TEACHING ENGLISH AT DAANISH SCHOOLS: PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES AND REMEDIAL STRATEGIES

Abstract

This study is aimed at exploring the pedagogical challenges in teaching English at Daanish Schools in Punjab Province of Pakistan. Although the problems of pedagogy are multifaceted but this present research study explored pedagogical problems in the domain of ESL class and how it affects teachers and students in the process of learning and teaching English. This study is very important particularly in the context of Daanish Schools where learners are given the task to learn English without having valuable previous exposure to foreign language and culture. This study was conduction in 8 Daanish Schools. Data was collected from ESL teacher through questionnaire. Total 56 ESL teachers participated in this research study. General findings of the study are that poor academic background of the students is the major problems for ESL teachers which can be solved through different remedial strategies.