ANALYSING ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS IN PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOLS IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

This research aims at analyzingEnglish language teaching learning processat secondary level in government schools. This research is expedcted to provide important insights into the state English as a secondary language teaching in terms of the four basic skills of the language.The sample size of the present study is 75 teachers and 45 students of accessible fifteen schools. The tools used for the collecting data are questionnaires and face to face observation with the teachers of English and the students of Lahore district. The questionnaire for the teachers of English consists of eighteen questions and the questionnaire for the students consists of ten questions. The findings from the perception of the teachers reveal that grammar translation method is the commonly popular method of teaching English among the teacher although some of them favoured to use direct method as well. The teachers argued that they adopted skill-based approach to teaching of English with major focus on speaking skill. They also expressed that bilingual medium of instruction was suitable during English language classes. Describing some of the problems they faced, they talked about lack of motivation, dearth of resources and the inadequacy of skilled teachers. The students also opined that grammar translation method was commonly used in their English language while writing was the core skill which was focused during teaching learning process of English according to them.