In today's globalizing word, integration of two languages is a frequent experience. In most o... more In today's globalizing word, integration of two languages is a frequent experience. In most of the cases English language is being mixed with some other language. This phenomenon of mixing two languages is termed as code-switching/code-mixing in linguistics. The present study is a comparative analysis of students’ attitudes towards this particular phenomenon of two disciplines; commerce and English. The present study integrates quantitative research design to assess students’ attitude towards code-switching/code-mixing to L1 by their EFL teachers using a close-ended questionnaire. From the findings of the study, the present study concludes that students of commerce hold a positive attitude towards EFL teachers code-switching/code-mixing to L1 but the students of English Department have somewhat negative attitude towards it.
The present case study is an exploratory study, focusing on the status of Punjabi and Urdu langua... more The present case study is an exploratory study, focusing on the status of Punjabi and Urdu languages in Central Punjab, Pakistan. From sociolinguistics point of view, Pakistan is linguistically a rich region having many languages and language varieties. Bilingualism and diglossia are fascinating phenomena in Pakistan. The present study investigates the diglossic situation in Central Punjab analyzing Urdu and Punjabi and concludes that there is a diglossic
Pakistan is linguistically a diverse region having many languages playing their role. Urdu is the... more Pakistan is linguistically a diverse region having many languages playing their role. Urdu is the national language of whereas English is the lingua franca of elite strata as well as functioning as official language in Pakistan. Beside this there are four provincial languages playing their contribution to this linguistics diversity. The present study is an exploration with diglossic perspective taking into account of Urdu and English language. The study concludes that presently there is a diglossic situation with respect to Urdu and English in Pakistan.
Code-mixing and code-switching of two languages is a common phenomenon in a bilingual community, ... more Code-mixing and code-switching of two languages is a common phenomenon in a bilingual community, and whether this is beneficial or not for second language teaching is one of the most controversial issues in bilingual literature. This case study is exploratory in nature and it targets business students’ attitudes towards teachers’ code-switching/code-mixing to L1 and its influence on their overall L2 learning. Quantitative as well qualitative research design is adopted for the present study. Study has incorporated Closeended and open-ended questionnaire to collect the data and from the findings of the research, it concludes that, business students have a positive attitude towards teachers’ code-switching/code-mixing and this phenomenon has a positive effects on L2 learning of the business students.
Journal of Literature Languages and Linguistics, 2015
The use of native language (L1) in EFL classrooms by the EFL teachers is a common phenomenon. The... more The use of native language (L1) in EFL classrooms by the EFL teachers is a common phenomenon. The present study is an investigation of this linguistics phenomenon with respect to pedagogical perspective. The study incorporates quantitative research design and has used a close-ended questionnaire to collect data from the participants of the study. EFL teachers were asked about the implication of L1 usage in the classrooms with respect to pedagogy and from the findings of the study, the present study concludes that EFL teachers most of the time use L1 in their lectures to make learning more elaborative, concrete and according to the context and it is not associated with deficiency of EFL teachers in English language.
The use of native language (L1) in EFL classrooms by the EFL teachers is a common phenomenon. The... more The use of native language (L1) in EFL classrooms by the EFL teachers is a common phenomenon. The present study is an investigation of this linguistics phenomenon with respect to pedagogical perspective. The study incorporates quantitative research design and has used a close-ended questionnaire to collect data from the participants of the study. EFL teachers were asked about the implication of L1 usage in the classrooms with respect to pedagogy and from the findings of the study, the present study concludes that EFL teachers most of the time use L1 in their lectures to make learning more elaborative, concrete and according to the context and it is not associated with deficiency of EFL teachers in English language. . Student teachers' attitudes and beliefs about using the target language in the classroom.
In today's globalizing word, integration of two languages is a frequent experience. In most of th... more In today's globalizing word, integration of two languages is a frequent experience. In most of the cases English language is being mixed with some other language. This phenomenon of mixing two languages is termed as code-switching/code-mixing in linguistics. The present study is a comparative analysis of students' attitudes towards this particular phenomenon of two disciplines; commerce and English. The present study integrates quantitative research design to assess students' attitude towards code-switching/code-mixing to L1 by their EFL teachers using a close-ended questionnaire. From the findings of the study, the present study concludes that students of commerce hold a positive attitude towards EFL teachers code-switching/code-mixing to L1 but the students of English Department have somewhat negative attitude towards it.
English language is now considered as global language, and with every single day its users are in... more English language is now considered as global language, and with every single day its users are increasing numerously. The present study is exploratory in nature, investigating the business students' attitudes towards English language learning and its association with their academic achievement. The study incorporates quantitative approach and has used close ended questionnaire to collect data from the participants. A total number of 200 business students participated in the study. From the findings of the data, the study concludes that business students have a positive attitude towards English language learning and its' association with their academic achievement.
