. Teaching a PHONETIC LANGUAGE through SYLLABIC APROACH is sheer nonsense. Kannada Language will lose its beauty if it is taught in that way. All the educationists prescribe, specially the Linguists advice, a more natural way of approach to the mother tongue. Here in this Nali Kali approach an effort is made to teach Kannada to the students of English Medium only. It only helps the students who do not have initial training in Kannada. All the amount spent on preparation of CARDS and Study Material and some such thing called Teaching Aid is all a waste. Now, Sri T.M. Kumar, Former Director of Public Instruction has said the same thing. It is left to the people to see the consequences. If this Nali Kali continues for another five years, well our students will definitely forget all the Letter of Kannada Alpabet and they will naturally ask what the Alphabetical Order in Kannada is!


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