Students throughout India, particularly in Tamil Nadu, face many problems in the acquisition of English as a second language even at college level. The topic discusses the major difficulties faced by students in colleges in learning English as a Part II language as well as a major subject. Most of the students who come from Tamil medium schools had learned all their subjects through their mother tongue face difficulty in college as they have to learn all the subjects in English. In many of the Government schools, English is not given its due importance when compared to other major subjects. Most of the students who hail from these schools are found to be below average in their learning ability. Hence, there is a growing need to find necessary solutions to make the students proficient in English. The article suggests some possible methods by which language proficiency can be achieved in slow, average as well as below average students in college.
