Where East looks West : success in English in Goa and on the Konkan Coast

The 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 book examines historical and sociolinguistic factors, some of which pertain to India as a whole, while others are unique to the Konkani-speaking regions. Contents Introduction Part 1: Macro-linguistic Environment 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 Part 2. Field Study and Analysis 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 Index

The 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.

The aim of this text 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