Article Abstract

The National Education Policy (NEP 2020) of India marks a paradigm shift in overall education system, especially in language education, particularly analyzing the pedagogy of English as a medium of instruction. This study explores how NEP 2020 renders the English Language through qualitative analysis of various policy documents. The objectives of this present study are to understand the critical changes in the nature of the Language Education in India through NEP 2020. This study also focuses briefly on the approaches and methods as envisioned by NCF for Language Education at different stages of school as well. The study objectives consists of the possible problems of Language Education in NEP 2020 with special reference to English associated with the probable solutions of those problems. With the help of Content Analysis & Document Analysis Methods the study is conducted by analyzing primarily the New Education Policy 2020 & National Curriculum Framework 2022 & 2023. The secondary data is collected by reviewing different journals. After study, five themes emerged in language education & it is also being concluded that the primary aim of NEP 2020 is the preservation of Classical Culture maintaining the theme Unity in Diversity in a multilingual landscape like India. This analysis also results that though the use of native vernacular medium in school level may create a better learning environment but at the same time attention should be given in the use of English especially in the Government medium schools so that the teaching learning of English can be more equally effective for a brighter future in global perspective.
Keywords: NEP 2020, English Language Teaching, Multilingualism, Policy Analysis