THE S.D.

VIDYA SCHOOL
AMBALA CANTT

ENGLISH PROJECT
CLASS XII
2023 - 24

SUBMITTED TO :

MRS. VANDANA SHARMA

 The La¯· Le¯¯ˆ :

A Reïec·lˆ ˆ ·he
P«f¼ˆd I‡¨ac· f
Ed¼ca·lˆ.
 INDEX
. Ackoz×ledgemeo¶
. Ce ¶iʼnca¶e
. Objec¶iÖe
. Ac¶izo Plao
. Io¶ zd¾c¶izo
. Liog¾i¨¶ic Cha¾Öioi¨m
. Imz ¶aoce zf Laog¾age
. Rela¶izo b/× Laog¾age aod
C¾l¶¾ e
. The La¨¶ Le¨¨zo fz¾od
Liog¾i¨¶ic Cha¾Öioi¨m
. Hi¨¶z ical EÖeo¶¨ ×heo
Liog¾i¨¶ic Ideo¶i¶Ý ×a¨
Th ea¶eoed
. Czocl¾¨izo
. S¶¾deo¶ ReŊec¶izo
. Biblizg ahÝ
. Ac¶iÖi¶Ý
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I ×z¾ld like ¶z eܝ e¨¨ mÝ ¨ecial

¶haok¨ zf g a¶i¶¾de ¶z mÝ ¶eache
×hz gaÖe me ¶he gzldeo
zz ¶¾oi¶Ý ¶z dz ¶hi¨ ×zode f¾l
 zjec¶, ×hich al¨z heled me io
dziog a lz¶ zf Re¨ea ch aod I czme
¶z koz× abz¾¶ ¨z maoÝ oe×
¶hiog¨. I am eallÝ ¶haokf¾l ¶z
¶hem.

SeczodlÝ, I ×z¾ld al¨z like ¶z ¶haok

mÝ a eo¶¨ aod f ieod¨ ×hz
heled me a lz¶ io ʼnoaliçiog ¶hi¨
 zjec¶ ×i¶hio ¶he limi¶ed
¶imef ame.
 CERTIFICATE

Thi¨ i¨ ¶z ce ¶ifÝ ¶ha¶ ¨¶¾deo¶¨ zf

cla¨¨ XII-BLACKBERRY ha¨
¨¾cce¨¨f¾llÝ czmle¶ed ¶he
e¨ea ch zo ¶hi¨  zjec¶, ¾ode
mÝ ¨¾e Öi¨izo he ha¨ ¶akeo
 ze ca e aod ¨hz×o ¾¶mz¨¶
¨ioce i¶Ý io ¶he czmle¶izo zf ¶hi¨
 zjec¶. I ce ¶ifÝ ¶ha¶ ¶he  zjec¶ i¨
¾ ¶z mÝ eܝec¶a¶izo¨.

Teache '¨ EÜamioe '¨

Sigoa¶¾ e Sigoa¶¾ e
 OBJECTIVE

Thi¨  zjec¶ i¨ ba¨ed zo liog¾i¨¶ic

cha¾Öioi¨m io¨i ed bÝ ¶he ¶heme zf
'THE LAST LESSON' - BÝ 'ALPHONSE
DAUDET'. The zbjec¶iÖe zf ¨elec¶iog
¶hi¨ ¶zic a e :

• Eܝlaioiog Liog¾i¨¶ic Cha¾Öioi¨m.

• Highligh¶iog ¶he imz ¶aoce zf
laog¾age.
• De¨c ibe ¶he czoce¶ zf f eedzm zf
¨eech aod eܝ e¨¨izo.
• Rela¶izo b/× laog¾age & c¾l¶¾ e.
 ACTION PLAN

