TOPIC: DIFFICULTIES FACED BY MADRASSA STUDENTS

WHILE WRITING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AT

SECONDARY LEVEL
Supervisor: Zaffar Abbas _
Reser!"er: Abdul Basit
C#ss: MA English (Ling & Lit), 3rd
Ro## Nu$%er: 4187
Depr&$e'&: English G

CHAPTER (
INTRODUCTION
!u"an b#ings us# "an$ "#diu"s %f &%""uni&ati%n t% #'(r#ss th#ir #"%ti%ns
and f##lings t%)ard %n# an%th#r* +t &an b# thr%ugh s(#a,ing %r thr%ugh th#ir )ritings, %r &an b#
a sign languag# and if s%"#%n# )ants t% d#s&rib# a languag# it &an b# d#fin#d as -#rbal, (h$si&al
innat# and a basi& f%r" %f &%""uni&ati%n b#t)##n hu"an b#ings* % a languag# is th# "%st
i"(%rtant as(#&t in th# lif# %f hu"an b#ings* .# hu"an b#ings us# languag# t% "a,# s#ns# %f
&%"(l#' and abstra&t th%ughts t% &%""uni&at# )ith %th#rs and t% fulfill %ur n##ds*
English languag# is )id#l$ s(%,#n and &%nsid#r#d as a uni-#rsal languag#* /% %n#
&an d#n$ th# i"(%rtan&# %f English languag# in th# (r#s#nt ti"#* 0%r a&1uiring a languag# %r
&%""uni&ating in an$ languag# #ff#&ti-#l$ and #ffi&i#ntl$, th# #ss#ntial &%"(%n#nts ar#
list#ning, s(#a,ing, r#ading and )riting* 2his r#s#ar&h is r#lat#d t% t#a&h h%) t% i"(r%-# )riting
s,ills %f "udrassa stud#nts and h%) th#$ &an )rit# b#tt#r English* .riting is a &%"(l#' (h$si&al
and "#ntal a&ti-it$ it is th# (h$si&al a&t %f &%""uni&ating id#as thr%ugh s%"# "#diu"* 3n# &an
als% sa$ that )riting a&tuall$ is a "#ntal )%r, %f in-#nting id#as, thin,ing ab%ut h%) t% #'(r#ss
th#" and %rgani4ing th#" int% stat#"#nt and (aragra(hs that )ill b# &l#ar t% th# r#ad#r*
B!)*rou'+ , Co'&e-&:
.riting is a -#r$ inn%-ati-# ,ind %f #'(r#ssing %r (r#s#nting %n#s id#as &
th%ughts* English )riting #s(#&iall$ is a -#r$ diffi&ult tas, f%r 5a,istan stud#nts and )h#n it
&%"#s t% dis&ussi%n ab%ut r#ligi%us s&h%%ls %r "udrassas th#r# is s% "u&h t% )%r, %n th#
stud#nts %f "udrassas* 2h# r#as%n is that th#$ d%n6t ha-# a f%r"al ba&,gr%und %f English
languag# and th# attitud# %f t#a&h#rs t%)ards English &ultur#, English (#%(l# and English
languag#* 3n# &an #asil$ find %ut gra""ati&al issu#s, &%"(%siti%n (r%bl#"s and abru(tl$
(r#s#nt#d id#as in th#ir )riting %f English languag#* tud#nts %f "udrassas ha-# n#-#r b##n
train#d %r taught ab%ut h%) th#$ &an i"(r%-# English )riting* 2#a&h#rs att#nti%n is f%&us#d %n
st#r#%t$(# 1u#sti%ns s#t in th# b%ard 1u#sti%n and as a r#sult th#$ n#-#r #'(#ri#n&# )hat is this
&r#ati-# )riting*
O%.e!&ives o/ &"e S&u+0
2% in-#stigat# th# basi& (r%bl#"s fa&#d b$ th# "udrassa stud#nts*
2% sugg#st th# )a$s t% i"(r%-# th#ir English languag# )riting*
S&&e$e'& o/ Pro%#e$:
5a,istani stud#nts #s(#&iall$ "udrassa stud#nts d%n6t ha-# a)ar#n#ss ab%ut th# st#(s
in-%l-#d in &r#ati-# )riting* 2h# t#a&h#rs att#nti%n is f%&us#d %n st#r#%t$(#d 1u#sti%n s#t in th#
b%ard #'a"inati%n as a &%ns#1u#n&# th#$ d%n6t (ra&ti&# &r#ati-# )riting in th# &lassr%%"s* 2his
r#s#ar&h is thus d#sign#d t% s## th# #ff#&ti-#n#ss %f n#) st$l# %f t#a&hing English )riting )hi&h
is diff#r#nt fr%" traditi%nal st#r#%t$(# t#a&hing "#th%ds*
Reser!" 1ues&io':
.hat ar# th# diffi&ulti#s fa&#d b$ th# "udrassa stud#nts )hil# )riting English languag#
at s#&%ndar$ s&h%%l l#-#l7
