Second language reading instruction in Pakistan

Abstract

In Pakistan, most advanced academic teaching in post-secondary institutions is carried out with English as the medium of instruction. All the text resources read by students are in English. Thus, the ability to teach English L2 reading impacts all post-secondary learning in Pakistan. This paper reports the results of a survey of 71 English teachers’ L2 reading instruction and their beliefs about reading in the six public sector universities in Pakistan. Results indicate that majority of the English teachers, who teach English L2 reading/text materials or language skills courses, still prefer to use traditional methods while teaching English, especially reading.