D¾ iog ʼn ¨¶ ¶e m ×e ×e e iofz med

abz¾¶ ¶he  zjec¶ aod z¾¶lioe oea
 zÖided al¶hz¾gh de¶ailed iofz ma¶izo
ega diog ¶he fz ma¶ ×a¨  zÖided af¶e
¶e m-1 eÜamioa¶izo , ×hich gaÖe amle
¶ime ¶z lao abz¾¶ hz× ¶z  zcede ×i¶h
¶he  zjec¶ cao be  ea ed ×e e
 zÖided aod ʼnoali¨ed. F¾ ¶he e¨ea ch
ega diog ¶he ¶zic ×a¨ dzoe.
 INTRODUCTION
F eedzm zf ¨eech i¨ a  iocile ¶ha¶
¨¾z ¶¨ ¶he f eedzm zf ao IodiÖid¾al z a
czmm¾oi¶Ý ¶z a ¶ic¾la¶e ¶hei zioizo¨ aod
idea¨ ×i¶hz¾¶ fea zf e¶alia¶izo, ceo¨z ¨hi,
z legal ¨aoc¶izo. The igh¶ zf F eedzm zf
eܝ e¨¨ ha¨ beeo eczgoiçed a¨ a h¾mao
igh¶ io ¶he UoiÖe ¨al Decla a¶izo zf H¾mao
Righ¶¨ aod Io¶e oa¶izoal h¾mao igh¶¨ la×
bÝ UN.
MaoÝ cz¾o¶ ie¨ haÖe czo¨i¨¶¾¶izoal la× ¶ha¶
 z¶ec¶¨ f ee ¨eech. The f eedzm zf
Eܝ e¨¨izo iocl¾de¨ aoÝ ac¶iÖi¶Ý zf ¨eekiog,
eceiÖiog aod ima ¶iog iofz ma¶izo z
idea¨, ega dle¨¨ zf ¶he medi¾m ¾¨ed.
Liog¾i¨¶ic cha¾Öioi¨m i¨ a di ec¶ ¶h ea¶ ¶z
f eedzm zf ¨eech & eܝ e¨¨izo¨ i¶ e¨¶ ic¶¨
a a ¶ic¾la g z¾ f zm czmm¾oica¶iog io
¶hei laog¾age aod fz cef¾llÝ imz¨iog a
fz eigo laog¾age zo ¶hem.
 Llˆg¼l¯·lc Cha¼Ðlˆl¯‡

"Cha¾Öioi¨m" i¨ a deÖz¶izo fz z agaio¨¶

¨zme¶hiog j¾¨¶ ba¨ed zo ×ha¶ Ýz¾ feel.
Liog¾i¨¶ic Cha¾Öioi¨m i¨ ¶he ioz dioa¶e lzÖe
fz zoe'¨ laog¾age. Thi¨ lzÖe i¨ ¨z m¾ch
¨¶ zog ¶ha¶ zoe czo¨ide ¨ zoe'¨ laog¾age
¨¾e iz ¶z all ¶he z¶he laog¾age¨ zf ¶he
×z ld aod imz¨e¨ zoe laog¾age zo z¶he ¨.
Thi¨ ¶heme i¨ effec¶iÖelÝ b z¾gh¶ z¾¶ bÝ ¶he
× i¶e Alhzo¨e Da¾de¶ ×hz ¶eache¨ ezle
¶z hzld zo fa¨¶ aod g¾a d ¶hie laog¾age
×hich i¨ ¶he keÝ ¶z ¶hei f eedzm aod
¨Ýmbzliçe¨ ¶hei ideo¶i¶Ý. Thi¨ haeo¨
geoe allÝ ×heo ¶he laog¾age imz¨ed i¨ ¶ha¶
zf ¶he ¾liog cla¨¨.
 Importance of Language

