Teachers’ Perception about English as a Medium of Instructions: Evidence from the Government Higher Secondary Schools of Sindh, Pakistan

Authors

  • Abul Ala Mukhtar Sukkur IBA University
  • Zafarullah Sahito Sukkur IBA University
  • Abida Siddiqui University of Sindh, Elsa Kazi Campus

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1104.05

Keywords:

perception, English as a medium of instruction, Lingua Franca, and globalization

Abstract

This case study inquires the perceptions and experiences of teachers about the English as a medium of instructions at government higher secondary schools of Warah city of Sindh, Pakistan. It witnesses that a large chunk of the population is diversified to use their provincial or regional languages as destined by socio-political heritage. Because English was remained a paramount part of educational context in Pakistan during British rule. In Sindh, students learn English from their teachers at their schools, who by no means really acquire the required proficiency in the English language. The research design undertaken was qualitative in nature and revolved around the semi structured interviews. English as a medium of instruction has a daunting and remarkable role to set to be set up across the globe. The mother tongue has the supreme role to play in the organized system of social institutions, which has massive resources of linguistics pouring down to the common people in the forms of superb streams of dialects with definite code of syntax, semantics and pragmatism. The extra reading materials with the support of technology, the English lessons can play a pivotal role to give internalization and adaptation of English language as a medium of instruction.

Author Biographies

Abul Ala Mukhtar, Sukkur IBA University

Department of Education

Zafarullah Sahito, Sukkur IBA University

Department of Education

Abida Siddiqui, University of Sindh, Elsa Kazi Campus

Department of Education, Faculty of Education

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