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Analysing institutional influences on teaching–learning practices of English as second language programme in a Pakistani university

Rind, IA; Kadiwal, L; (2016) Analysing institutional influences on teaching–learning practices of English as second language programme in a Pakistani university. Cogent Education , 3 (1) 10.1080/2331186X.2016.1160606. Green open access

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Abstract

This paper examines the institutional influences on the teaching–learning practices within English as Second Language (ESL) programme in the University of Sindh (UoS), Pakistan. The study uses qualitative case study approach, basing its findings on documentary review, observations, and responses of teachers and students. The analysis of the data is informed by Bourdieusian notions of habitus, field and capital. The study found that UoS’s institutional policies and practices are shaped by its position in the field of higher education, which shape ESL teaching–learning practices. Specifically, UoS defines its capital as “higher education for all”, which in practice translates as admitting students from disadvantage groups. To meet English language needs of these students, UoS offers the ESL programme. However, teaching–learning practices of ESL are significantly influenced by UoS’s policies related to faculty hiring and development, ESL teachers and administration relationships, teacher-student ratio, assessment, quality assurance, and learning support resources.

Type: Article
Title: Analysing institutional influences on teaching–learning practices of English as second language programme in a Pakistani university
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/2331186X.2016.1160606
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2016.1160606
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2016 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.
Keywords: institutional culture, Bourdieusian structuralism, ESL, higher education, Pakistan
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10024746
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