Abstract
The growing number of students from outside West Bengal coming into the engineering degree colleges in recent years gave birth to a new challenge in the field of technical communication which is based on ethnocentric biasness of the different regional groups inside the class room. Ethnocentrism is judging another culture on the basis of the values and standards of one's own culture. Ethnocentric individuals form their opinion of other groups relative to their own ethnic group or culture, especially with concern for language, behavior, customs, and religion. These ethnic contrasts and subgroups serve to define each ethnicity's distinct cultural identity. The classroom getting divided into different small groups of regional students, the communication between different ethnic and cultural groups are getting narrowed down, causing provincialism to rise among certain groups. The article advocates the adoption of a more harmonious perspective in light of the convergence of cultures and seeks for alternative methods of mixing up of different peer groups inside the class room.
Recommended Citation
Das, Sandipan; Bardhan, Debanjan; Rakshit, Raktim; Bhattacharyya, Debaditya; and Barui, Riya
(2024)
"ETHNOCENTRISM AND TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION: STUDY IN WEST BENGAL’S TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTRES,"
International Journal of English Learning & Teaching Skills (IJELTS): Vol. 1:
Iss.
3, Article 11.
Available at:
https://research.smartsociety.org/ijelts/vol1/iss3/11