English Language Teaching in Pakistan

2022-02-05
English Language Teaching in Pakistan

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  • Author: Naziha Ali Raza
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 981167826X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 367

This book presents empirical research on teaching, learning and assessment, and teacher development practices in Pakistan. Despite extensive academic research conducted in Pakistan over the last decade, there is a dearth of internationally published literature on English language teaching in the country. This book covers current research priorities and initiatives concerning English language teaching, learning and assessment, empirical developments, and major professional development initiatives, both in Pakistan and involving the work of Pakistani scholars based in abroad. It highlights the impacts that development efforts are having in the ELT world in Pakistan. The respective chapters cover a diverse range of topics, including: continuous professional development (CPD), identity construction, English language policy, curriculum development, and innovative ELT approaches and methodologies used in Pakistan. This volume provides valuable insights for TESOL and applied linguistics scholars and practitioners working in the field of ELT, both in Pakistan and elsewhere in the globalized world.

English Language Education Policy in Asia

2015-11-27
English Language Education Policy in Asia

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  • Author: Robert Kirkpatrick
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 3319224646
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 388

This volume offers comprehensive 'state-of-the-art' overviews of educational policies concerning the teaching of English in a large number of Asian countries. Each contribution is written by a leading expert and gives a clear assessment of current policies and future trends. Starting with a description of the English education policies in the respective countries, the contributors then delve into the 'nuts and bolts' of the English education policies and how they play out in practice in the education system, in schools, in the curriculum, and in teaching. Topics covered include the balance between the acquisition of English and the national language, political, cultural, economic and technical factors that strengthen or weaken the learning of English.

Communicating with Asia

2016-01-11
Communicating with Asia

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  • Author: Gerhard Leitner
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 1107062616
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 383

In today's global world, where Asia is an increasing area of focus, it is vital to explore what it means to 'understand' Asian cultures through English and other languages. This volume presents new research on English in Asia, alongside Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi-Urdu, Malay, Russian and other languages.

ELT in a Changing World

2014-09-18
ELT in a Changing World

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  • Author: Azra Ahmed
  • Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
  • ISBN: 1443867047
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 290

A novel ELT resource for language specialists and teachers across the world, this selection of papers is a collection of the most compelling and innovative ideas presented at a seminar hosted by the Centre of English Language, Aga Khan University, Pakistan, in January 2011, entitled ‘ELT in a Changing World: Innovative Approaches to New Challenges’. The book is divided into three sections, the first of which is ‘Global change and language learning’. This section offers a guided tour of language teaching evolution, highlighting the merits of enhanced language awareness, self-immersive and input/output-based learning, and innovative pedagogical interventions. Section Two, ‘Developments in Second Language theory and practice in Pakistan’, reveals the findings of the latest research conducted in Pakistan on language policy scholarship, the development of traditional and e-learning environments, the relationship between language learning and immigration opportunities, and the impact of language ideologies on individual identities. Section Three, ‘Learning innovations’, discusses the need for change and fresh approaches to English language education, and highlights the efforts made within the context of Pakistan to ensure the successful implementation of holistic, needs-based and socially driven curricula. Highly readable and virtually jargon free, the book will prove to be an excellent resource for those seeking up-to-date information on the teaching of English in Pakistan and other related parts of the developing world today.

Teaching and Learning English in Non-English-Speaking Countries

2019-01-29
Teaching and Learning English in Non-English-Speaking Countries

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  • Author: Shahnaz Shoro
  • Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
  • ISBN: 1527527204
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 185

The English language is currently used as a second or foreign language in those countries which had once been British colonies. For example, when united India was partitioned into two main countries, India and Pakistan, it was intended that English would gradually be replaced as the language of administration in both countries. However, as the countries were also home to several regional languages, attempts to introduce a sole official language and abolish English as the second official language have never succeeded. In today’s world, English is the language of the cultural, social and political elite, offering significant economic, political and social advantages to fluent speakers. Speakers of the English language automatically enjoy greater social status and have easier access to positions of power and influence. Learning and teaching the English language has therefore become a concern for those who cannot afford to study in native-speaking countries or at local expensive English-medium schools. This book provides various government and non-government educational and professional institutions with simple and practical language-learning courses which fulfil the requirements of people who want to learn English. It will be of great interest to a wide variety of readers, including teachers, language learners, students, linguistic departments, general readers who are struggling to learn English, and professionals who want to overcome the language barrier.

