Status of English Language Teaching at Madaris of Tehsil Dargai, Malakand: An Analysis

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to find out the current status/position of English language and the interest of teachers and students regarding teaching of English language in Madaris of Tehsil Dargai, Malakand. For this purpose, a five point scale questionnaire was designed followed by the descriptive analysis. The findings showed that majority of the teachers and students favored the teaching of English language in Madaris. Both, the teachers and the students considered the teaching of English language in Madaris as essential and suggested that it should be kept as a subject. However, some of the teachers and students showed reservation about English language teaching in Madaris. They believed that as the main focus of Madaris is to inculcate Islamic knowledge, therefore, in this connection, the teaching and learning of English in Madaris is useless