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Hindering Factors in the Learning of English at Elementary Level: A Case of Dera Ghazi Khan
Abstract
This study was aimed to find out the factors that hinder in the learning of English at elementary level. The study was descriptive in nature with quantitative design. The target population was all the students of seventh grade in Public Elementary Schools situated in D.G. Khan. Sample was drawn from 55 government elementary schools. Cluster random sampling technique was adopted to draw the sample of the study. Ten boys and eight girls’ elementary schools were taken as a cluster for the study. A questionnaire was developed as a research tool. The validity and reliability of the tool was also determined through pilot testing. The collected data were analyzed by the application of inferential as well as descriptive statistics. The overall results of the study showed that the mother tongue and the school environment were the main hindering factors in the learning of English. The establishments of the Language labs in all the elementary schools were recommended in this study
Authors
Muhammad Arshad Javaid
Lecturer, University of Education Lahore, Dera Ghazi Khan Campus, Pakistan
Imtiaz Hussain Tahir
M. Phil Scholar, University of Education Lahore, Dera Ghazi Khan Campus, Pakistan
Keywords
Factors, Environment, Mother Tongue and Elementary Level
