The document discusses the debate around the medium of instruction in Pakistan's education system. It notes that the majority of teachers and parents believe English should be taught as a subject but not used as the medium of instruction. Test results showed that even teachers in English medium schools had only pre-intermediate English proficiency. While half of public school teachers prefer Urdu as the main medium, using children's home language in early education leads to better learning and promotes a connection between home and school.

5. ‫کو‬ ‫خودی‬ ‫اسکی‬ ‫ڈال‬ ‫میں‬ ‫تیزاب‬ ‫کے‬ ‫تعلیم‬
‫چاہے‬ ‫جدھر‬ ‫تو‬ ‫مالئم‬ ‫جاے‬ ‫ہو‬‫ا‬‫پھیر‬ ‫دھر‬
(‫رح‬ ‫اقبال‬)

6. Effects of English and Urdu
Medium Education System in
Pakistan

7. Medium of instruction is a matter of great
debate among teachers, educationists
and parents.
The majority of teachers and parents say
that English should not be the medium of
instruction but should be taught as a
subject right from the very beginning of
the school

8. Population in Pakistan :
Rural: 60%
Urban: 40%
Educated Father 40 :60
Educated Mother 20:80

9. 62% of private school teachers
and 56% of government school
teachers registered scores in the
lowest possible band in the Aptis
test, meaning they lack even basic
knowledge of English, including the
ability to understand and use familiar
everyday expressions and simple
phrases.
A test conducted by British Council in Panjab:
Findings:

10. Even in English medium schools, 44% of
teachers scored in the bottom Aptis band.
In all, 94% of teachers in English medium
schools have only pre-intermediate level
English of lower.
Findings:

11. Half of teachers in public schools believe Urdu should
be the main medium of instruction in schools, with
only around one-fifth believing that English should be
the main medium of instruction; less than one-fifth of
teachers in public and private schools even believe that
English medium education should be delivered solely in
English.
Findings:

12. • The children will learn English much more effectively if
they continue to develop their first language at the same
time.
• The learners in the rural areas enter school with only their
home language. For these learners, using the mother
tongue in early education leads to a better understanding
of the curriculum content and to a more positive attitude
towards school.
• The use of learners’ home language in the classroom
promotes a smooth transition between home and
school.

13. • Teach English as a subject but medium of
instruction should be Urdu.
• We should promote Urdu in our institution.
• Every English teacher should translate at
least 2 books.
• For higher education in English Language
every student must be translate 3 books .
What we should do?