LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 15:10 October 2015
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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Change of Medium of Instruction at Intermediate Level and
Its Influence on Students’ Motivation for Education

Muhammad Abdullah, M.A., M.Phil. Ph.D. Scholar

Abstract

Researchers in the field of psycholinguistics have recommended mother tongue as the best option for Medium of Instruction (MOI), but due to some social, economic, ethnic, political etc. reasons it could not become possible in Pakistan. In the prevalent system of education change of MOI is implemented at different levels. This study has explored the phenomenon of change of MOI at higher secondary level, especially in the public-sector colleges and its influence on students’ motivation for education. A questionnaire was developed for data collection. There were 264 male and female students, who were selected as respondents through stratified random sampling. Data was collected through personal visits and analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. It was found that there was significant difference of opinion among male and female students in respect of the influence of change of MOI on their motivation level for education. The overall influence of the change of MOI was found negative which demands serious concern by the education policy makers in Pakistan.

Keywords: medium of instruction, intermediate level, influence, motivation, education.

Introduction

In accordance with the research studies in the educational history of human beings, Medium of Instruction (MOI) (Li & Shum, 2008) has been a critical issue for the policy makers due to multiple reasons indigenous or international, hidden or obvious all over the world (Nisar & Ijaz, 2011). Literature on language policy holds record of difference of opinion even among educational experts in this regard. There can be no hard and fast rules for recommendation of MOI because of the social, traditional, economic and cultural differences all over the world and different attitudes of the people toward indigenous and foreign languages. Even the age of globalization has not been able to eliminate these differences. Therefore, it is very difficult or rather impossible to hold any single opinion as universal for deciding MOI in the education system for all nations of the world. People always have to decide according to their priorities and requirements if the decision is not imposed upon them.

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Muhammad Abdullah
Ph.D. Scholar, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan
M.Phil. Social Sciences, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
M.A. English, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
M.A. Linguistics, University of Karachi, Pakistan
M.A Islamic Studies, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
abdullahbaig09@gmail.com
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