What Are the Factors Affecting the Use of English Language in English-Only Classrooms: Student's Perspectives in Pakistan

Autor/inn/en	Asif, Sadia; Bashir, Rahat; Zafar, Shabana
Titel	What Are the Factors Affecting the Use of English Language in English-Only Classrooms: Student's Perspectives in Pakistan
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 11 (2018) 6, S.67-79 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Language of Instruction; Teaching Methods; Native Language; Urdu; Qualitative Research; Questionnaires; Indo European Languages; Language Proficiency; Databases; Periodicals; Applied Linguistics; Language Attitudes; Educational Policy; Undergraduate Students; Engineering Education; Language Usage; Focus Groups; Interviews; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Qualitative Forschung; Fragebogen; Indoeuropäisch; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Datenbank; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Linguistics; Linguistik; Angewandte Linguistik; Sprachverhalten; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ingenieurausbildung; Sprachgebrauch; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	English as a medium of instruction and communication is becoming a central pedagogy in various countries in the world. In Pakistan, most of the advanced academic institutions use English as their medium of instruction, however students and teachers have been observed communicating in their first languages, especially Urdu, in the classrooms. This study was conducted at the Institute of Communication and Cultural Studies, University of Management and Technology, to examine the factors that limit students and teachers from communicating in English. Qualitative research methods were employed to find the factors affecting the use of English in English-only classrooms. A total of 130 participants were included in this study. Among them, 68 participants were engaged in student questionnaires. The participants were students of four native languages (Urdu, Punjabi, Siraiki and Pushto) with different level of English language proficiency. Required literature search was performed using key databases and journals, related to applied linguistics, English language and education. Our results demonstrated that most of the students like to communicate in English and be a part of the English-only environment, however they acknowledged some key factors that prevented them from speaking English in the classrooms. Fundamental factors included linguistics, individual, social, psychological and institutional which were largely based upon their beliefs, assumptions, needs and desires. This study may provide insights to the policymakers to work on issues related to communications and medium of instructions in Pakistan. It may also help teachers and educators to understand the underlying factors that compel students to speak their first languages instead of English. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01