Kannada textbooks to be made more colourful, engaging

  • | Sunday | 25th March, 2018

One of the issues was the quality of the Kannada language textbooks. The Kannada Language Learning Act, 2015 – the rules for which were implemented in October 2017 – makes it mandatory for schools to teach Kannada as the first or second language. M. Srinivasan, president, Managements of Independent CBSE Schools’ Association, however, demanded that schools be allowed to teach Kannada as a third language. Although textbooks for the coming academic year have gone to print, the new textbooks devised by the committee will be sent to schools in the form of soft copies. A committee comprising members of the Karnataka Textbook Society and Kannada teachers from schools affiliated to CBSE, CISCE and State syllabus schools has been set up.

more-in Learning a new language can be daunting for students. In order to improve the quality of class one Kannada language textbooks and make them less intimidating for first-time learners, the Department of Primary and Secondary Education has decided to rope in teachers from schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). The move comes in the wake of a meeting between school managements and Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait. One of the issues was the quality of the Kannada language textbooks. According to Mr. Sait, many school management members felt that the prescribed books should be more activity-based. “We also want the books to look more exciting so that students will be interested in the language,” Mr. Sait added. A committee comprising members of the Karnataka Textbook Society and Kannada teachers from schools affiliated to CBSE, CISCE and State syllabus schools has been set up. Although textbooks for the coming academic year have gone to print, the new textbooks devised by the committee will be sent to schools in the form of soft copies. A teacher of a city-based CBSE school said, “While the class one books for Kannada are simple and have introductory content, the books have to be designed in such a manner that even students whose mother tongue is not Kannada are able to pick up the language,” she said. CBSE, ICSE schools Although Kannada was made mandatory for schools for the 2017-2018 academic year, several schools are dodging the issue and have not introduced the language as a subject. Others are teaching it as a third language. The Kannada Language Learning Act, 2015 – the rules for which were implemented in October 2017 – makes it mandatory for schools to teach Kannada as the first or second language. M. Srinivasan, president, Managements of Independent CBSE Schools’ Association, however, demanded that schools be allowed to teach Kannada as a third language. The government has not conceded to the association’s demands.

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