Nuisance of learning English language in Pakistan
It is considered indispensable to learn English language these days due to its prevalence which have engulfed approximately the whole world. It plays an important role in almost every walk of life but its value multiplies when it comes to talk about study matters, getting employment and going for higher education.
Moreover, it is especially difficult for the people to learn English here due to the unavailability of good language teachers. There is no atmosphere of speaking in English at the institutions and lack of reading habit in our society as well. Poverty has gripped the society so intensely that it is almost impossible for the students to pay such huge amounts for learning besides it is considered the asset of an affluent people.
An English lecturer named Ms. Rabia said talking to INFN that, “The role of a teacher in any learning process is inevitable. Without the help and assistance of the good teacher no one can go for learning it.” Teachers are not making learning English an interesting activity and that is why students get sick when they hear about the word English. Even if some boys take keen interest by keeping on speaking with other friends or a particular class of people then people make fun of them or ridicule them. Because of this appalling habit and the mindset of the people around, students are compelled to stop learning.
The curriculum of almost all the institutions from school to university level are in an English language and the papers are also taken in English as well but despite this English is not spoken in the class or in the premises of the school or university. What is the meaning of these so called ‘English Medium Schools’ if the students are deprived of speaking it but they have to cram bundle of pages given to them as assignment or asked to prepare it for the test. But it is not possible for the student to inculcate the spirit of the education in the real sense because every time he is seen cramming it by reading again and again while depriving him of the real meaning of the lesson.
The habit of reading is almost not present in our society which is important for getting a good command over a language. Firstly, there is no good literature for the children from whom they get inspiration and fascination but just old written books with old and outdated English are present. But the kids cannot read nor do they have access to it due to the boring context.
If a student is not taught and prepared in the very early age then it is an uphill task for those students who try to learn English in the time of university years. Learning of any language is not difficult only if the proper steps should be followed which are important for the learning the language a piece of cake for the student.
English should be spoken in all those school where curriculum is in English and exam is taken in this language. Speaking atmosphere could be made conducive by various ways in order to remove the hesitation from the students besides encouraging them to even think, sleep and move around in English. The reading habit should also be focused upon and more and more students should be directed towards it. The teachers should not avoid speaking English if they are teachers of English.