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SHAISTA ASALM ROLL NO. 09-940 MORNING MA ELTL 4 TH SEMESTER. Role of public and private schools in English language learning in Pakistan. Define public and private schools Status of English language Difference between private and public schools
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SHAISTA ASALM ROLL NO. 09-940 MORNING MA ELTL 4TH SEMESTER
Role of public and private schools in English language learning in Pakistan
Define public and private schools • Status of English language • Difference between private and public schools • Role of public and private schools in English language learning's.
Public schools • Private schools • English language • Official language of Pakistan • Used in all domains of power (bureaucracy, military, commerce, media and education.)
Public schools Offer all instruction in Urdu or in local provincial language Low quality of education No discipline No proper facilities Private schools Offer all instruction in English language Quality education Discipline Provide all facilities Difference between private and public schools
English medium schools • State influenced elitist public schools / cadet colleges • Private elitist schools • Non elitist schools
State influenced institutions • Top public schools • Cadet colleges • Federal government model schools • Armed forces schools
Public schools / cadet colleges • Quite expensive • Affordable for the middle classes • Tuition fees increase in senior classes • 56.90% boys belong to middle class backgrounds. • Textbooks in English but form the textbook boards.
Federal government model schools • Some subjects in English and others in urdu Armed forces schools • Generally provided cheap English medium schooling to their own dependents.
Private elitist schools • Apart from the schools run by agencies. • Existed since British times • Not expensive • Prepare students for the British ordinary and advance level examinations • Teaching methods are modern, innovative and interesting • Books are printed abroad • Classics of English are used to teach English.
Non elitist schools • English medium only in name • No creativity • No use of methodologies • Only memorization • Only mathematics and science subject were in English.
Products of non elitist English schools • Not fluent in English • No enhancement of communication skills • No confidence
Conclusion • In short, the English medium schools do not really contribute towards the creation of a democratic culture in Pakistan despite the fact that its products are aware of democratic values in the abstract.