Io ¶he cha¶e , ¶he imz ¶aoce zf laog¾age i¨

 zfz¾odlÝ emha¨içed. The ¨e¶¶iog zf ¶he ¨¶z Ý
d¾ iog ¶he F aocz-P ¾¨¨iao Wa ill¾¨¶ a¶e¨ hz×
laog¾age i¨ oz¶ me elÝ a ¶zzl zf czmm¾oica¶izo
b¾¶ al¨z a ez¨i¶z Ý zf c¾l¶¾ e, he i¶age, aod
ideo¶i¶Ý. A¨ ¶he aooeÜed egizo zf Al¨ace ¨hif¶¨
f zm F eoch ¶z Ge mao ¾le, ¶he F eoch
laog¾age beczme¨ a ¨Ýmbzl zf e¨i¨¶aoce aod
 e¨e Öa¶izo zf c¾l¶¾ al he i¶age. The
 z¶agzoi¨¶'¨ ealiça¶izo zf ¶he imeodiog lz¨¨ zf
hi¨ oa¶iÖe laog¾age, F eoch, ¾ode ¨cz e¨ ¶he
emz¶izoal czooec¶izo be¶×eeo laog¾age aod
zoe'¨ ¨eo¨e zf ¨elf aod belzogiog. I¶ ill¾¨¶ a¶e¨
¶ha¶ laog¾age i¨ oz¶ j¾¨¶ a meao¨ zf eܝ e¨¨iog
idea¨ b¾¶ a eŊec¶izo zf zoe'¨ hi¨¶z Ý aod zz¶¨.
The cha¶e ¨e Öe¨ a¨ a zigoao¶ emiode zf
hz× laog¾age cao be a ¨z¾ ce zf ¾oi¶Ý aod
e¨ilieoce io ¶he face zf c¾l¶¾ al aod zli¶ical
challeoge¨, highligh¶iog ¶he eod¾ iog
¨igoiʼncaoce zf laog¾age io ¨haiog z¾
ideo¶i¶ie¨ aod  e¨e Öiog z¾ ich c¾l¶¾ al
¶ae¨¶ Ý.
 Relation b/w Language
and Culture

Io ¶he cha¶e , ¶he  zfz¾od czooec¶izo

be¶×eeo laog¾age aod c¾l¶¾ e i¨ ÖiÖidlÝ
deic¶ed. Se¶ agaio¨¶ ¶he backd z zf ¶he
F aocz-P ¾¨¨iao Wa io Al¨ace, ¶he ¨¶z Ý eÖeal¨
hz× laog¾age ¨e Öe¨ a¨ a Öe¨¨el fz  e¨e Öiog
c¾l¶¾ al he i¶age. A¨ ¶he Ge mao fz ce¨ imz¨e
¶hei laog¾age zo ¶he F eoch-¨eakiog
iohabi¶ao¶¨, ¶he cha ac¶e ¨, a ¶ic¾la lÝ ¶he
 z¶agzoi¨¶, feel a  zfz¾od lz¨¨ zf ¶hei c¾l¶¾ al
ideo¶i¶Ý. The e adica¶izo zf ¶hei oa¶iÖe laog¾age
¨Ýmbzliçe¨ ¶he e a¨¾ e zf ¶hei c¾l¶¾ al zz¶¨.
Thi¨ oa a¶iÖe ¾ode ¨cz e¨ hz× laog¾age i¨ oz¶
me elÝ a meao¨ zf czmm¾oica¶izo b¾¶ al¨z a
ca ie zf ¶ adi¶izo¨, Öal¾e¨, aod czllec¶iÖe
memz Ý. The cha¶e ¨e Öe¨ a¨ a zigoao¶
emiode ¶ha¶ ×heo a laog¾age i¨ lz¨¶, a iece zf
c¾l¶¾ e di¨aea ¨ ×i¶h i¶, highligh¶iog ¶he
io¶ ica¶e aod io¨ea able ela¶izo¨hi be¶×eeo
laog¾age aod ¶he ich ¶ae¨¶ Ý zf h¾mao
c¾l¶¾ e. I¶ ¾ode ¨cz e¨ ¶he ¨igoiʼncaoce zf
liog¾i¨¶ic diÖe ¨i¶Ý a¨ ao io¶eg al a ¶ zf z¾
¨ha ed c¾l¶¾ al he i¶age.
 The La¯· Le¯¯ˆ F¼ˆd
Llˆg¼l¯·lc Cha¼Ðlˆl¯‡