In today's globalizing word, integration of two languages is a frequent experience. In most o... more In today's globalizing word, integration of two languages is a frequent experience. In most of the cases English language is being mixed with some other language. This phenomenon of mixing two languages is termed as code-switching/code-mixing in linguistics. The present study is a comparative analysis of students’ attitudes towards this particular phenomenon of two disciplines; commerce and English. The present study integrates quantitative research design to assess students’ attitude towards code-switching/code-mixing to L1 by their EFL teachers using a close-ended questionnaire. From the findings of the study, the present study concludes that students of commerce hold a positive attitude towards EFL teachers code-switching/code-mixing to L1 but the students of English Department have somewhat negative attitude towards it.
The present case study is an exploratory study, focusing on the status of Punjabi and Urdu langua... more The present case study is an exploratory study, focusing on the status of Punjabi and Urdu languages in Central Punjab, Pakistan. From sociolinguistics point of view, Pakistan is linguistically a rich region having many languages and language varieties. Bilingualism and diglossia are fascinating phenomena in Pakistan. The present study investigates the diglossic situation in Central Punjab analyzing Urdu and Punjabi and concludes that there is a diglossic
Pakistan is linguistically a diverse region having many languages playing their role. Urdu is the... more Pakistan is linguistically a diverse region having many languages playing their role. Urdu is the national language of whereas English is the lingua franca of elite strata as well as functioning as official language in Pakistan. Beside this there are four provincial languages playing their contribution to this linguistics diversity. The present study is an exploration with diglossic perspective taking into account of Urdu and English language. The study concludes that presently there is a diglossic situation with respect to Urdu and English in Pakistan.
Code-mixing and code-switching of two languages is a common phenomenon in a bilingual community, ... more Code-mixing and code-switching of two languages is a common phenomenon in a bilingual community, and whether this is beneficial or not for second language teaching is one of the most controversial issues in bilingual literature. This case study is exploratory in nature and it targets business students’ attitudes towards teachers’ code-switching/code-mixing to L1 and its influence on their overall L2 learning. Quantitative as well qualitative research design is adopted for the present study. Study has incorporated Closeended and open-ended questionnaire to collect the data and from the findings of the research, it concludes that, business students have a positive attitude towards teachers’ code-switching/code-mixing and this phenomenon has a positive effects on L2 learning of the business students.
Journal of Literature Languages and Linguistics, 2015
The use of native language (L1) in EFL classrooms by the EFL teachers is a common phenomenon. The... more The use of native language (L1) in EFL classrooms by the EFL teachers is a common phenomenon. The present study is an investigation of this linguistics phenomenon with respect to pedagogical perspective. The study incorporates quantitative research design and has used a close-ended questionnaire to collect data from the participants of the study. EFL teachers were asked about the implication of L1 usage in the classrooms with respect to pedagogy and from the findings of the study, the present study concludes that EFL teachers most of the time use L1 in their lectures to make learning more elaborative, concrete and according to the context and it is not associated with deficiency of EFL teachers in English language.
The use of native language (L1) in EFL classrooms by the EFL teachers is a common phenomenon. The... more The use of native language (L1) in EFL classrooms by the EFL teachers is a common phenomenon. The present study is an investigation of this linguistics phenomenon with respect to pedagogical perspective. The study incorporates quantitative research design and has used a close-ended questionnaire to collect data from the participants of the study. EFL teachers were asked about the implication of L1 usage in the classrooms with respect to pedagogy and from the findings of the study, the present study concludes that EFL teachers most of the time use L1 in their lectures to make learning more elaborative, concrete and according to the context and it is not associated with deficiency of EFL teachers in English language. . Student teachers' attitudes and beliefs about using the target language in the classroom.
In today's globalizing word, integration of two languages is a frequent experience. In most of th... more In today's globalizing word, integration of two languages is a frequent experience. In most of the cases English language is being mixed with some other language. This phenomenon of mixing two languages is termed as code-switching/code-mixing in linguistics. The present study is a comparative analysis of students' attitudes towards this particular phenomenon of two disciplines; commerce and English. The present study integrates quantitative research design to assess students' attitude towards code-switching/code-mixing to L1 by their EFL teachers using a close-ended questionnaire. From the findings of the study, the present study concludes that students of commerce hold a positive attitude towards EFL teachers code-switching/code-mixing to L1 but the students of English Department have somewhat negative attitude towards it.
English language is now considered as global language, and with every single day its users are in... more English language is now considered as global language, and with every single day its users are increasing numerously. The present study is exploratory in nature, investigating the business students' attitudes towards English language learning and its association with their academic achievement. The study incorporates quantitative approach and has used close ended questionnaire to collect data from the participants. A total number of 200 business students participated in the study. From the findings of the data, the study concludes that business students have a positive attitude towards English language learning and its' association with their academic achievement.
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