The document is a research survey containing 24 questions regarding opinions on using Urdu/Pashto versus English as the medium of instruction in universities in Pakistan. The questions cover a range of topics such as whether lecturing in Urdu/Pashto could improve student interest and classroom atmosphere over using English, the availability of teaching resources in each language, the impact on students' English proficiency, and perceptions of language policy and mixing languages in instruction. Respondents are asked to rate their level of agreement with each statement from 1 (never/strongly disagree) to 5 (always/strongly agree). The final question is open-ended, asking for the respondent's overall opinion on using English as the medium of instruction in Pakistan.
The document is a research survey containing 24 questions regarding opinions on using Urdu/Pashto versus English as the medium of instruction in universities in Pakistan. The questions cover a range of topics such as whether lecturing in Urdu/Pashto could improve student interest and classroom atmosphere over using English, the availability of teaching resources in each language, the impact on students' English proficiency, and perceptions of language policy and mixing languages in instruction. Respondents are asked to rate their level of agreement with each statement from 1 (never/strongly disagree) to 5 (always/strongly agree). The final question is open-ended, asking for the respondent's overall opinion on using English as the medium of instruction in Pakistan.
The document is a research survey containing 24 questions regarding opinions on using Urdu/Pashto versus English as the medium of instruction in universities in Pakistan. The questions cover a range of topics such as whether lecturing in Urdu/Pashto could improve student interest and classroom atmosphere over using English, the availability of teaching resources in each language, the impact on students' English proficiency, and perceptions of language policy and mixing languages in instruction. Respondents are asked to rate their level of agreement with each statement from 1 (never/strongly disagree) to 5 (always/strongly agree). The final question is open-ended, asking for the respondent's overall opinion on using English as the medium of instruction in Pakistan.
Please choose an answer according to the following criteria:
I- never 2- sometimes 3- half the time 4- frequently 5- always 1. Lecturing in urdu/pushto can bolster students’ 1 2 3 4 5 interest in learning more than lecturing in English. 2. Lecturing in urdu/pushto allows the lesson to 1 2 3 4 5 progress faster than lecturing in English. 3. Lecturing in urdu/pushto produces a better 1 2 3 4 5 classroom atmosphere than lecturing in English. 4. Lecturing in urdu/pushto allows a teacher to go 1 2 3 4 5 deeper into the content of the lesson than lecturing in English. 5. I support adopting mother-tongue education at the 1 2 3 4 5 university where I teach. 6. I feel it is easier to set examination questions 1 2 3 4 5 using English than using urdu/pushto. 7. I feel I can write better in English than in 1 2 3 4 5 urdu/pushto. 8. The greatest problem in using urdu/pushto as the 1 2 3 4 5 medium of instruction is the need to translate a lot of special terms. 9. It is easier to teach non-language subjects (e.g., 1 2 3 4 5 Geography, Mathematics) in English than in urdu/pushto. 10. Resources for teaching, e.g., textbooks and 1 2 3 4 5 reference boks, are more plentiful in English than in urdu/pushto. 11. The Education Department should provide 1 2 3 4 5 universities that adopt mother-tongue education with more resources for teaching. 12. The paistani government should raise the status 1 2 3 4 5 of the english language in society. 13. Learning urdu/pushto well will benefit the learning 1 2 3 4 5 of English. 14. English as the medium of instruction will certainly 1 2 3 4 5 lead to poorer student intake. 15. Parents are the major obstacle in the promotion of 1 2 3 4 5 mother-tongue education. 16. Students tend to neglect those subjects taught in 1 2 3 4 5 urdu/pushto. 17. Teaching a class in urdu/pushto encourages 1 2 3 4 5 students to speak uninhibitedly, thereby disrupting the order of the class. 18. Even studying every subject in urdu/pushto will 1 2 3 4 5 not help students with poor academic performance. 19. Using urdu/pushto to study non-language 1 2 3 4 5 subjects (e.g., Geograhy, Mathematics, History) will afffect students’ English proficiency. 20. Students with good academic performance should 1 2 3 4 5 study all subjects in English. 21. The English proficiency of the students I teach is 1 2 3 4 5 not adequate for them to study non-language subjects subjects (e.g., Geograhy, Mathematics, History) in English. 22. I have a good understanding of the language 1 2 3 4 5 policy of the university where I teach. 23. It is inappropriate for instructors to teach the 1 2 3 4 5 same lesson mixing English and urdu/pushto. 24. What is your opinion regarding the English-medium instruction in pakistan? (Whether it is successful or not, any alternative that you suggest etc.)