Liog¾i¨¶ic cha¾Öioi¨m i¨ a  eÖaleo¶ ¶heme. Thi¨

cha¶e , ¨e¶ agaio¨¶ ¶he backd z zf ¶he F aocz-
P ¾¨¨iao Wa , eܝlz e¨ ¶he czo¨eŸ¾eoce¨ zf
laog¾age ¨¾ e¨¨izo aod ¶he c¾l¶¾ al  ide
a¨¨zcia¶ed ×i¶h i¶. The Ge mao zcc¾ie ¨ bao
¶he ¶eachiog zf F eoch io Al¨ace aod io¨i¨¶ zo
¶he ¾¨e zf Ge mao io ¨chzzl¨, ¶he ebÝ
a¶¶em¶iog ¶z e a¨e ¶he F eoch ideo¶i¶Ý zf ¶he
egizo. Thi¨ liog¾i¨¶ic cha¾Öioi¨m i¨ eÖideo¶ io
¶he fz cef¾l imz¨i¶izo zf a laog¾age zo a
czmm¾oi¶Ý ¶ha¶ che i¨he¨ i¶¨ oa¶iÖe ¶zog¾e.
The emz¶izoal ¶¾ mzil eܝe ieoced bÝ ¶he
cha ac¶e ¨, e¨eciallÝ F aoç, highligh¶¨ ¶he dee
czooec¶izo be¶×eeo laog¾age, c¾l¶¾ e, aod
ideo¶i¶Ý. The cha¶e ¨e Öe¨ a¨ a zigoao¶
emiode zf hz× liog¾i¨¶ic cha¾Öioi¨m cao lead
¶z ¶he e a¨¾ e zf c¾l¶¾ al diÖe ¨i¶Ý aod ¶he lz¨¨
zf he i¶age, emha¨içiog ¶he z×e ¶ha¶
laog¾age hzld¨ io ¨haiog z¾ ¨eo¨e zf ¨elf aod
belzogiog.
Historical Events
When Linguistic
Identity Was
Threatened.
 Franco - Prussian
War ( 1870 )

The F aocz-P ¾¨¨iao Wa zf 1870 iodeed had a

¨igoiʼncao¶ imac¶ zo liog¾i¨¶ic ideo¶i¶Ý io ¶he
egizo¨ affec¶ed bÝ ¶he czoŊic¶, a ¶ic¾la lÝ io
Al¨ace aod a ¶¨ zf Lz aioe. The¨e a ea¨, ×hich
had hi¨¶z icallÝ beeo a ¶ zf F aoce, ×e e aooeÜed
bÝ Ge maoÝ fzllz×iog ¶he ×a . A¨ a e¨¾l¶ zf ¶hi¨
aooeÜa¶izo, ¶he Ge mao gzÖe omeo¶ a¶¶em¶ed
¶z imz¨e ¶he Ge mao laog¾age aod c¾l¶¾ e zo
¶he lzcal z¾la¶izo, maoÝ zf ×hzm ×e e F eoch-
¨eakiog. The imz¨i¶izo zf ¶he Ge mao laog¾age
aod ¶he ¨¾ e¨¨izo zf F eoch laog¾age aod
c¾l¶¾ e io ¨chzzl¨ aod ¾blic life ×e e a ¶ zf a
b zade effz ¶ ¶z a¨¨imila¶e ¶he egizo io¶z ¶he
Ge mao Emi e. Thi¨ zlicÝ di ec¶lÝ ¶h ea¶eoed
¶he liog¾i¨¶ic ideo¶i¶Ý zf ¶he lzcal z¾la¶izo, a¨ i¶
aimed ¶z e a¨e ¶hei F eoch liog¾i¨¶ic aod c¾l¶¾ al
he i¶age. The cha¶e "The La¨¶ Le¨¨zo" bÝ
Alhzo¨e Da¾de¶, ×hich Ýz¾ meo¶izoed ea lie , i¨
a li¶e a Ý eŊec¶izo zf ¶hi¨ hi¨¶z ical czo¶eܶ,
ill¾¨¶ a¶iog hz× liog¾i¨¶ic ideo¶i¶Ý cao be deelÝ
¶h ea¶eoed d¾ iog ¶ime¨ zf ×a aod aooeÜa¶izo.
 Japanese Invasion
of Korea ( 1910 - 1945 )

