UGC's Syllabus for Teaching Indian Languages Draws Criticism
Questions are arising over UGC syllabus prescribed in teaching different Indian languages Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Manipuri and Assamese. UGC has come up with Cultural Behaviour to teach students about their respective language and the evolution of the culture.
Doubts are arising over the UGC’s syllabus prescribed in teaching different Indian languages such as Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Assamese and Manipuri.
According to the reports, the University Grants Commission has introduced a paper on Culture Behaviour as per the new Choice-based Credit System (CBCS). The Culture Behaviour paper gives students six credits in the academic course.
The main objective of the UGC’s Culture Behaviour paper is to provide the knowledge of culture and its manifestations such as clan traditions, customs, festivals, family customs etc. This will help the students to understand the importance of religious, cultural and religious behavioural patterns showcased by the people in the society on the basis of cultural beliefs.
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Further, it will enable the students to understand the cultural issues and its evolution. For instance, Telugu-speaking students will be taught about the cultural bearings of the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh as they share a common language. However, there geographical, geographical and social backgrounds are totally different.
Potti Sriramulu, Professor, Telugu University Hyderabad said that UGC’s pattern of teaching Cultural Behaviour is totally wrong. According to him, the UGC teaching pattern is very similar to the British Raj days which stereotyped the social, political and religious contexts and to stamp the students with the stereotypical image of the Indian culture.
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Similarly, the UGC curriculum for the courses in English, French and others does not have any subject related to cultural behaviour.