Headteachers’ Perspectives About the English Language Teaching at Lower Secondary Level in Shaheed Benazirabad, Pakistan

Abstract

English is a global language that enjoys a unique status of lingua franca all over the world. English is the compulsory part of the curriculum up to graduation level in Pakistan. Yet the quality of the English language is very poor in Pakistan. This study described the perspectives of male headteachers of public lower secondary schools about Methods of English language teaching and expertise of English language teachers. A qualitative descriptive approach was used to describe these perspectives. The population consisted of 25 male headteachers of the public sector lower secondary schools of Taluka Sakrand. The Study reached out to 20 headteachers through purposive sampling. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews. The collected data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results of the study suggest that methods of teaching used are defective as they do not improve the listening and speaking skills of the students. The teachers are inexperienced in second language pedagogy as neither they hold an academic degree in English nor they are trained in second language pedagogy. It is recommended that English language teachers should be given pieces of training in second language pedagogy so that they can apply modern methods for teaching English.

Keywords: English Language, Headteachers, Perspectives, Lower secondary Level

DOI: 10.7176/JLLL/71-04

Publication date:August 31^st 2020