AN ANALYSIS OF PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES FOR TEACHING ENGLISH IN THE SCHOOLS OF PUNJAB
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i5.2024.5568Keywords:
Pedagogy, Bilingualism, Government School, Private School, First LanguageAbstract [English]
The present study is an investigation into pedagogical approaches being adopted in government and private schools in the state of Punjab. Teaching pedagogies involve selection of appropriate teaching method, approach and also teaching technique which are further tied to theories of language and learning. In the learning of a foreign language, choice of pedagogy plays an instrumental role. In order to attain various learning objectives, teacher’s role is quite critical in making suitable pedagogical choices for inducing right kind of learning among students. For the present study, the data has been gathered by interviewing English teachers of various government and private schools of Punjab. An interview schedule has been prepared for this purpose. The responses given by teachers have been content analysed. The findings show that the teachers utilise the first language of the students as a vital resource for teaching English language in both government and private schools of Punjab.
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