Perspectives of academic activities in universities in Pakistan

Ali, Akhtar; Tariq, Riaz H.; Topping, Keith J.

doi:10.1080/0309877x.2011.645454

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“…So, the teachers, students, administration and other stakeholders focus only on the areas of the syllabi that bring good credit to them in terms of achievement scores in examinations. If assessment is limited to written examinations then the students will only learn how to write (Ahmad, 2011;Akiyama, 2003;Ali et al 2012). …”

Section: Assessment Of English Speaking Skillsmentioning

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Assessing English speaking skills of prospective teachers at entry and graduation level in teacher education program

Sarwar

Alam

Hussain

et al. 2014

Language Testing in Asia

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The development of Spoken English in Pakistani teachers training institutions working in public sector has never been assessed. This study explores the extent of improvement in English speaking skills among prospective teachers of one year teacher education program at three public sector universities in Punjab, Pakistan, where English is the medium of instruction, like all other public sector universities in Pakistan. The sample for this study consisted of 206 prospective teachers (131 entry and 75 graduation level). The unequal number of prospective teachers at entry and graduation level was due to difference in intake. The prospective teachers were called one by one and were assessed using the Fairfax County Rating Scale. The data were analyzed quantitatively. It was concluded that no significant improvement occurs in the English speaking skills of the prospective teachers during the teacher education program offered in departments of Education working in the public sector universities.

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Section: Assessment Of English Speaking Skillsmentioning

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Assessing English speaking skills of prospective teachers at entry and graduation level in teacher education program

Sarwar

Alam

Hussain

et al. 2014

Language Testing in Asia

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“…In the available literature, there is a scarcity of studies that focus on the educational experiences of Pakistani students. However, the differences in the education system as an impeding factor has also been discussed by various studies focusing on pedagogical approaches and learning skills in the context of the Pakistani educational system (Ali, Tariq, & Topping, 2013). Moreover, Pakistan is characterized as a collectivistic culture (Hofstede, 2005) and international students from collectivistic cultures find it difficult to respond to non-hierarchic and informal interaction between teachers and students at western universities .…”

Section: Literature Review: Sources Of Acculturative Stressmentioning

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Development and Validation of the Acculturative Stress Scale for Pakistani Muslim Students

Bashir

Khalid

2020

Cogent Psychology

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The current study aimed to develop a culturally competent scale to examine the unique stressors encountered by Muslim Pakistani students during their stay abroad. A pool of 31-item was subjected to Explanatory Factor Analysis (EFA) which yielded the final 24 items scale resulted in six distinct domains of stressors, academic (six items), general living and finance (four items), perceived discrimination (three items), cultural and religious (four items), local & environmental (four items), language barrier (three items). The Multidimensional Acculturative Stress Scale was developed and validated for Pakistani students and can be used as a diagnostic tool by campus counselors and mental health practitioners.

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“…There has been no direct test of the skills except for reading and writing" (Barman;Sultana & Lal, 2006).It has a long lasting negative impact on the learners. If assessment is limited to the written exams then students will only learn how to write (Ahmad, 2011;Akiyama, 2003;Ali et al, 2012).…”

Section: Assessment In Bangladeshmentioning

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The Role of Assessments to Develop L2 Speaking: A Comparative Study Between the Young Learners of Bangla and English Medium Education Systems in Bangladesh.

Alam¹,

ijar²

2019

IJAR

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Perspectives of academic activities in universities in Pakistan

Cited by 14 publications

References 33 publications

Assessing English speaking skills of prospective teachers at entry and graduation level in teacher education program

Assessing English speaking skills of prospective teachers at entry and graduation level in teacher education program

Development and Validation of the Acculturative Stress Scale for Pakistani Muslim Students

The Role of Assessments to Develop L2 Speaking: A Comparative Study Between the Young Learners of Bangla and English Medium Education Systems in Bangladesh.

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