Recommendations for future research are also suggested. That is why the researcher developed an ESP based module to address the speaking skills of the teachers. their mother-tongue and challenges they were facing in their multilingual classrooms. However, the report went beyond its original brief. understand a single word uttered in English language. As per the respondents’, udents both were constantly code-switching in the, ning process more successful, the learners should be anxiety free. Semi-Structured interviews conducted for the purpose of study from the DMO and AC of District Sheikhupura, to measure the effectiveness of LND and evaluate the effectiveness. Six Key Challenges Faced by the Education Sector in Pakistan. The study suggests that; the teachers may be trained to cope with the challenges they face in their multilingual classrooms. Some problems encountered by the teachers in implementing mother tongue - based instruction include absence of books written in mother tongue, lack of vocabulary, and lack of teacher-training. The English curriculum is obsolete and outdated which has been in practice since colonial rule over the sub-continent. The current study reflects the findings of Aziz et al. The data was collected through a semi-structured interview protocol and classroom observation checklist. views, the students cannot understand even the short sent, students still feel shy to use English language in their conversation. All rights reserved. The observations generally confirmed the results from th, This study aimed to determine the challenges faced by, teaching English language in a multilingual context of Quetta, for the English teachers because students in this region, Saraiki. Challenges faced by the secondary school teachers in their multilingual classrooms, International Journal of English Linguistics; Vol. All the teachers in that study were experienced teachers with an average teaching experience of 5 years. However, student teachers face challenges during this professional exercise. �1M.�1�Gg�M`A����V���o�2��?��d���rN0o&����H����-~N�&�8����ԝ�d��_ D���"�-�������I�#�}���~X�(�H5��yGI"�3,������t�����X�ȕ��?�СHY��~4�M�(�M��;&Շ��~!$�բ�Vů!. It has been observed that in recent times the governments of Sindh and Pakistan have been providing a lot of facilities including free books and training programs for the teachers at secondary level but the teaching and learning of English is not up to mark. Mother tongue-based multilingual, Education Policy and the Right to Education: Towards mor, Paik, J. The present study highlights the problems of learning English pronunciation at segmental level only as the study was conducted at intermediate level. After the ethnic conflict in Macedonia, great importance was given to bring back the values of teaching and learning in multicultural and multilingual settings. The study emphasizes upon the state support by adopting positive approach to the issue to strengthen the position of English. Journal of Applied Language Studies, 23, 42. Encouraging students to practice the skills learned in class and incorporating listening exercises, such as learning poems or parts of a favorite story in the new language out o… This article aims to discuss all the “Problems Faced by the Teacher in Teaching the English Language”.That what are the problems that the English teachers faced in teaching the English language. 3. The students enrolled at the SEEU come from different ethnic backgrounds. Sixty English Language teachers teaching this component were involved in this study. Examples and Observations "English in Pakistan- … Kannan, R. (2009) Difficulties in Learning English as a Second Language. The study was qualitative and it focused the problems faced by the student teachers while teaching English language. 2 0 obj This has caused a great concern not only among English teachers, general teachers and their students, but also among parents, educators and administrators, in our teaching and learning practice. The students belong to different countries where the English language is not a native language, they learn the English language as a second language. The prime challenge for the English language is multilingual classrooms, facing by the teachers as well as students not only in Quetta, Pakistan but also in other parts of the globe. Standard of the Students One of the problems generally faced by most of the teachers of English at the college level is the poor standard of the students. The result reveals, in its current form, the LND application is not effective and needs improvement in usability, design, content, accessibility, infrastructure, and assessment. The participants were 20 teachers and the, English language in the multilingual settin, to teach English language in a multilingual setting. Furthermore, during the classroom observations it was, challenging and teaching a third language is entir, Urdu which is the national language of Pakistan. (1) The teachers view multilingualism as a potentially positive asset. Vanguard, Lahore. The study sample comprised 150 adults and 150 children for the survey, and 25 adults and 25 children for interviews from 5 universities and five schools from Punjab province of Pakistan. English is perceived as a passport to better employment and upward social mobility in Pakistan. What is the language of instructions in your class? Despite studying English for over 14 years, majority of students coming from non-elite schools, lack required command in English language skills to pursue their higher education and professional careers. This paper focuses on the question of whether there is a use of the L1 in ELF teaching at SEEU, Language Center English classes. After collecting data from the questionnaire and analyse these data statistically, the study findings reveal that Iraqi EFL high school students have micro-context and macro-context barriers that impede their self-development and progress in the teacher-learning process. The data was collected thr, are afraid of committing mistakes which is the bigg, Kenya. The subjects of the study comprise 60 students and thirty teachers. English is alien to them. situation of English language teaching-learning in the primary schools of the rural areas in Bangladesh. In Baluchistan, the same syllabus is being followe, students of the urban areas. etc on the availability of trained teachers. endobj in problems faced between experienced and newly employed teachers who are teaching English. The respondents tend to attach greater value to academic literacy in Urdu and English over their mother tongues for they believe Urdu and English hold significant pragmatic and economistic value as languages of power and wealth. Data were manually analyzed. Significance of the Study <> countries in general has given rise to an issue which we have been facing for a long time as teachers and teacher educators. 