CHANGING ATTITUDE FOR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN PAKISTANI RELIGIOUS SEMINARIES

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Muhammad Nadeem Chohan,Muhammad Tanveer Akhtar,Fateh-e- Hina Khalil,Shabana Sharif

Abstract

This study explores the changing attitudes in connection with the English language in the religious seminaries of Pakistan. Despite the suggestions of many leading Islamic figures of different sects before and after the making of Pakistan, the attitude of the ulema has not changed for the English language. However, at present, the past attitude for the English language has been changed, as the interviews of some renowned scholars belonging to different sects of Islam show. At present, there are a total of 2.26 million enrollments recorded in different Islamic religious seminaries across the country. This paper elaborates that attitude for the English language in Islamic seminaries starts changing. The present study is of a qualitative nature. The data was obtained with the help of a semi-structured interview. The participants of this study were four representatives of religious seminaries with different Islamic sects. The study transpired a rapid change in attitude for the English language in Pakistani religious seminaries. There is a need for support from the government in providing language teachers and the relevant materials and a change in education policy. The paper upholds some recommendations to make the present change of language attitude better in Pakistan.

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