ERIC Number: EJ1291737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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Multilingual Language Practices in Education in Pakistan: The Conflict between Policy and Practice
Ashraf, Muhammad Azeem; Turner, David A.; Laar, Rizwan Ahmed
SAGE Open, v11 n1 Jan-Mar 2021
This study examines the language practices in educational settings in Pakistan, taking the multilingual groupings in society into account. In Pakistan, each province is linked to the single or multiple identities of its people and the languages spoken by the majority. The national language Urdu is limited to educational settings and its function as a lingua franca. English serves people in authority, in offices, and in educational settings. Through discourse-ethnographic analysis, this study examines the individual and joint actions of policymakers and teachers to understand the role of language in educational policy and its practice in educational settings. The interview data identified issues regarding the relationship between language, identity, nation, region, religion, power, and personal attainment in regional, national, and international settings. Moreover, the power of national education policy to produce adequate results is limited by the regional discourses that policymakers ignore. This study concludes by arguing that policy practices for language-in-education in multilingual societies require thoughtful planning which should be informed by local conditions and requirements for its better implementation.
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Urdu, Indo European Languages, Official Languages, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Role, Language Attitudes, Ideology, Power Structure, Global Approach, Cultural Influences, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions, Native Language, Religious Factors
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pakistan
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