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A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO EVALUATE ESL LEARNERS PROFICIENCY AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).36      10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).36      Published : Jun 2023

A Comparative Study to Evaluate ESL Learners' Proficiency and Attitudes towards English Language

Abstract

    The research aims to determine the proficiency of intermediate-level ESL learners regarding the English language and to know the attitude that was shown by them toward the English language. The population of the study includes all government colleges of district Khairpur Sindh, and the selected sample size was 150 ESL students from both genders and locations. For the purpose of evaluating ESL learners' proficiency and attitude, a comparison was made by the researchers. The results demonstrated that intermediate-level ESL students of district Khairpur Sindh have a normal level of English language. The results also displayed that becoming an expert and proficient in English is linked to the learner’s attitude. The present research showed that ESL learners of both rural and urban areas were inclined to learn the English language and there is no significant difference in the proficiency and attitude of male and female ESL learners of district Khairpur Sindh.

    ESL Learners, Learners’ Proficiency, Learners’ Attitudes, Standard English Language, Intermediate Level

    (1) Athar Nawaz Jalbani
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of English (Linguistics), Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Azhar Ahmad
    M.Phil. English Linguistics, Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sonal Khan Maitlo
    M.Phil. English Linguistics, Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    APA : Jalbani, A. N., Ahmad, A., & Maitlo, S. K. (2023). A Comparative Study to Evaluate ESL Learners' Proficiency and Attitudes towards English Language. Global Language Review, VIII(II), 446-455. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).36

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    CHICAGO : Jalbani, Athar Nawaz, Azhar Ahmad, and Sonal Khan Maitlo. 2023. "A Comparative Study to Evaluate ESL Learners' Proficiency and Attitudes towards English Language." Global Language Review, VIII (II): 446-455 doi: 10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).36

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    HARVARD : JALBANI, A. N., AHMAD, A. & MAITLO, S. K. 2023. A Comparative Study to Evaluate ESL Learners' Proficiency and Attitudes towards English Language. Global Language Review, VIII, 446-455.

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    MHRA : Jalbani, Athar Nawaz, Azhar Ahmad, and Sonal Khan Maitlo. 2023. "A Comparative Study to Evaluate ESL Learners' Proficiency and Attitudes towards English Language." Global Language Review, VIII: 446-455

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    OXFORD : Jalbani, Athar Nawaz, Ahmad, Azhar, and Maitlo, Sonal Khan (2023), "A Comparative Study to Evaluate ESL Learners' Proficiency and Attitudes towards English Language", Global Language Review, VIII (II), 446-455

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    TURABIAN : Jalbani, Athar Nawaz, Azhar Ahmad, and Sonal Khan Maitlo. "A Comparative Study to Evaluate ESL Learners' Proficiency and Attitudes towards English Language." Global Language Review VIII, no. II (2023): 446-455. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).36