Bhaashaa Boodhana, Pariikshana, Muulyaankanam : An Old Book (Telugu)

The Central Institute of Indian Languages from its very inception in 1969 has been working in theoretical and applied aspects of linguistics in its headquarters at Mysore and its seven Regional Language Centres in Mysore, Bhubaneswar, Pune, Patiala, Solan, Lucknow and Guwahati. The main function of the Regional Language Centres is to impart language training to the in-service graduate teachers in 13 major Indian languages other than their mother tongues with the expectation that the trained teachers should able to-impart instruction in such languages learnt by them to school children under the scheme of implementation of three-language formula. The task is tremendous in that it necessitates a very thorough and intensive training including language teaching methods, preparation of language instructional materials, techniques of evaluation and testing, and the like.

Although good quantum literature on the theoretical and applied aspects of linguistics is available in English, not much literature on these subjects exists in any Indian language. With the emphasis laid upon instruction through the regional languages/mother tongues, the situation in the country demands the development of appropriate and adequate literature on theoretical and applied aspects of linguistics in major Indian languages. This is more essential in the area of language teaching, testing and evaluation as it would be helpful and useful for the language teachers.

The authors Dr. K.V.V.L. Narasimharao and Sri M. Parandhama Reddy have brought out the present volume in the area of language teaching, testing and evaluation in Telugu by consolidating their long years of experience in the area of applied linguistics. Little literature on aspects of theoretical and applied linguistics exists in Telugu and it is gratifying to note that this contribution of the authors will be a landmark in this direction which, I hope, will motivate the Telugu and Telugu knowing linguists and applied linguists to bring out similar works for the benefit of those who specialize and are interested in Telugu linguistics, language teaching, testing and evaluation.

While I am confident of the worthiness of the present volume, I look forward to the consumers of this volume to react and make positive suggestions and criticisms for the benefit of the authors in making it more comprehensive and self-sufficient in its subsequent editions.

If the consumers of the present volume feel benefited in their career, the efforts and the purpose of the present volume will have been satisfactorily achieved.

I congratulate the authors Dr. K.V.V.L. Narasimharao and Sri M. Parandhama Reddy for their valuable contribution.