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The Medium of Instruction Controversy in Pakistan.
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Rahman, Tariq – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1997
Traces the controversy about the medium of instruction in Pakistan, beginning with the use of English for elitist education in pre-partition days. Notes that the official policy is opposed by the indigenously educated proto-elite, who would find entry into positions of power easier if Urdu was used and nobody was educated in English. (63…
Descriptors: Employment, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes