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

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).36      10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).36      Published : Jun 2
Authored by : Athar Nawaz Jalbani , Azhar Ahmad , Sonal Khan Maitlo

36 Pages : 446-455

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  • Ahmad, A., Maitlo, S. K., & Jeevan, S. (2023). Exploring The Challenges and Solutions in Doctoral Dissertation Writing and Defense Faced by Pakistani ESL Scholars. Global Educational Studies Review, VIII(I), 397-409. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-I).35
  • Ahmad, A., Maitlo, S. K., & Rao, I. S. (2022). Teachers’ Perceptions on the Use of PowerPoint Presentations in ESL Classrooms at University Level in Lahore. Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review, 6(3), 489-499. https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2022(6-III)42
  • Ahmad, A., Shahid, H. S., & Farhat, P. A. (2023). Comparative Analysis of Syntactical Errors in the Writings of ESL Students at Secondary Level in Pakistan. Global Language Review, VIII(II), 203- 213. http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).18
  • Al-Qahtani, M. F. (2013). Relationship between English Language, Learning Strategies, Attitudes, Motivation, and Students' Academic Achievement. Education in medicine journal, 5(3), 1-11. http://eduimed.usm.my/EIMJ20130503/EIMJ20130503_03.pdf
  • Bashiruddin, A. (2004). Learning English and learning to teach English: The case of two teachers of English in Pakistan (pp. 1220- 1220). National Library of Canada= Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, Ottawa.
  • Choudhary, A., & Gupta, V. (2015). Teaching communications skills to medical students: Introducing the fine art of medical practice. International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research, 5(4), 41. https://doi.org/10.4103/2229-516x.16227
  • Colomeischi, A. A., & Colomeischi, T. (2015). The students ‘emotional life and their attitude toward mathematics learning. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 180, 744-750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.02.192
  • Farhat, P. A. (2019). The Effect of Computer Assisted Language Learning (Call) On English Language Learners’pronunciation in Secondary School in Pakistan. https://etd.uum.edu.my/8134/1/s95301_01.pdf
  • Fulcher, G., & Davidson, F. (2009). Test architecture, test retrofit. Language Testing, 26(1), 123-144. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265532208097339
  • Ghazi, S. R., Shahzada, G., Tariq, M., & Khan, A. Q. (2013). Types and Causes of Students’ Disruptive Behavior in Classroom at Secondary Level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. American Journal of Educational Research, 1(9), 350–354. https://doi.org/10.12691/education-1-9-1
  • Jeevan, S., Maitlo, S. K., & Jalbani, A. N. (2023) Effectiveness of Employing the English Language as a Medium of Instruction in ESL Learning in the Pakistani Educational System. Global Educational Studies Review, VIII(II),496-505. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).45
  • Karahan, F. (2007). Language attitudes of Turkish students towards the English language and its use in Turkish context. Çankaya University Journal of arts and sciences, 1(7), 73- 87. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/cankujas/issue/4013/52994
  • Khan, K., & Khan, W. (2020). Perceptions of Students and Teachers about Students’ Proficiency in English Language at Higher Secondary Level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. International Journal of English Linguistics, 10(1), 15- 25. http://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n6p67
  • Maitlo, S. K., Soomro, A. R., & Lashari, A. A. (2023). The Impact of Picture Series Learning on the Creative Writing Skills of ESL Learners. Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI(II), 211-223. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2023(VI-II).14
  • Maitlo, S. K., Tumrani, G. A., & Ali, S. (2022). Factors Affecting Speaking and Listening Skills of English Language Learners at Secondary School Level in Sindh, Pakistan. Journal of Development and Social Sciences, 3(2), 875-884. https://doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2022(3-II)79
  • Maitlo, S. K., Tumrani, G. A., & Farhat, P. A. (2023). Comparative Analysis of ESL Learning in Public and Private Sectors at Primary Level in District Khairpur. Global Language Review, VIII(I), 216- 227. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).21
  • Memon, R.Y. (2000). A study of how English is taught in government schools in Karachi. Unpublished master’s thesis, Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development, Karachi, Pakistan. https://ecommons.aku.edu/theses_dissertations/88/
  • Ming, T. S., Ling, T. S., & Jaafar, N. M. (2011). Attitudes and motivation of Malaysian secondary students towards learning English as a second language: A case study. 3L, Language, Linguistics, Literature, 17(1). https://core.ac.uk/dow nload/pdf/11491147.pdf
  • Moskovsky, C., & Alrabai, F. (2009). Intrinsic motivation in Saudi learners of English as a foreign language. The Open Applied Linguistics Journal, 2(1), 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874913500902010001
  • Muhammad, Z. (2016). Pakistani Government Secondary Schools Students' Attitudes towards Communicative Language Teaching and Grammar Translation in Quetta, Balochistan. English Language Teaching, 9(3), 258-270. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v9n3p258
  • Pawlak, M., Khan, B., & Khattak, Z. I. (2011). Anxiety as a cause of poor language learning in Pakistan: A case study. Extending the boundaries of research on second language learning and teaching, 143-148. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20141-7_12
  • Rao, I. S., Jeevan, S., & Ahmad, A. (2023). Impact of Metacognitive Strategies on Creative Writing of ESL Students at College Level in District Lahore. Global Language Review, VIII(I), 315-324. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).29
  • Rasheed, S., Zeeshan, M., & Zaidi, N. A. (2017). Challenges of teaching English language in a multilingual setting: An investigation at government girls secondary schools of Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan. International Journal of English Linguistics, 7(4), 149- 157. http://doi.org/10.5539/ijel.v7n4p149
  • Rubin, J. (1975). What the “Good Learner” Can Teach Us* Language. TESOL Quarterly, 9(1), 41-51. https://doi.org/10.2307/3586011
  • Sharif, et, al. (2021). A Comparative Translation Study of the Poem “Ik Nuqtay Wich Gal Mukdi Aey” by Bulleh Shah, Translated by Kartar Singh Duggal and Suman Kashyap. Review of Education, Administration & Law, 4(2), 553-561. https://doi.org/10.47067/real.v4i2.171
  • Wong, L. L., & Nunan, D. (2011). The learning styles and strategies of effective language learners. System, 39(2), 144- 163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2011.05.004
  • Zeinivand, T., Azizifar, A., & Gowhary, H. (2015). The relationship between attitude and speaking proficiency of Iranian EFL learners: The case of Darrehshehr city. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 199, 240-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.07.512

