Over 450 English academics of the University of Delhi have written to A Okay Bhagi, Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) president, urging him to intervene and restore the workload of the English division which they stated will endure ‘unprecedented’ loss because of the implementation of the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework (UGCF).
The UGCF singled out the English division for an enormous discount, virtually within the vary of one-third of its current workload, the academics claimed within the letter to DUTA. In the letter, the academics listed their a number of issues concerning UGCF, together with no choice of English in AEC programs and elimination of core English programs from BA/B.Com Programmes. The Delhi University’s Executive Council in February accepted UGCF-2022 formulated in accordance with the National Education Policy.
Bhagi stated DUTA is already seized of the matter and has taken steps to make sure that no trainer is allowed to be eliminated or dislodged within the identify of workload discount as a result of FYUP.However,he alleged {that a} group of academics led by a DUTA govt member had despatched the letter to him by way of electronic mail with out discussing the matter with him. He additionally accused the group of selecting to go for a signature marketing campaign fairly than serving to in resolving the problem.
“We note with alarm that the proposed structures of UGCF single out the English department in particular for a massive reduction, almost in the range of one-third of its existing workload. This will lead to a loss of livelihood for the hundreds of ad-hoc teachers teaching for years in the English departments across the University of Delhi,” the letter learn.
“With the removal of English as an option in AEC, English departments across the university are staring at a drastic reduction of workload. Colleges like Kirori Mal and Ramjas have lost 60+ lectures while Hansraj, Shaheed Bhagat Singh (M) and others have lost more than 50 lectures next semester. Hence this decision threatens the livelihood of all the ad-hoc teachers working in the English departments across the university,” the letter learn.
Furthermore, the academics famous that the UGCF construction of BA/B.Com Programmes has eliminated the core papers of English language provided within the first 4 semesters of the present CBCS programs. The academics additionally notified that the proposed UGCF construction doesn’t bear in mind that college students research English until Class XII as a obligatory language throughout the nation, as in opposition to the choice of some other language of their Class XII examination.
With inputs from PTI.
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