8, ESP World. ENGLISH CURRICULUM AND TEACHING TECHNIQUES IN PAKISTAN In third world countries like Pakistan, the teaching curriculum, especially English curriculum, has been the centre of criticism over the last couple of decades. Pakistan schools, the curriculum and the teachers all seem to be clueless as far as the objectives of learning English are concerned. Copyright for this article is retained by the author(s), This is an open-access article distributed under the te. Unfortunately, context and teachers are not given a chance to atte, study will help both the English language teachers and st. can be used in the multilingual classrooms. The research has identified that children's English discourse is different from that of adults in terms of vocabulary, learning process, practice, and experience. The data collected for this paper were analyzed using quantitative and qualitative methods. (2) The teachers claim to make frequent use of their students’ linguistic knowledge of Norwegian and English when teaching the L3. The student should be able to use both the langauges with ease. The present study explores Norwegian language teachers’ beliefs about multilingualism and the use of a multilingual pedagogical approach in the third-language (L3) classroom. @���9�Kp�s�4���P��hm�I�fZ�y{Še!���}�%~-F�:�>�`���(�tO�l�|m�L�+�+�({k�>�8f�eo҇��}Q�����A'm��"J�^(��%)X*i"X|�LG��M86W�p�V�1(��&�� F���kJ̈́-%&a��ښ`1– Morais, 1990; 1998; Nair-Venugopal, 1997; Tiong, 1996). The module is a low cost project for low income schools to enhance an effective role of English language teachers in their schools, providing them an opportunity. Majority of the classrooms are teacher-centered and students hardly find any chance to practice English in the classroom. �vl�f�*X��]���/YBOn|��~~{H�D�#�vJ���v�,J��i �]}!g� These newly inducted teachers have many weaknesses. Lacking p, (Zeeshan, 2013). This barrier provokes the lot of repulsive issues of medium of instruction in the schools. s and trainings for the English teachers”. Learning English, imagining global: Th, https://doi.org/10.18848/1447-9494/cgp/v15i10/4, communicative language teaching and grammar translation. The participants, should be teachers hired from the univers, Belisario, Bendanillo, Binas-o, & Cammagay, assroom in Baguio city, Philippines. Data were collected in two parts. After the evaluation, MEA uploads the results of respective school on official portal. The South East European University (SEEU) is the only regional university that offers equal opportunities for both Albanian and Macedonian nationalities to study in their mother tongue or choose English as a medium of instruction. Interviews were also taken from the teachers and English teaching sessions were observed using an observation checklist to find out the real present scenario of teaching English language … Likewise, Abongdia & Foncha (2015) carried out a study to analyze the challenges faced by pre-service English teachers, teaching English in East London, South Africa. Join ResearchGate to find the people and research you need to help your work. As per Continua model, literacy situations across contexts, development and content indicate an explicit privileging of Urdu and English (traditionally more powerful end) of continuum over local mother tongues (traditionally less powerful end). These problems put teachers into a dilemma in dealing with all the hardships in teaching students for the sake of their future. The countries " educationists and facilitators often face multidimensional challenges at the time of 2. Here the authors took up a study on analysing the various reasons for the problems faced by the second language learner .The reasons identified were: B. WILLIAM DHARMA RAJA * K. SELVI ** By environment, attitude and teacher's competence. Addressing these common classroom challenges … of the problems faced by these teachers in implementing this literature component in schools. Data were collected through pre-tested questionnaire i.e., one each for students and teachers. Pashto, Brahvi, Baluchi, Saraiki, Punjabi and Persian. Political problems English language teaching in Iran has passed through ups and downs and has experienced extreme courses. Du, according to the mental level of the learners. Apart from the above, this study investigates whether there are any differences in problems faced between experienced and newly employed teachers who are teaching English. Despite multilingualism, English language has been taught from basic to advance levels of education as a core or optional subject. Ismaili (2015) in his study analyzed the ethnic conflict in Macedonia. activities regarding English language teaching. c. Most of the teachers teaching English are untrained in the concerned method 50 100% d. The textbooks are not suitable 40 80% e. The number of English teachers in Schools is not sufficient 50 100% f. Most of the schools do not have sufficient teaching aids 48 96% g. The progress of the pupils is not frequently assessed 45 90% h. A total of 204 students (102 females and 102 males) participated in this present study. To achieve these objectives, explanatory sequential mixed research design was used. The sample population was from Tehsil Minchinabad in District Bahawal Nagar. Issues and problems in teacher education. Malik, F.J. (1996) The Teaching of English in Pakistan: A Study in Teacher Education. The students in the multilingual classrooms lack confidence to use English language because they hesitate to commit mistakes. This study critically examines the literacy levels of undergraduate students in Pakistan to compare and contrast the proficiency levels, particularly reading and writing of their mother tongues versus Urdu and English, and to study real and perceived vitality of local/regional mother tongues vis-à-vis Urdu and English. The data was analyzed by, challenge for the English teachers due to linguistic di, classrooms lack confidence to use English language, code-switching is commonly used by the teachers to instruct the students. That an ESL class is, s are added in the classrooms teaching... 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