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<div>With
a view to effectively implement the three-language policy and to
preserve, protect and promote the local Naga languages, the Department
of School Education (DoSE) has decided that every child would be
encouraged and given opportunity to learn his or her mother tongue in
the school.</div>
<div>The decision comes following recommendations of the committee
constituted by the state government to examine the present scenario on
implementation of the three-language policy and make recommendations and
modalities for introduction of MILs/local dialects in schools in
Nagaland. </div>
<div>In an official notification, the principal secretary, FP Solo, said
that from the academic session of 2018 all the schools, both government
and private, would introduce the local language of the linguistic area
where the school is located upto the primary or elementary level
depending upon the level of the development of the local language
starting from Class-I in schools where the local language has not yet
been introduced.</div>
<div>As per the notification, every school would introduce at least one
local language in the school. However, depending on the enrolment,
schools are at liberty to introduce more languages other than the
language of the local linguistic area.</div>
<div>The government has encouraged all the Naga tribes, including the
sub-tribes, to develop text books and introduce their mother tongues
upto the elementary education, i.e. Class-VIII. </div>
<div>However, all the existing text books of local languages being used
in different classes would be reviewed and updated strictly in
conformity with an approved curriculum for Mother Tongue to be developed
by SCERT, Nagaland, which is the Academic Authority of Nagaland upto
elementary education. </div>
<div>To ensure and maintain uniformity and comparable standards, the
notification stated that the SCERT with the assistance of different
language officers would develop a prototype of textbooks in English,
which would then be translated into local languages. Those series of
text books would be titled ‘Naga Heritage Studies’ and used upto
Class-VIII.</div>
<div>Introduction of a local language in schools at different levels
upto Class-VIII would be considered only after the SCERT certifies that
textbooks of that particular language have been developed as per the
approved curriculum for Mother Tongue. </div>
<div>Similarly, a local language would be considered for introduction at
secondary level only after the textbooks of that particular language
have been developed as per the MIL framework for secondary level to be
certified by the NBSE. </div>
<div>A State Institute of Naga Languages would be set up under the
Directorate of School Education by re-deployment of the existing
officers, language officers and staff to:</div>
<div>a) Systematically develop all the Naga languages and sub-dialects
in collaboration with Nagaland University and different language
Boards/Committees; </div>
<div>b) Regulate and monitor development of text books for local languages in collaboration with SCERT and NBSE; </div>
<div>c) Ensure uniformity and prescribe standards/syllabus for issue of
certificate and diploma by different literature Boards/Committees; </div>
<div>d) Take up any activity that may be entrusted to it by the Govt. for preservation, promotion and development of Naga languages. </div>
<div>Further, the language teachers would be appointed as per the NCTE
norms. Till the proposed State Institute of Naga Languages prescribed
the syllabus, the other literature boards/committees could adopt the
curriculum and syllabus of Ura Academy for conduct of certificate and
diploma course of one year duration each, as a stop gap arrangement. </div>
<div>In government schools where local languages are taught, there would
be no deployment of additional language teachers on account of
introduction of local languages. </div>
<div>The existing teachers could be trained and deployed as language
teachers in addition to their normal duties, till trained language
teachers are appointed after rationalization and re-deployment of
teachers in government schools. Private schools could also adopt similar
strategy.</div>
<div>Due to existence of multi languages, different level and less
developed nature of the local languages, English would continue to be
the medium of instructions in all the schools in the state. </div>
<div>However, teachers are encouraged to explain the difficult concepts and scientific terms in the mother tongues of the children. </div>
<div>With the introduction of local languages from Class-I from the
academic session of 2018, the notification said Alt. English would be
abolished in a phased manner starting from Class-V from 2018, and
Class-VI to VIII from 2019 in all the schools in the State. </div>
<div>In urban areas in addition to the local language, Naga Heritage
Studies may be used for non-local students (students who are from
outside the linguistic group of the local area). </div>
<div>Only qualified and trained candidates from nationally recognised
institutions would be considered for appointment as Hindi Teachers after
proper screening and clearing State Hindi Teacher Eligibility Test. </div>
<div>The State government would devise some innovative plan to improve,
monitor and check the proficiency of Hindi teachers and learning outcome
of students in Hindi from time to time. Students would be encouraged to
speak only Hindi during Hindi class and even in the school and outside
in lieu of Nagamese. </div>
<div>All stakeholders, including principal director, school education,
director, SCERT, chairman, NBSE, SMD, SSA/RMSA, DEOs, DDEOs, SDEOs,
principals, headmasters and heads of schools have been directed to
initiate immediate necessary action for implementation of the
instructions contained in the notification from 2018. </div>
<div>The notification, which has the approval of the cabinet vide
Cabinet Cell Memo dated April 26, 2017, would come into immediate
effect.</div>
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<div>Committee findings</div>
<div>I) Contrary to national three-language policy, English, in lieu of
mother tongue, is being used as the medium of instructions in almost all
the schools in Nagaland; </div>
<div>II) Though Hindi as national language is taught as a compulsory
subject upto class-VIII, the level of proficiency of Naga students in
reading, writing and speaking in Hindi is low. </div>
<div>III) 90% of Naga students opt for Alt. English as many schools
especially private schools have not introduced mother tongues even in
places where local languages have been developed and introduced to
higher levels of studies; </div>
<div>IV) At present only 4 Naga dialects, i.e Ao, Lotha, Sumi & Tenyidie are being taught beyond Class-VIII;</div>
<div>V) There is no uniformity and comparable standards of text books of different Naga dialects; </div>
<div>VI) Some literature committees/boards have developed manuscripts
and introduced their languages in higher classes. But many of them were
found to have been developed without any approved curriculum and
syllabus; </div>
<div>VII) Though Naga languages are in the list of endangered languages,
many Naga children, according to a survey conducted by SCERT, are
unable to speak their mother tongue and communicate with each other in
Nagamese or English even at home; and </div>
<div>VIII) Children can understand better if taught in mother tongues.
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