Description
This qualitative study focuses on students, teachers, and administrators in different schools, from high to low SES, perceptions about the importance of English in academic, professional, and social life. Most study participants consider English competence a prerequisite for survival in Pakistan due its symbolic power and pragmatic need in life.
Location
Grissom Hall, Room 118
Start Date
3-6-2016 10:15 AM
End Date
3-6-2016 10:45 AM
Recommended Citation
Haidar, Sham, "Passport to Privilege: English for Survival in Pakistan" (2016). Purdue Linguistics, Literature, and Second Language Studies Conference. 1.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/plcc/purduelanguagesandculturesconference2016/SLSSessionSix/1
Passport to Privilege: English for Survival in Pakistan
Grissom Hall, Room 118
This qualitative study focuses on students, teachers, and administrators in different schools, from high to low SES, perceptions about the importance of English in academic, professional, and social life. Most study participants consider English competence a prerequisite for survival in Pakistan due its symbolic power and pragmatic need in life.