(a) whether the NCERT has scrapped the teaching of grammar in
linguistics, particularly in Hindi;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(c) whether any alternative methods are being used for
teaching language without grammar; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons
therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) to (d) The position paper of the National Focus Group
on Teaching of Indian Languages, set up by National Council of
Educational Research and Training (NCERT), states that
contemporary research on languages acquisition has put the
learners in the centre of languages learning. It suggests
that a learner will be able to construct the grammar of a
language effortlessly if he/she is provided with
comprehensible input in anxiety-free situation. In tune with
these ideas, new language syllabi and textbooks developed by
NCERT incorporate grammatical aspects within the texts rather
than presenting grammatical items in isolated manner.