Challenges of Communicating in English by Native Speakers in the Northern States of India
Author : Dr. Kaushal Yadav
Abstract :
Now the world has become approachable to one and all at a few digital clicks, still the role of language has to be apprized highest in making this possible. Communicating, in a new code of communication, is a unique challenge for the people of other ethnicity. The influence of society brings numerous changes to the personality via language use. There are many reasons as to why a non-native English speaker might find it difficult to communicate in English, out of which a few challenges get resolved whereas some others become habit (as part of unintentional mistakes). Pronunciation, anxiety, motivation, linguistic ability and social wisdom play vital roles in production of speech in a new language and culture. The reasons pertaining to these challenges would be explored for different language speakers in India. In this paper, an attempt will be made to identify pattern of similarity of mistakes by non-native English speakers in India.
Keywords :
Communication, language anxiety, native speakers, pronunciation, language anxiety, language and culture, motivation
