Hindi-speaking ability of secondary school students in Kerala studying with children of guest laborers

Abstract

Instructive status in India is continually changing according to the changing necessities and abilities of the country. India unequivocally puts stock in training for all and for schooling. If education is to reach the poorest of the poor children, it must be made relevant to their contexts. Children who complete the primary cycle do not always master essential learning and life skills. Most of the Keralites do understand Hindi because they all studied it up to the 10th standard at least. But most of them do not get a chance to speak Hindi. Now, Kerala has a large number of guest laborers from north and east India. Children of guest laborer are now studying in the state schools. This study attempted to investigate whether or not there is any improvement in the Hindi-speaking skills of native children of Kerala due to the co-learning among the children of guest laborers.