Author: Ms. Sumana Hazra
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.70798/Bijmrd/04030042
Abstract: Primarily language is such an instrument through which human souls compose its own melody. Mother language is like a tree where thousands of birds (Human Souls) take their shelter, love each other and express their core feelings. Local language is like a cozy fireplace where we get warm in winter and sometimes it becomes the sword and shield to defend the enemy. Language shapes us, language saves us and language makes our lives joyous. This paper explains the role of the local languages towards development of learners at different levels of education and also how the teachers play a significant role in progression of their future carrier without any barrier. Teacher Education Programme is a platform where future educators are grown-up and later, they are directly engaged with the field of education system. Keeping this in view, the National Education Policy 2020 emphasized the matter of development of Teacher Education programs and simultaneously recommended to incorporate the mother languages or local or regional languages to facilitate and strengthen comprehendible communication between educators and pupils which will immensely help to decrease the quantity of dropout students. This paper also shows the importance of local language in Teacher Education programs and simultaneously focuses on the National Education Policy 2020 recommendations regarding implementation of local language in education system.
Keywords: Local Language, National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Three-Language Formula, Teacher Education.
Page No: 340-347