Abstract
Curriculum is the basic tool used in the pedagogical process. Every education system fails if it is not developed to meet the needs of those for whom it is designed. In this research, it has been observed that the existing National Curriculum for the English Language (2006) is not fulfilling the language-based needs of the Pakistani learners. The intermediate level is the terminal level for students to discontinue education and get a job or continue learning in various advanced fields. The existing theoretical curriculum is different in terms of the practical application of English in a real-life situation. Paulo Freire’s theory of problem-posing education supports the present study. Data was collected through teacher and student questionnaires filled by intermediate students of both the public and private sectors and for the analysis of collected data CIPP model of Stufflebeam was used. For computational analysis, MS Excel was used. The results showed that learners’ creative writing skills and verbal skills are not improving satisfactorily and a gap was also found in teaching methodologies that are being currently used for teaching English. The present study is beneficial for providing the ground realities and practical needs of teachers and students in teaching and learning process. It would be helpful also for the stakeholders while designing the curriculum and syllabus.
Highlights
Language being a medium of communication is used in every sphere of life. Amir (2008) stated that the language used in education and for instruction plays a very important role in the history of the English language
The results of this study are based on the data collected from the English language learners and the English language teachers questionnaires designed for evaluating responses keeping in view the objectives of the curriculum
Major areas that have been observed in the study are English reading skills, English writing skills and English speaking skill, and the role of teaching-learning processes in the development of English language skills among English language learners
Summary
Language being a medium of communication is used in every sphere of life. Amir (2008) stated that the language used in education and for instruction plays a very important role in the history of the English language. Language being a medium of communication is used in every sphere of life. Amir (2008) stated that the language used in education and for instruction plays a very important role in the history of the English language. During the colonial period theme of “divide and rule” remained an essential language policy. The colonial period was geared to produce educated elites loyal to Britain, getting access to more economic opportunities, empowering supremacy of English men, dividing masses
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