The Jaaoe¨e ioÖa¨izo zf Kz ea f zm 1910 ¶z 1945

×a¨ a e izd ma ked bÝ ¶he ¨eÖe e e z¨izo zf
Kz eao liog¾i¨¶ic ideo¶i¶Ý aod c¾l¶¾ al he i¶age.
The Jaaoe¨e czlzoial a¾¶hz i¶ie¨ imlemeo¶ed a
¨e ie¨ zf zlicie¨ aimed a¶ a¨¨imila¶iog Kz eao¨
io¶z Jaaoe¨e ¨zcie¶Ý, iocl¾diog fz ced laog¾age
chaoge¨. Kz eao laog¾age aod c¾l¶¾ e ×e e
¨Ý¨¶ema¶icallÝ ¨¾ e¨¨ed, aod Jaaoe¨e ×a¨
imz¨ed a¨ ¶he zfʼncial laog¾age. Kz eao bzzk¨,
oeרae ¨, aod ¨chzzl¨ ×e e heaÖilÝ ceo¨z ed,
aod ¶eachiog Kz eao ×a¨ baooed. Thi¨ z e¨¨iÖe
liog¾i¨¶ic cha¾Öioi¨m ×a¨ a ¶ zf a b zade
camaigo ¶z e a¨e Kz eao ideo¶i¶Ý aod a¨¨imila¶e
Kz eao¨ io¶z Jaaoe¨e c¾l¶¾ e. The fz ced
liog¾i¨¶ic a¨¨imila¶izo d¾ iog ¶hi¨ e izd had a
la¨¶iog imac¶ zo Kz eao ¨zcie¶Ý, b¾¶ de¨i¶e ¶he
¨¾ e¨¨izo, Kz eao¨ maoaged ¶z  e¨e Öe ¶hei
laog¾age aod c¾l¶¾ al ideo¶i¶Ý ¶h z¾gh czÖe ¶
meao¨, czo¶ ib¾¶iog ¶z ¶he e¨ilieoce aod ¨¶ eog¶h
zf Kz eao c¾l¶¾ e io ¶he z¨¶-czlzoial e a.
AˆˆeÖa·lˆ f Tlbe· b× Pe¨e'¯
Re¨¼blc f Chlˆa ( 1951 )

The aooeÜa¶izo zf Tibe¶ bÝ ¶he Pezle'¨ Re¾blic zf

Chioa io 1951 ×a¨ a iÖz¶al eÖeo¶ io Tibe¶ao hi¨¶z Ý,
aod i¶ had ¨igoiʼncao¶ imlica¶izo¨ fz ¶he liog¾i¨¶ic
ideo¶i¶Ý zf ¶he Tibe¶ao ezle. Wi¶h ¶he a iÖal zf
Chioe¨e fz ce¨ io Tibe¶, ¶he Tibe¶ao ezle faced a
¨¾b¨¶ao¶ial ¶h ea¶ ¶z ¶hei liog¾i¨¶ic aod c¾l¶¾ al
he i¶age. The Chioe¨e gzÖe omeo¶ imlemeo¶ed
zlicie¨ aimed a¶ a¨¨imila¶iog Tibe¶ io¶z ¶he Chioe¨e
c¾l¶¾ al aod zli¶ical f ame×z k, ×hich iocl¾ded ¶he
 zmz¶izo zf Maoda io Chioe¨e zÖe ¶he Tibe¶ao
laog¾age. Tibe¶ao laog¾age aod c¾l¶¾ e ×e e
ma gioaliçed, aod Tibe¶ao ¨chzzl¨ aod mzoa¨¶e ie¨
×e e ¨¾bjec¶ed ¶z ¨igoiʼncao¶ gzÖe omeo¶ czo¶ zl
aod io¶e fe eoce. Thi¨ delibe a¶e ¨¾ e¨¨izo zf
Tibe¶ao liog¾i¨¶ic ideo¶i¶Ý, alzog ×i¶h z¶he fz m¨ zf
c¾l¶¾ al ¨¾ e¨¨izo, ha¨ beeo a ¨z¾ ce zf ¶eo¨izo
aod e¨i¨¶aoce ×i¶hio Tibe¶ eÖe ¨ioce. I¶ ¾ode ¨cz e¨
¶he b zade i¨¨¾e zf liog¾i¨¶ic aod c¾l¶¾ al
 e¨e Öa¶izo io ¶he face zf zli¶ical aooeÜa¶izo aod
¶he challeoge¨ faced bÝ czmm¾oi¶ie¨ ¨¶ iÖiog ¶z
 z¶ec¶ ¶hei ¾oiŸ¾e ideo¶i¶ie¨.
 Conclusion
F zm ¶he fe× eÜamle¨ meo¶izoed  eÖiz¾¨lÝ i¶ i¨
clea ¶ha¶ ×ha¶eÖe a fe× ¶e i¶z Ý i¨ czoŸ¾e ed bÝ
a oa¶izo, ¶he leade ¨ zf ¶ha¶ oa¶izo ¶ Ý ¶z ¨¾ e¨¨
aoÝ f¾¶¾ e ¾ i¨iog bÝ ¨ea a¶iog ¶he ezle f zm
¶hei c¾l¶¾ e aod laog¾age a¨ ¶heÝ bz¶h laÝ a Öi¶al
zle io c ea¶iog a feeliog zf Na¶izoali¨m.

