C-6 Unit-1

Challenges of teaching Sanskrit at secondary level
ü Lack of time
ü Optional nature of the language
ü Lack of negligence by students , teachers, school and society at large
ü Lack of adequate print and e-resources
ü Lack of training to teachers
ü Ineffective methods of teaching and evaluating students’ performance
ü Creating interest among students and teacher community for the language
ü Lack of exposure of material production for teaching the language

Ways to overcome these challenges

Ø Creating motivation among learners by Sanskrit teachers for learning Sanskrit
Ø Developing language competency among teachers of Sanskrit
Ø Taking initiatives to work out new ways of teaching and learning the language
Ø Organizing regular in-service programmes for professional development of Sanskrit

teachers
Ø Organizing different types of events for creating exposure and interest for learning
the language among the students and teacher community in and outside the school
Ø Taking initiatives for making supplementary resources available
Ø Taking initiatives to teach Sanskrit through Sanskrit medium Organizing
programmes for developing skills of material production