The Teaching of English in Pakistan

1996
The Teaching of English in Pakistan

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  • Author: Farida Javed Malik
  • Publisher:
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  • Category : Educational evaluation
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 264

English and Empowerment in the Developing World

2009-10-02
English and Empowerment in the Developing World

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  • Author: Nasreen Hussain
  • Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
  • ISBN: 1443816299
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 300

This book is a collection of thought-provoking papers that investigate empowerment within the context of language, education, and technology. In the seventeen papers published in the book, local and international ELT practitioners and researchers have analysed their experiences within a range of socio-linguistic situations. Adding significant insights and depth to a previously under-researched area, the publication will be of interest not only to ELT teachers and students, but also to social science researchers in developing and marginalised countries. The book based on selected papers presented at the 2007 Aga Khan University, Centre of English Language seminar in Karachi exemplifies the issues of language and empowerment. The papers deal with complex educational and socio-cultural issues and force readers to undertake a cultural journey to see them from a different perspective. The collection of papers, whatever one’s teaching-learning context, will become an essential resource book for all English language teachers, scholars, and researchers interested in learning more about the success stories and problems facing language education in the developing countries, especially Asia today.

Language, Ideology and Power

2002
Language, Ideology and Power

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  • Author: Tariq Rahman
  • Publisher:
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  • Category : Muslims
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 724

First Book-Length Study Of The History Of Language Teaching And Learning Among South Asian Muslims. This Engaging And Highly Informative Book Is Indispensable For Any One Working In The Field Of Pakistani Language And Culture.

Vulnerabilities, Challenges and Risks in Applied Linguistics

2021-09-09
Vulnerabilities, Challenges and Risks in Applied Linguistics

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  • Author: Clare Cunningham
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1788928253
  • Category : Reference
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 331

The chapters in this book call attention to vulnerabilities, challenges and risks for applied linguistics researchers and the communities they work with across a broad range of contexts from the Global North and South, and in both signed and spoken languages. Together they provide insights on both academic and professional practice across several areas: the vulnerabilities involved in researching, the limitations of traditional epistemologies, the challenges inherent in the repertoire of methodologies and pedagogies employed by applied linguists, and the effectiveness of practical responses to language-related problems. The book encourages those involved in applied linguistics to consider their own practice and their relationship with the communities, policies and educational contexts they engage with in the course of their teaching, research and activism.

Understanding English Language Teaching in EFL Context

2023-02-17
Understanding English Language Teaching in EFL Context

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  • Author: Kamal Ud Din
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISBN: 100083980X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 173

This volume is comprehensively designed to help prospective teachers of English Language (EL), and teachers specializing in English as a foreign language (EFL), mainly in South Asian countries. It analyses the application of ELT theories, concepts, and methods to sharpen their understanding of the various techniques used for teaching English effectively in the EFL context. The book discusses the basic concepts of language aimed to develop a sense of the language phenomenon as a unique human attribute. It covers the theories of language from various disciplines such as biology, sociology, psychology, and linguistics. The book explains the underlying structures or components that shape the edifice of languages such as phonology, morphology, syntax, grammar, phonetics, semantics, and pragmatics. While taking the reader through language learning theories with a focus on English as the second language, it discusses the different teaching methods that can be adopted by teachers in classroom settings. The book will be of interest to teachers, students and researchers of education, teacher education, and ELT. It will also be useful for educators, English language teachers, language learners, professionals working in the field of education and language, and those who aspire to teach and learn English in foreign context.