If Not Now, Then When? Balochistan’s Case of English Language Comprehension Skills and A Way Forward

Authors

  • Sumaia Azhar
  • Zulfiqar Ali
  • Muhammad Zakir
  • Sami Ullah Kakar

Keywords:

English Language Teachers 9ELTs) and youth, Development of Listening skills, Two models, Balochistan, Pakistan.

Abstract

Pakistan is striving to adopt teaching of English as a language instead of a subject. This shift requires the development of English language teachers listening comprehension skills since better listening leads to better speaking and improved job performance (Kluger, 2015, May 29.  However, on one hand, learning of listening comprehension is difficult and on the other hand, it is challenging to teach (Walker, 2014). Current article discourses the practical implementation of two listening comprehension skills’ models for English Language Teachers (ELTs) and youth to overcome this challenge in Pakistan including Balochistan. Taking a step further, this article also presents two detailed activities for the practical implementation of the two models with appropriate justification, to ease the process. Though, this article basically focuses Balochistani context, still, with some modifications aligned with the contextual needs, it might be equally useful for any context.

 

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2021-03-18

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Azhar, S., Ali, Z., Zakir, M. ., & Kakar, S. U. . (2021). If Not Now, Then When? Balochistan’s Case of English Language Comprehension Skills and A Way Forward. Journal of Education And Humanities Research (JEHR), University of Balochistan, Quetta, 10(2), 30–41. Retrieved from http://journal.uob.edu.pk/journal/index.php/jehr/article/view/124

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2020): Journal of Education & humanities Research, University of Balochistan

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