English Language Teaching in the Govt. Schools of Tripura: Think Through Rural Perspective.

This study sheds light on the difficulties of English teaching and learning in the Government Schools of Rural Tripura. In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj enlisted Dhalai, now the largest of eight districts of Tripura, as one of the 250 most backward districts in India. The focus is on the rural backward students to show the reality of our country, highly contrasted to the picture of digital classrooms and alike. Unlike urban counterparts, rural school students perform poorly in English learning. This paper presents the challenges of teaching English and the variables affecting students' learning process. With the advent of Globalization and world-class Multi-National Companies (MNC) English has become the language of prosperity. Learning English opens up an infinite reservoir of knowledge and understanding. In building a successful career or uplifting from poverty and dependency English language acquisition plays a significant role beyond any other. Global demand and importance have led English language to be taught as a compulsory all across India. Although there exist numerous Govt. Policies, Circulars and Instructions for SLA starting from primary to HS level, accessibility of the relevant facilities to rural students are minimal. Unlike urban counterparts, rural schools lack advance infrastructure and competent faculties. Thus a prominent difference in people's English language skills prevail between rural and urban areas