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EFFECTIVENESS OF EMPLOYING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IN ESL LEARNING IN THE PAKISTANI EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).45      10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).45      Published : Jun 2023

Effectiveness of Employing the English Language as a Medium of Instruction in ESL Learning in the Pakistani Educational System

Abstract

    The present research was an effort to explore the effectiveness of the English language as a medium of instruction in ESL learning in the Pakistani educational system. By using a quasi-experimental research design a purposive sample of 72 students equally from both genders was selected from the population of a government primary school in district Kasur. Pretest and posttest were used as research instrumentation. The ESL learners were separated equally into 2 groups termed experimental and control groups. Each group contained 18 male and 18 female ESL learners. The first one was trained in the old-style method while the second one was treated by employing the English medium of instruction for all subjects. The treatment was given for two months. The results of the pretest and post-test showed a significant difference between the scores of both groups. The results revealed that English as a medium of instruction is better for ESL learning.

    Medium of instruction, English & Urdu mediums, Pakistani educational system, ESL learning, Experimental research

    (1) Salma Jeevan
    M.Phil. English (Linguistics), Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sonal Khan Maitlo
    M.Phil. English (Linguistics), Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Athar Nawaz Jalbani
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of English (Linguistics), Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Jeevan, S., Maitlo, S. K., & Jalbani, A. N. (2023). Effectiveness of Employing the English Language as a Medium of Instruction in ESL Learning in the Pakistani Educational System. Global Educational Studies Review, VIII(II), 496-505. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).45

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Jeevan, Salma, Sonal Khan Maitlo, and Athar Nawaz Jalbani. 2023. "Effectiveness of Employing the English Language as a Medium of Instruction in ESL Learning in the Pakistani Educational System." Global Educational Studies Review, VIII (II): 496-505 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).45

HARVARD

    HARVARD : JEEVAN, S., MAITLO, S. K. & JALBANI, A. N. 2023. Effectiveness of Employing the English Language as a Medium of Instruction in ESL Learning in the Pakistani Educational System. Global Educational Studies Review, VIII, 496-505.

MHRA

    MHRA : Jeevan, Salma, Sonal Khan Maitlo, and Athar Nawaz Jalbani. 2023. "Effectiveness of Employing the English Language as a Medium of Instruction in ESL Learning in the Pakistani Educational System." Global Educational Studies Review, VIII: 496-505

MLA

    MLA : Jeevan, Salma, Sonal Khan Maitlo, and Athar Nawaz Jalbani. "Effectiveness of Employing the English Language as a Medium of Instruction in ESL Learning in the Pakistani Educational System." Global Educational Studies Review, VIII.II (2023): 496-505 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Jeevan, Salma, Maitlo, Sonal Khan, and Jalbani, Athar Nawaz (2023), "Effectiveness of Employing the English Language as a Medium of Instruction in ESL Learning in the Pakistani Educational System", Global Educational Studies Review, VIII (II), 496-505

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Jeevan, Salma, Sonal Khan Maitlo, and Athar Nawaz Jalbani. "Effectiveness of Employing the English Language as a Medium of Instruction in ESL Learning in the Pakistani Educational System." Global Educational Studies Review VIII, no. II (2023): 496-505. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).45