Question

What was the practical use of promoting english education according to the woods dispatch

Answer 1

According to wood's Despatch ,English was recommended as the medium of instruction for higher studies and vernaculars to emphasise the practice benefit of Western education which would improve the moral character of Indians..

Answer 2

Woods despatch is also known as the Magna carta of english education in India as it stressed upon the need to make it necessary for learning English at the higher education levels.

This was done so that Indian students can participate easily on the global platform and march with the rest of the world in all spheres of life.

The despatch provided ample room for learning vernacular languages at the primary level so that all languages can be grasped by Indian students easily.