03259nam 2200721 a 450 991078046630332120230617021130.01-280-82824-2978661082824197818535967511-85359-675-210.21832/9781853596759(CKB)111087028279444(EBL)204106(OCoLC)54482023(SSID)ssj0000271165(PQKBManifestationID)12094886(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000271165(PQKBWorkID)10280571(PQKB)11400767(MiAaPQ)EBC204106(DE-B1597)513499(OCoLC)1088929836(DE-B1597)9781853596759(Au-PeEL)EBL204106(CaPaEBR)ebr10051998(EXLCZ)9911108702827944420030415d2004 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrWhere East looks West[electronic resource] success in English in Goa and on the Konkan Coast /Dennis KurzonClevedon [England] ;Buffalo Multilingual Mattersc20041 online resource (172 p.)Multilingual MattersDescription based upon print version of record.1-85359-673-6 1-85359-674-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-154) and index.Front matter --Contents --Introduction --Chapter 1. A Sociolinguistic Look at India --Chapter 2: The Status of Konkani --Chapter 3. The Konkani–Marathi Controversy – the 2000–01 Version --Chapter 4. English in Goa --Chapter 5. Caste and Migration as Social Phenomena in Goa --Chapter 6. Language Acquisition --Chapter 7. Testing the Students --Chapter 8. Results from Questionnaire --Chapter 9. English in India --Chapter 10. Multilingualism --Chapter 11. Conclusion --Appendix --References --IndexThe aim of the book is to explain the constant success in the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) of speakers of the Indian language, Konkani, who live in Goa and to the south of Goa. The evidence seems to point, although inconclusively, to historical and sociolinguistic factors, some of which pertain to India as a whole, while others are unique to the Konkani-speaking regions.Multilingual Matters S.English languageStudy and teachingIndiaGoa (State)English languageStudy and teachingKonkani speakersLanguage and cultureIndiaGoa (State)Konkani languageIndiaGoa (State)Test of English as a Foreign LanguageEnglish languageStudy and teachingEnglish languageStudy and teachingKonkani speakers.Language and cultureKonkani languageTest of English as a Foreign Language.428/.0071/054799Kurzon Dennis1478294MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780466303321Where East looks West3708745UNINA