Evaluation of English Language Teaching and Learning Skills at Secondary Level With Reference to Teaching Methods

Abstract

For the global perspectives, the importance and worth of English language, this particular study aimed to evaluate teaching methods at SSC level from the perspective of teachers. It is an admitted fact that English has become an international language, link language and the language of science and technology. For this purpose 20 teachers belonged to different schools of district Sargodha were evaluated through a well framed questionnaire regarding teaching methods. The questionnaire was framed to evaluate teaching methods. Teachers were evaluated through a questionnaire. The data were quantitative and data were analyzed by using SPSS through descriptive statistics. The findings of the study indicated that teachers focused more on grammar translation method and due to this approach they paid less attention to listening and speaking skill. They paid attention to reading skill less than the writing skill but greater than the listening and speaking skill. Teachers focused too much on grammar translation method. Direct method, communicative language teaching method and eclectic approach of teaching was not properly used.