Age and Parental Role: Social Factors Involved in the English Language Learning in Pashtun Society

Miss Laraib; Muhammad Manzoor Alam; Muhammad Haris

doi:10.47205/plhr.2021(5-II)1.16

Age and Parental Role: Social Factors Involved in the English Language Learning in Pashtun Society

Authors

Miss Laraib

Lecturer, Department of English Literature and Linguistics, National University of Modern Languages, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan

Muhammad Manzoor Alam

Lecturer, Department of English Literature and Linguistics, Government Degree College Gulabad, Dir Lower, KP Pakistan

Muhammad Haris

MS Scholar, Department of English Literature and Linguistics, City University of Science and Technology Peshawar, KP, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2021(5-II)1.16

Keywords

Age and Parental Role English Language Learning Pashtun Society

Abstract

This study presents an investigation carried out with learners enrolled in English language courses from the National University of Modern Languages, Peshawar (NUML). The study is based on the qualitative pattern. The primary purpose of the study is to discover two social factors that affect the English language learning process in Pashtun society and to find out Pashtun learners' personal interest in the English language. The researchers analyzed and interpreted the collected data from the participants, and data was collected through a questionnaire based on the Attitude/Motivation Test Battery by Gardner (2004). Through this study, factors such as parental role and age have been proven to be central in the language learning process of Pashtun learners.