References

  • Ahmad, A., Farhat, P. A., & Choudhary, S. M. (2022). Students’ Insights about the Influence of Text Messaging on Academic Writing Skills. Journal of Development and Social Sciences, 3(4), 522-533. https://doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2022(3- IV)49
  • Ahmad, A., Iqbal, B., & Rao, I. S. (2023). Efficacy of Blended Learning Technique in Enhancing ESL Students’ Linguistic Skills. Global Language Review, 8(2), 9- 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).02
  • Ahmad, A., Maitlo, S. K., & Jeevan, S. (2023). Exploring The Challenges and Solutions in Doctoral Dissertation Writing and Defense Faced by Pakistani ESL Scholars. Global Educational Studies Review, VIII(I), 397-409. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-I).35
  • Ahmad, A., Maitlo, S. K., & Rao, I. S. (2022). Teachers’ Perceptions on the Use of PowerPoint Presentations in ESL Classrooms at University Level in Lahore. Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review, 6(3), 489-499. https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2022(6-III)42
  • Ahmad, A., Shahid, H. S., & Farhat, P. A. (2023). Comparative Analysis of Syntactical Errors in the Writings of ESL Students at Secondary Level in Pakistan. Global Language Review, VIII(II), 203- 213. http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).18
  • Al-Qahtani, M. F. (2013). Relationship between English Language, Learning Strategies, Attitudes, Motivation, and Students' Academic Achievement. Education in medicine journal, 5(3), 1-11. http://eduimed.usm.my/EIMJ20130503/EIMJ20130503_03.pdf
  • Bashiruddin, A. (2004). Learning English and learning to teach English: The case of two teachers of English in Pakistan (pp. 1220- 1220). National Library of Canada= Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, Ottawa.
  • Choudhary, A., & Gupta, V. (2015). Teaching communications skills to medical students: Introducing the fine art of medical practice. International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research, 5(4), 41. https://doi.org/10.4103/2229-516x.16227
  • Colomeischi, A. A., & Colomeischi, T. (2015). The students ‘emotional life and their attitude toward mathematics learning. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 180, 744-750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.02.192
  • Farhat, P. A. (2019). The Effect of Computer Assisted Language Learning (Call) On English Language Learners’pronunciation in Secondary School in Pakistan. https://etd.uum.edu.my/8134/1/s95301_01.pdf
  • Fulcher, G., & Davidson, F. (2009). Test architecture, test retrofit. Language Testing, 26(1), 123-144. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265532208097339
  • Ghazi, S. R., Shahzada, G., Tariq, M., & Khan, A. Q. (2013). Types and Causes of Students’ Disruptive Behavior in Classroom at Secondary Level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. American Journal of Educational Research, 1(9), 350–354. https://doi.org/10.12691/education-1-9-1
  • Jeevan, S., Maitlo, S. K., & Jalbani, A. N. (2023) Effectiveness of Employing the English Language as a Medium of Instruction in ESL Learning in the Pakistani Educational System. Global Educational Studies Review, VIII(II),496-505. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).45
  • Karahan, F. (2007). Language attitudes of Turkish students towards the English language and its use in Turkish context. Çankaya University Journal of arts and sciences, 1(7), 73- 87. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/cankujas/issue/4013/52994
  • Khan, K., & Khan, W. (2020). Perceptions of Students and Teachers about Students’ Proficiency in English Language at Higher Secondary Level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. International Journal of English Linguistics, 10(1), 15- 25. http://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n6p67
