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Situation of English Language Teaching
English Language Teaching Situation in Pakistan Analysis)
“…a single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia”

(Attitude

&

Motivation

Macaulay 1935

Ms. Mehwish Haider

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English Language Teaching Situation in Pakistan

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Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………...3 Definition of Second language ……………………………………………………….……...….4 Definition of foreign Language …………………………………………………………………4 Different needs to learn English as second/ foreign Language ……………..………………...4 Definition of Motivation ………………………………………………………………………...5 Sources of motivation ……………...……………………………………………………………5 Models of Motivation ……………..…………………………………………………………….6 Social needs of Learning English Language in Pakistan …………………………….……….8 English as Foreign or second Language ……………..………………………………….……10 Pakistani Educational System ……………….………………………………………………..11 English Teaching situation in Pakistan ……………….……………………………………....13 Conclusion ……………..………………………………………………………………...……..15 Works Cited ………………………………………………………………………………….....18 Index……………………………………………………………………… separately attached

Introduction
2 English Language Teaching Situation in Pakistan

The English language is widely acknowledged to be the language of modern times; it is an international language for communication and education. English, according to the Time Almanac (2010), is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is spoken by approximately 1000 million people, which constitute almost 16 percent of the world‟s population. The vibrant use of English in all nooks and corners of the non-English speaking world has outnumbered native speakers by non-native users, involving 80% use of English between L2 speakers. (Deterding, 2006; Sarwar, 2001; Benecke, 1991; Crystal, 2000; 2003). It is so widely spoken that besides the internal varieties of English (varieties spoken within English speaking countries), the non-native English speaking part of the



Cited: 1. Baumgardner, R. 1993. The English Language in Pakistan. Karachi: Oxford University press. 2. Crystal, D. 2000. Expanding circle. English teaching professional. 14 3. Crystal, D. 2003. English as a Global Language. (second ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University press. 4. Haq, A. 1993. The Position and status of English in Pakistan. In R. Baumgardner (Ed.), The English Language in Pakistan. Karachi: Oxford University Press. 5. Macaulay, B. Thomas. (1935). Minute On Indian Education. Retrieved 17 November 2011 from http://www.english.ucsb.edu/faculty/rraley/research/english/macaulay.html. 6. Rehman, T. 1999. Language, education and Culutre. Karachi: Oxford press. 7. sarid.net/sarid-journal/2004_Warsi.pdf 8. http://www.ijar.lit.az/pdf/3/2010(1-32).pdf. 9. www.hamline.edu/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID. 10. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/17199577/Introduction-to-Pakistan 11. www.asian-efl-journal.com/thesis_Sulaiman_Hasan_Qashoa.pdf 16 English Language Teaching Situation in Pakistan 12. www.ijsse.com/.../ISSUE%20OF%20MEDIUM%20OF%20INSTRUCYION%20IN%20 PAKIStan. 13. http://www.scribd.com/doc/25054277/Variety-in-Pronunciation-in-Pakistan-The-PrimalCause-of-Confusion-in-Comprehension-for-the-Listeners 14. http://www.scribd.com/doc/25054277/Variety-in-Pronunciation-in-Pakistan-The-PrimalCause-of-Confusion-in-Comprehension-for-the-Listeners 17 English Language Teaching Situation in Pakistan

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