LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AMONG MUSLIM MINORITY STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR AGE AND GENDER

Today English is an international language, and it is also a link language. The importance of English has been increased in the present times. English language introduced us to the civilization of other countries, especially western culture. English has become an important element of contemporary Indian culture. English has proved as an effective system of communication. At the individual level, English is considered to be as a language, which provides opportunity of upward social mobility for people seeking advancement in the field of socio economic. It becomes a necessity for all the Indians to acquire the knowledge of English. The society of India is a multilingual, multicultural and pluralistic in nature. English is the most widely spoken language in India. It is used in different environment for different purpose for understanding the environment and to maintain the social activities; one has to make use of this language. In these days we recognize it as a library language because we get the treasure of tremendous knowledge through ancient books, and most of these ancient books present in English. In the global village, English Language has become the cardinal means of international affairs and communication. The use of the English Language is extended to the different fields of life and activities. The present study was conducted on 600 Muslim minority students from Hyderabad and Medchal districts of Telangana State. The result reveals that there was a significant difference in the learning of English language among the students with respect to age and gender.