A STUDY OF THE ATTITUDE OF MIDDLE CLASS STUDENTS OF YAMUNANAGAR DISTRICT OF HARYANA TOWARDS ENGLISH AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION

Human are social beings and have the power to think. As a result of the thinking process they
produce some ideas and everyone wants to express one’s ideas to others. But for the expression of his
ideas or knowledge or emotions, one needs some medium and language presents itself as a powerful
medium of expression. Thus one can rightly say that language is one of the unique possessions of
man. What distinguishes a man from others animals is language? Everyone makes use of it, be it a
beggar or a king. It makes possible the keeping of records and the creation of a store of knowledge. It
is the basis of all creative thoughts without language there would be no progress, no civilization, no
culture. The cultural heritage of man resides in language only. Language plays a vital role in our
society. Without language personality cannot be developed and society cannot be enriched in human
personality has much to do with effective use of language.