Factors Affecting the Learning of English at Secondary School Level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Dialect, literary dialect, literature, Standard

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Ahmad, N. ., Khan, F. N. ., & Munir, N. . (2013). Factors Affecting the Learning of English at Secondary School Level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. International Journal of English Language and Literature Studies, 2(2), 95–101. Retrieved from http://archive.aessweb.com/index.php/5019/article/view/690

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the factors affecting the learning of English of the secondary school students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The objectives of the study were (1) To find out the factors affecting the learning of English at secondary level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; and (2) To provide a base for improvement of teaching English as a second language at the secondary school level in Pakistan. The population of the study was comprised of all the English teachers of twenty four Provincial government schools, and twenty two Federal government schools located in twenty four districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Sixteen senior most English teachers were selected for the purpose of interview. The main findings of the study were; the teachers in Provincial government schools were not sufficiently qualified and had not adequate knowledge of teaching methodologies of teaching English. The classes at both type of school system were overcrowded. The Provincial and Federal Government schools lacked audio-visual aids for teaching of English.

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