Last modified: 2026-01-24
Abstract
Our beautiful State Goa is known as the "Pearl of the Orient", is a perfect description, surrounded by beautiful beaches, picturesque locales and the never failing experience of inner peace. Goa attracts visitors from all over the world who yearn for a piece of this paradise. Communication is particularly a great concern along with the language barrier, particularly the English language.
The focus is more on primary school children, who are in the initial years of their schooling. There is a gap in the process mainly due to the influence of the local language in the learning of English language. Our coastal location also hampers the ability to learn the language, there is a trend of speaking languages with a mixture of local languages combined with the English language. This type of a framework will definitely work for a the purpose of carrying out the business but, we need to prepare our children for a formal setup, like a job interview, speeches, writing articles and basically for life
The primary stage of learning is the most crucial stage in the life of a child. The appropriate methods of teaching with pronunciation, intonation, stress, reading, writing and speaking is the foundation for learning. Other methods of teaching involve remedial teaching, use of audio visual learning materials, language labs. Besides the most essential is “Walk the Talk” which means the students will observe the teacher and eventually emulate him/her. Hence, it’s very important for the teacher to demonstrate exactly what they expect their students to learn. Children at this stage are sensory learners, who will exactly learn the way they are taught.
Key words: Primary school children, English language acquisition, Goa, India