Status of ESL in Assam: An Agenda for Improving Learners' Proficiencies

Abstract

There have been many public initiatives at improving the skills of learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) in the state of Assam. However, the results have, at best been, mixed. ON the other hand, organizations like the British Council and other non-profit organizations are currently engaged with public schemes, such as the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, to create a more incisive impact of their own initiatives at improving ESL proficiencies among the students of Assam. This paper deals with the current state of ESL in Assam and some innovative activities currently being undertaken in the state schools and suggests a public agenda to make such initiatives more effective.