Official Status of English Language and Difficulties in Learning: A Pakistani Perspective

Ghulam Mujtaba Yasir; Zohaib Zahid; Naila Ijaz

doi:10.47205/plhr.2021(5-II)1.41

Official Status of English Language and Difficulties in Learning: A Pakistani Perspective

Authors

Ghulam Mujtaba Yasir

Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government Associate College for Boys D.G Khan, Punjab, Pakistan

Zohaib Zahid

Assistant Professor, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Sub-Campus Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan

Naila Ijaz

Lecturer, Department of English, Government Graduate College for Women, D.G Khan, Punjab, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2021(5-II)1.41

Keywords

English Teachers Government Schools Language Policies Poor Outcomes Status of English Language

Abstract

English has been taught as a compulsory subject in Pakistan since 1947 but the problems of teaching and learning the English language are persistent and insoluble. Pakistan is facing a number of problems in teaching and learning the English language. English is being taught as a compulsory subject in Pakistan from the very beginning of school and continues till the level of higher education but the students are unable to use English language conveniently. This article first describes the official status of the English language according to the constitution and language policies of Pakistan. It then describes the reasons for poor outcomes in English language skills with the help of an interview taken from English teachers teaching to class I and II in the Government schools of Pakistan, recommending solutions at the end and providing guidelines for further research.