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THE INDECISIVE ROLE OF ENGLISH AND URDU IN MULTILINGUAL PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).13      10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).13      Published : Jun 2023

The Indecisive Role of English and Urdu in Multilingual Pakistan

Abstract

    The paper explores Pakistani graduate EFL learners' attitudes towards the increasing significance of the English language at national and global levels in the contemporary world. The analysis adopts a qualitative style, using twenty interviews to gain painstaking insights into the learners' linguistic attitudes. The research scrutinizes the socio, contextual and cultural factors that impact Pakistani learners' perceptions of English. The study reveals that while Pakistani learners appear uncertain about English in addition to its culture, they have adopted the educational and social functions of the language. The outcomes indicate the linguistic imperialism and symbolic capital of English, as individuals contemplate it as essential for socioeconomic advancement in Pakistan. The study's results can help academicians and officials assess the potential impacts of English on the roles of local languages, particularly in Pakistan's education system.

    (1) Amna Saeed
    Student, Department of Linguistics and Communications, Institute of Liberal Arts, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Aamna Zafar
    Student, Department of Linguistics and Communications, Institute of Liberal Arts, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Arshad Ali Khan
    Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics and Communications, Institute of Liberal Arts, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Saeed, Amna, Aamna Zafar, and Arshad Ali Khan. 2023. "The Indecisive Role of English and Urdu in Multilingual Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII (II): 133-142 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).13

HARVARD

    HARVARD : SAEED, A., ZAFAR, A. & KHAN, A. A. 2023. The Indecisive Role of English and Urdu in Multilingual Pakistan. Global Social Sciences Review, VIII, 133-142.

MHRA

    MHRA : Saeed, Amna, Aamna Zafar, and Arshad Ali Khan. 2023. "The Indecisive Role of English and Urdu in Multilingual Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII: 133-142

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    MLA : Saeed, Amna, Aamna Zafar, and Arshad Ali Khan. "The Indecisive Role of English and Urdu in Multilingual Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII.II (2023): 133-142 Print.

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    OXFORD : Saeed, Amna, Zafar, Aamna, and Khan, Arshad Ali (2023), "The Indecisive Role of English and Urdu in Multilingual Pakistan", Global Social Sciences Review, VIII (II), 133-142

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Saeed, Amna, Aamna Zafar, and Arshad Ali Khan. "The Indecisive Role of English and Urdu in Multilingual Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review VIII, no. II (2023): 133-142. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).13