  • Maitlo, S. K., Soomro, A. R., & Lashari, A. A. (2023). The Impact of Picture Series Learning on the Creative Writing Skills of ESL Learners. Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI(II), 211-223. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2023(VI-II).14
  • Maitlo, S. K., Tumrani, G. A., & Ali, S. (2022). Factors Affecting Speaking and Listening Skills of English Language Learners at Secondary School Level in Sindh, Pakistan. Journal of Development and Social Sciences, 3(2), 875-884. https://doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2022(3-II)79
  • Maitlo, S. K., Tumrani, G. A., & Farhat, P. A. (2023). Comparative Analysis of ESL Learning in Public and Private Sectors at Primary Level in District Khairpur. Global Language Review, VIII(I), 216- 227. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).21
  • Memon, R.Y. (2000). A study of how English is taught in government schools in Karachi. Unpublished master’s thesis, Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development, Karachi, Pakistan. https://ecommons.aku.edu/theses_dissertations/88/
  • Ming, T. S., Ling, T. S., & Jaafar, N. M. (2011). Attitudes and motivation of Malaysian secondary students towards learning English as a second language: A case study. 3L, Language, Linguistics, Literature, 17(1). https://core.ac.uk/dow nload/pdf/11491147.pdf
  • Moskovsky, C., & Alrabai, F. (2009). Intrinsic motivation in Saudi learners of English as a foreign language. The Open Applied Linguistics Journal, 2(1), 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874913500902010001
  • Muhammad, Z. (2016). Pakistani Government Secondary Schools Students' Attitudes towards Communicative Language Teaching and Grammar Translation in Quetta, Balochistan. English Language Teaching, 9(3), 258-270. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v9n3p258
  • Pawlak, M., Khan, B., & Khattak, Z. I. (2011). Anxiety as a cause of poor language learning in Pakistan: A case study. Extending the boundaries of research on second language learning and teaching, 143-148. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20141-7_12
  • Rao, I. S., Jeevan, S., & Ahmad, A. (2023). Impact of Metacognitive Strategies on Creative Writing of ESL Students at College Level in District Lahore. Global Language Review, VIII(I), 315-324. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).29
  • Rasheed, S., Zeeshan, M., & Zaidi, N. A. (2017). Challenges of teaching English language in a multilingual setting: An investigation at government girls secondary schools of Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan. International Journal of English Linguistics, 7(4), 149- 157. http://doi.org/10.5539/ijel.v7n4p149
  • Rubin, J. (1975). What the “Good Learner” Can Teach Us* Language. TESOL Quarterly, 9(1), 41-51. https://doi.org/10.2307/3586011
  • Sharif, et, al. (2021). A Comparative Translation Study of the Poem “Ik Nuqtay Wich Gal Mukdi Aey” by Bulleh Shah, Translated by Kartar Singh Duggal and Suman Kashyap. Review of Education, Administration & Law, 4(2), 553-561. https://doi.org/10.47067/real.v4i2.171
  • Wong, L. L., & Nunan, D. (2011). The learning styles and strategies of effective language learners. System, 39(2), 144- 163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2011.05.004
  • Zeinivand, T., Azizifar, A., & Gowhary, H. (2015). The relationship between attitude and speaking proficiency of Iranian EFL learners: The case of Darrehshehr city. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 199, 240-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.07.512

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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