Low and high English Language proficiency of the learners in Pakistan: A comparative study of two different education systems

Year 2018, , 18 - 23, 01.01.2018

Zohaib Zahid , Mamuna Ghani Ghulam Mujtaba Yasir

https://doi.org/10.24289/ijsser.338946

Abstract

Two
types of imparting education are in vogue in Pakistan. First, the system that
imparts education to more than 90% of the students (Studying through the
syllabus and method of Pakistani system) and second is the one that is
imparting education to only 10% of the students (Studying through the syllabus
and method of Cambridge education system) in Pakistan. The methodologies of
teaching English and its syllabus are quite different from each other. The
researcher (Teacher of English for Pakistani as well Cambridge system) observed
a marginal difference in the level of English language proficiency of the
learners studying under these two systems of education. The learners of Cambridge
system are found highly equipped with the knowledge of English language but the
learners of Pakistani system are lagging behind in the knowledge of English
language although students of both the systems are being taught by the
Pakistani teachers. Observing this fact, the researcher has focused to conduct
research to point out the salient features of these two systems describing the
reasons of high proficiency of English language by the learners of Cambridge
system and low proficiency by the learners of Pakistani system. This study has
been conducted by taking interview of the two students selected one from each
system of education. The interview is analyzed critically and lot of attention,
reaching at the conclusion that the syllabus, knowledge of teacher and
methodologies adopted by the instructors play a vital role in gaining high
proficiency of English language by the learners studying through Cambridge
system of education. 

Keywords

Elite school, Public School, Medium of Instruction, English language, O/A level of Education

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