research on showing prestige and imposing power through speaking English. introduction literature review research methodology data analysis conclusion suggestion

1. Business and technical writing
Submittedto:
Miss Mehwish Jabeen
Submittedby:
Aqsa Rehman 17581556-023
Mubaraka Nazir 17581556-037
Rabia Zafar 17581556-045
ResearchTopic:
Showing prestige and imposing power through speaking English

2. Introduction
English language is used as official language in the many countries of the world. As well as,
English speaker have more opportunity for the best jobs in the private and government sectors in
the Pakistan. In the same way, society give preference to English speaker as compare to speaker
of other languages. But the English language is not the official language of Pakistan. Pakistan’s
official and national language is Urdu, and the people live in Pakistan can speak different
languages like Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushto, Urdu, and Saraiki, etc.
Therefore, All the people of Pakistan can’t understand the English language. Most of the
students especially Urdu Medium are not familiar with it. And for others English is used in
classrooms only and students do not get more opportunities outside the classroom to practice
English language. Due to few chances to practice the foreign language, students hesitate when
speak English. And they can’t communicate frequently with others in English language. The
people who knows the English language. They still communicate with other Urdu medium
people in English. And make them feel bad.
Speaking English with uneducated or Urdu medium people is unmannered. In this way
people can become in depression. They think that they are lower than others. Actually there are
some people in Pakistan who thinks that by speaking in English they get more respect in society.
They think that they look more fashionable by speaking English. So in this article researchers
analyse that why people show prestige and imposing power through English.
Title:
Our research topic is:
“Showing Prestige and Imposing Power through Speaking English”
Researchers are going to research on university level. Researcher ask from some students of
university of Gujrat about their thinking through some questionnaire.
Problem Statement:

3. Basically, Researchers are researching to know that why people show prestige and imposing power
through speaking English.
No doubt English language and speaking in English plays vital role in our society. In the country
of Pakistan, English is a co-official language with Urdu. But there are some uneducated people in
Pakistan. They can’t speak English. Even they can’t understand English language. Still some
people communicate with those people in English and make them feel bad.
Basically they are showing their status, prestige and imposing power by speaking in English.
Therefore, Researchers thought that they should have to know other’s thinking and their reviews
about this topic. And we want to know from students why people show prestige and imposing
power through speaking English.
 Prestige is basically rank, status and admiration given to someone or something. So
showing prestige means show off their status.
 Imposing power means forcing powers to other people.
Research Objective:
Researchers are researching-
 To investigate either the English language is associated with prestige or not.
 To elaborate why the people who are speaking English language get more respect from
others.
 To identify why the people imposing power through speaking English.
Hypothesis:
Some people showing prestige and imposing power through speaking English.
Delimitation of the Research:
Researchers are going to research in Gujrat area from some student of University of Gujrat. These
students are from BBA, IT, mathematics and environmental science.
Literature Review

4. By reviewing the literature English language becomethe global language due
to the internationalism and medialization. In Pakistan English language use as the
second language in all the organization and institutes whether they are educational,
political or social. Our research is basically based on those people who are showing
prestige and imposing the power through speaking the English. (s., 2017) .This
research is made on the university students because most of the student trying to
showthe prestige to thosepeople who are illiterate and unable to understand English
language. Because notonly the academic staff and students are part ofthe university,
also drivers, security guards, sweepers and others are part of the faculty of the
university.
Main purpose of the learning and speaking English to mentally engage the
people with the diversity of the world. Basically prestige is associated with ability
within the domain. In this research we will find out why the students are showing
the prestige and imposing the power through speaking in English with those people
who are unable to understand the English language. Either they are doing this
intentionally or unintentionally. Sometimes they did it to get fame or attention from
the others.
If they are they are doing it intentionally what is their motive to do this, what
they want to show, whether they or showing their status or try to show the class
difference. They did it just to seek attention of the others. If they are doing this
intentionally then they will create their image as arrogant and self-important. They
will think that others are bound to follow them. By imposing the power through
speaking English they try humiliate the other peopleand their intension is to lose the
confidence of the others.
If they are doing this unintentionally what other people will think aboutthem,
whether they like them and what they do or dislike. Because if they did this

