A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING OF L2 READING AT HIGH SCHOOL IN PAKISTAN

Zaheer Ahmed Bango; Prof. Dr. Zulifqar Ali Shah; Ashfaque Hussain Soomro; Ajab Ali Lashari

doi:10.58921/jossams.01.02.021

Zaheer Ahmed Bango Education & Literacy Department Government of Sindh
Prof. Dr. Zulifqar Ali Shah Institute of English Language & Literature SALU Khairpur
Ashfaque Hussain Soomro Mehran University of Engineering & Technology SZAB Campus Khairpur
Ajab Ali Lashari SMI University, Karachi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.58921/jossams.01.02.021

Keywords: English Language Teaching, ESL, Reading Skill, Teaching Methods, Grammar Translation Method

Abstract

This article studied teaching of English as a Foreign language (EFL) Reading at the secondary schools in Sindh Pakistan. This study may help the learners to know their reading skills level in English. It may have pedagogical implications to understand the reading capability of the learners. The article studies how learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) perceive reading and explores a change to improve their reading skills. This was a qualitative study. The classrooms were observed for data collection purposes. It was observed that reading was taught passively in secondary classes; least care was taken for the students’ comprehension. The students were not involved in the reading activities in the text book. Students were observed as passive listeners in the classes. In the light of the findings of this study, it is recommended that the teachers may make their teaching students’ centered so that it can encourage learning.