problems and remedies of teaching english as a second language

One of the reasons for the declining standards of teaching english is the inability of teachers to understand the difference between the teaching of literature and the teaching of language skills. everybody knows that the study of a language is not an end in itself, it is a means to develop one's power of expression and comprehension can be achieved by mastering stylistic elements of the language. according to a. k. sharma: 'english language teaching in india, you will agree with me, has suffered a lot so much that our students who pass intermediate or degree examinations with english either as a compulsory or as an elective subject can neither speak nor write correct english, may be because the emphasis in our schools and colleges has always been on the conceptual content and the stylistic content has been neglected so far.'