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SUMMARY:English ‘Clinics’: An Ethnographic Exploration of Spoken Engli
 sh Training Centres in Bangalore\, India - Sazana Jayadeva
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CONTACT:Xinyi Liu
DESCRIPTION:The view that English is the language of national development 
 and individual socio-economic advancement is widely held in India. In the 
 context of an increasing demand for English language skills and English la
 nguage instruction in Bangalore – a south Indian city which has attracte
 d global attention in its role as an information technology hub – my res
 earch explores ethnographically the complex impact that English has had on
  the everyday lives of people in the city\, with a special focus on first-
 generation learners of the language. Drawing on participant observation an
 d interviews conducted at English language training centres in the city\, 
 my presentation will attempt to bring out the overdetermined and complex n
 ature of the demand for English\, and the manner in which people think abo
 ut and experience learning English.
LOCATION:The Richard King Room\, Darwin College
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