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Failure in the English Subject in Government High Schools for Boys in District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

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  • Niamat Shah

    (PhD Scholar (Education), Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.)

  • Niaz Muhammad Aijaz

    (Assistant Professor and HoD, Department of Education, Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.)

  • Muhammad Idris

    (Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP Pakistan.)

Abstract

This descriptive study investigates the failure in the English subject to find out the causes of failure in the English subject in Government High Schools for Boys in district Mardan, so viable suggestions to overcome the failure rate in the English subject in district Mardan, KP Pakistan are proposed. The population of this research is all public high Schools of district Mardan, which were 380 in number. 64 schools were selected through Stratified sampling technique. Questionnaire as research instrument was used for data collection. The collected data was analyzed, interpreted and results were shown in percentage in tabular form. The findings of the study highlighted the failure (33%) in English, (02%) Urdu and (04%) in Pakistan studies. Causes of failure like lack of qualified and well trained teachers, overcrowded classrooms, non-availability of language laboratories and A.V Aids, inappropriate teaching method and lack of Principals’ supervision were identified. At the end provision of qualified and competent teachers, facilities like language laboratories and A.V. Aids, principals’ Proper supervision of classrooms for teachers’ better performance are recommended.

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  • Niamat Shah & Niaz Muhammad Aijaz & Muhammad Idris, 2018. "Failure in the English Subject in Government High Schools for Boys in District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan," Global Social Sciences Review, Humanity Only, vol. 3(2), pages 147-160, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gss:journl:v:3:y:2018:i:2:p:147-160
    DOI: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).10
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    1. Mohammad Adil, 2020. "Exploring the Role of Translation in Communicative Language Teaching or the Communicative Approach," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(2), pages 21582440209, May.

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    Keywords

    Failure; English Subject; Government High Schools; Mardan District;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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