ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING AND ITS SOCIO-CULTURAL EFFECTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF PESHAWAR KP, PAKISTAN

Abstract

Language acquisition strategies are extremely important in the learning process. It also has a socio-cultural influence in every culture, and the same is true for the English language learning process worldwide. Postcolonial natives are constantly attempting to emulate the techniques of developed countries in some way because of a shortage of funding and cultural differences. Pakistan has ethnic regions that speak different languages, which explains why different mediums of instruction are used in Pakistani schools and colleges. With time, a transformation has taken place in how English language is taught and learned at different institutions in Pakistan. This is a comprehensive study that looked into the attitudes of graduate students from Peshawar's two public and two private schools. The results revealed that undergraduate students in both sectors have very positive attitudes toward English and Urdu. This research looks at learning methods and their socio-cultural impact on students and teachers in various Peshawar schools. Further, it also investigates how English is indigenizing the other languages of the country. The researcher employs a mixed-method approach, with data gathered through the use of different tools: observation, interviews, and questionnaires.