BÝ imz¨iog a fz eigo laog¾age di ec¶lÝ z

iodi ec¶lÝ, ao iofe iz i¶Ý czmleÜ cao be c ea¶ed
amzog ¶he ezle ega diog ¶hei laog¾age aod
c¾l¶¾ e ×hich cao be eܝe ieoced eÖeo af¶e ¶ha¶
cz¾o¶ Ý i¨ libe a¶ed aod f eed.

Th¾¨, i¶ i¨ Öe Ý imz ¶ao¶ fz a Czlzoiçed/Eo¨laÖed

cz¾o¶ Ý ¶z  e¨e Öe i¶¨ c¾l¶¾ e beca¾¨e a¨ Q¾z¶ed
bÝ Alhzo¨e Da¾de¶¨ -

"Wheo ¶he ezle a e eo¨laÖed, a¨ lzog a¨ ¶heÝ

hzld fa¨¶ ¶z ¶hei laog¾age, i¶ a¨ if ¶heÝ had ¶he keÝ
¶z ¶hei  i¨zo".
 Student Reflection

Thi¨ ¶zic ha¨ beeo chz¨eo fz ¶he  zjec¶ a¨

¶he effec¶¨ zf liog¾i¨¶ic cha¾Öioi¨m cao be
¨eeo io maoÝ a ¶¨ zf ¶he ×z ld ×hich
deÖelzed a c¾ iz¨i¶Ý ¶z eܝlz e mz e abz¾¶
¶hi¨ ¶zic.

Al¶hz¾gh i¶ ×a¨ Öe Ý difʼnc¾l¶ ¶z ʼnod aoÝ

iofz ma¶izo ela¶iog ¶z ¶he iocideo¶¨ zf
liog¾i¨¶ic cha¾Öioi¨m io a¨¶ aod  e¨eo¶
beca¾¨e oz oa¶izo ×ao¶¨ ¶z admi¶ ¶he
a¶ zci¶ie¨, ¶heÝ had czmmi¶¶ed ¶z×a d ¶he
Re¨ideo¶¨ zf diffe eo¶ ¶e i¶z ie¨ ¶heÝ had
aooeÜed io ¶he a¨¶.

I¶ made ¾¨ a×a e abz¾¶ ¶he ela¶izo¨hi

be¶×eeo Laog¾age aod C¾l¶¾ e zf a egizo
if a fz eigo laog¾age i¨ imz¨ed ¶he e.
 Blblg«a¨h×
We ×z¾ld like ¶z meo¶izo ¨zme ¨z¾ ce¨
×hich  zÖed ¶z be helf¾l io makiog ¶hi¨
 zjec¶.

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