Abstract
English language is taught as a compulsory subject up to graduate level in Pakistani
educational system. Despite studying English for over 14 years, majority of students
coming from non-elite schools, lack required command in English language skills
to pursue their higher education and professional careers. With this background
in mind, the current research focused on teaching English reading and writing
skills and the problems faced while teaching these skills at Secondary School
Certificate (SSC) level in private non-elite schools in Karachi. The sample of the
study comprised 20 SSC level students, 12 SSC level English language teachers
of non-elite private schools and 5 student notebooks. Data were collected through
open-ended questionnaires, group interviews and notebook analysis. Data were
examined using thematic analysis. The findings revealed that teaching English
language reading practices include reading the text aloud, translating the chapter,
providing the central idea and meanings of difficult words to the students. The
major problems faced by the teachers in teaching reading skills are learners’ lack
of interest in reading, lack of concentration and low reading comprehension skills.
The study also revealed practices of teaching writing skills such as provision of
model texts and relevant vocabulary items. The major problems while teaching
writing skills are lack of pre-writing activities, learners’ deficient command over vocabulary, grammar, spellings and punctuation, lengthy syllabus and limited time.
Muhammad Fareed, Saniya Jawed, Sidra Awan. (2018) Teaching English Language at SSC Level in Private Non-Elite Schools in Pakistan: Practices and Problems, Journal of Education and Educational Development, volume 5, 5.1.
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