Developing Child interest in learning English: Mothers perspectives
Learning English as a second language becomes a dire need to meet international educational standards. The objective was to explore the mother's role in developing a child's interest in learning English. A qualitative method of was adopted in this study by taking 12 in-depth interviews from the mothers. Convenient sampling technique was used for the collection of data. Relevant analytical techniques for validation of various generated themes from the transcribed data were used. Using Nvivo Software the perspectives of the respondents were analyzed to explore the mother's role in developing an interest in learning English amongst children. The theoretical framework of study was based on theory of teaching and learning, that primarily focuses on interest of learner. Mothers have great influence in building student's interest in learning English. Three major themes including mother's competencies, home learning environment, and motivation found. The study gives future directions for potential research avenues..
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Child Interest, Mother Perspective, English Learning
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(1) Samia Zaheer Abbasi
PhD Scholar, Department of Education, NUML University Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Iftikhar Ali
PhD Scholar, Department of Management sciences, Quality Assurance Officer Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Adeela Iffat
M.Phil, Department of Education, NUML University Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Abbasi, S. Z., Ali, M. I., & Iffat, A. (2020). Developing Child interest in learning English: Mothers perspectives. Global Educational Studies Review, V(I), 64-71. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-I).07
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CHICAGO : Abbasi, Samia Zaheer, Muhammad Iftikhar Ali, and Adeela Iffat. 2020. "Developing Child interest in learning English: Mothers perspectives." Global Educational Studies Review, V (I): 64-71 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2020(V-I).07
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HARVARD : ABBASI, S. Z., ALI, M. I. & IFFAT, A. 2020. Developing Child interest in learning English: Mothers perspectives. Global Educational Studies Review, V, 64-71.
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MHRA : Abbasi, Samia Zaheer, Muhammad Iftikhar Ali, and Adeela Iffat. 2020. "Developing Child interest in learning English: Mothers perspectives." Global Educational Studies Review, V: 64-71
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MLA : Abbasi, Samia Zaheer, Muhammad Iftikhar Ali, and Adeela Iffat. "Developing Child interest in learning English: Mothers perspectives." Global Educational Studies Review, V.I (2020): 64-71 Print.
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OXFORD : Abbasi, Samia Zaheer, Ali, Muhammad Iftikhar, and Iffat, Adeela (2020), "Developing Child interest in learning English: Mothers perspectives", Global Educational Studies Review, V (I), 64-71
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TURABIAN : Abbasi, Samia Zaheer, Muhammad Iftikhar Ali, and Adeela Iffat. "Developing Child interest in learning English: Mothers perspectives." Global Educational Studies Review V, no. I (2020): 64-71. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-I).07