5. unintentionally they have to understand that native language speakers are unable to
communicate with them or to understand what are you trying to say them. Other
people think that they are not bound to follow them. Other people think that they are
trying to humiliate them and want to make their confidence low level.
(N., 1998)
Research methodology
Research type:
Researcher’s research type is quantitative. Quantitative research is expressed in graph and numbers
and analyses of data from graphs and numbers.
Research Tool:
Researchers uses google form for collecting responses. The google form consist of five questions.
Population and sampling:
The poplation of present research are the students of university of gujrat who are studing under
graduate level. The research has taken limited sample from the population. Some students are from
BBA department, some are from IT depatment, some are from envirnomental science and some
are from maths department. The research has also included sixty students in the sample inorder to
take their views about those people who are showing prestige and imposing power through
speaking english. The area of present research is limited to university of gujrat. Only four
departments of university of gujrat are taken for the collection of the data.
Procedure:
Analysis is done through google form. And share link through email and whatsapp. . Researchers
face a lot of problem questions from students. Some students fill the form easily but some students

6. are ignore the link. And students think that this link is used for hacking and their data will be
leaked that’s why they are not fill the form. Therfore, Researchers gave explanation.
Data Analysis
Researchers collect 60 resposes from people.
In first question according to survey 91.7% people say “yes” because they think that some people
are showing prestige and imposing power through speaking English
8.3% people say “No” because they think that people not showing prestige and imposing power
through speaking English

7. In second question according to survey 71.7% people say “yes” because they think that they loss
their confidence level when someone showing prestige and imposing power through speaking
English
28.3% people say “No” because they think that they confidently handle these type of people and
their confidence level remains same.
In 3rd question according to survey 48.3% people say “yes” because they think that most of the
people who are showing prestige and imposing power through speaking English are from high
class families/ rich families

8. 51.7% people say “No” because they think that people who are showing prestige and imposing
power through speaking English are not from high class / rich families
In 4th question according to survey 90% people say “yes” because they think that some people are
trying to humiliate the other people or uneducated people by showing prestige and imposing power
through speaking English
10% people say “No” because they don’t think that people try to humiliate the uneducated people
through speaking English, because they know how to deal with uneducated people

9. According to survey in 5th question 86.7% people say “yes” because they think that some people
are showing prestige and imposing power through speaking English mostly to seek attention.
Sometimes people want fam/attention.
13.3% people say “No” because they think that people are not seeking attention through speaking
English
Conclusion
Today in the modern world English is the most widely spoken language. English is the mother
tongue of 380 million people and it is used worldwide by the newspaper, magazines etc.
Researchers research is consists of five questions and researchers collect responses of university
of Gujrat students about those people who are showing prestige and imposing power through
speaking English. Most of the students think that some people are showing prestige and imposing
power through speaking English intentionally. Most of students loss their confidence level when
someone talk in English and mostly students thinks that these people are not from high class
family, they are belongs to all types of families. Some students think these people are from high
class families. According to students people are trying to humiliate uneducated people through
speaking English. Students think that these type of people just doing this for seeking attention.
Recommendation:
In this modern era English is a second language almost in all countries. So:
o we change our thoughts about speaking English.
o While talking must keep in mind the understanding level of listener.
o Try to avoid English conversation in front of those who can’t understand the
English Conversation.
References
N.,f. (1998). Englishas an International Language of Prestige:ConflictingCultural Perspectivesand
ShiftingEthnolinguisticLoyalties.19.
s.,h. (2017). Accessto EnglishinPakistan:inculcatingprestigeandleadershipthroughinstructioninelite
schools. internationaljournal,838-848.