English, Identity and Aspiration: How Secondary Students in Midnapore Districts View English in Their Lives
Author: Soma Jash DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.70798/Bijmrd/03100006 Abstract: English occupies a pivotal position in India as both a medium of instruction and a marker of social mobility. In the districts of Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, the language mediates students’ educational opportunities, career ambitions, and sense of modern identity. This empirical study compares the …