De#i$i&&io' o/ &"e s&u+0
2h# r#s#ar&h#r )ill d#li"it his r#s#ar&h t% th# stud#nts %f +89 "udrassa*
2h# r#s#ar&h#r )ill furth#r d#li"it his stud$ t% th# stud#nts %f &lass 9th*
Si*'i/i!'!e o/ &"e s&u+0
2his r#s#ar&h )ill h#l( "adaris %f th# )h%l# &%untr$ t% a"#nd th#ir s$llabus %r ad%(t
n#) "#th%d%l%g$ %f t#a&hing English languag# t% stud#nts %f "adaris )hi&h )ill l#ss#n th#ir
sh$n#ss %r h#sitati%n t%)ards English languag#* 2his r#s#ar&h )ill b# -#r$ h#l(ful in anal$4ing
th# basi& b#ha-i%ral (r%bl#"s t% t#a&h#rs )h% ar# n%t &%"(#t#nt #n%ugh t% t#a&h th#" h%) t%
#'(r#ss th#ir th%ughts in a b#tt#r )a$ and als% (r%-%,ing a bias#d th%ughts in th#ir "ind
r#garding usag# %f English*
CHAPTER 2
LITERATURE REVIEW
A&&%rding t% :r* ;ubina <ara" (=>>8) th#r# ar# "%r# than 7> r#gi%nal languag#s s"all
and larg# )hi&h ar# b#inrg us#d l%&all$* E-#n that ?rdu is nati%nal languag# but its@ n%t th#
"%th#r t%ngu# %f "aA%rit$ %f 5a,istanis* E-#r$ $%ung 5a,istani is %-#r burd#n#d )ith languag#s
fr%" his &hildh%%d h# has t% ad%(t ?rdu f%r his dail$ r%utin# &%""uni&ati%n th#n %-#r that
s#&%nd languag# th#r# is als% English languag# (r#s#nt th#r#, )hi&h is th# "#diu" %f l#arning if
h# )ants t% b# g%%d in studi#s h# sh%uld ha-# a g%%d &%""and %-#r English %r if h# )ant t% g#t
half8)a$ d#&#nt A%bs, insid# %r %utsid# th# &%unt$ h# "ust l#arn English*
English is still an urban (h#n%"#n%n )hi&h r#a&h#s at ab%ut fift##n t% t)#nt$ (#r&#nt %f
(%(ulati%n %f 5a,istan* A -#r$ larg# (%(ulati%n %f 5a,istan d%n@t #-#n #n&%unt#r this in th#ir
dail$ r%utin# but if its@ b#ing studi#d as a &%"(uls%r$ subA#&t in urban ar#as th#n it "ust b#
taught in th# sa"# )a$ as an urban stud#nt is taught*
:ara$s#h (=>>3) n%t#d that t#a&hing )riting n% l%ng#r "#an si"(l$ ha-ing stud#nts d%
gra""ar #'#r&is#s in )riting %r g#tting )riting )hi&h is fr## fr%" gra""ar, (un&tuati%ns and
gra""ar "ista,#s, inst#ad, )# ar# aft#r )riting ab%ut )hat stud#nts ar# int#r#st#d in and )hat
th#$ r#all$ )ant t% &%""uni&at# t% th# r#ad#r, and h%) th#$ r#a&h th#ir final )riting (r%du&t*
+n s(it# %f th# i"(%rtan&# %f th# a&ti-iti#s in&lud#d in th# -ari%us )riting stag#s, "an$ t#a&h#rs
gi-# littl# %r #-#n n% att#nti%n t% su&h stag#s*
:a-id /unan in (=>>3) said that "an$ (#%(l# fals#l$ b#li#-# that )riting is a tal#nt
(r#s#nt#d in th# lu&,$ f#), and &ann%t b# taught t% th# r#st, but f%rtunat#l$ f%r b%th nati-#s and
n%n nati-# s(#a,#rs )riting is a t#a&habl# thing that &an b# l#arn#d and &an b# (%lish#d* 2h# b#st
)a$ t% t#a&h a r#al &r#ati-# )riting is t% gi-# th# stud#nts a tas, i*#* a (i&tur# )ith a situati%n this
)ill h#l( th#" )riting in a &r#ati-# )a$* 2h#$ )ill n%t g% %n traditi%nal )a$s %f r%t l#arning
s$st#" and this )ill als% h#l( in anal$4ing that )#ath#r th#ir abiliti#s ar# i"(r%-#d %r n%t*
CHAPTER 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Reser!" Desi*'
2his is an E'(#ri"#ntal ;#s#ar&h* Buantitati-# and Bualitati-# b%th "#th%ds )ill b#
us#d in this r#s#ar&h )%r,*
2h# r#sults %f (r#8t#st and (%st8t#st )ill b# (r#s#nt#d in th# f%r" %f nu"#ri&al data and
th# 1ualitati-# anal$sis )ill als% b# d%n# b$ th# r#s#ar&h#r*
Popu#&io'
All th# stud#nts %f >9
th
grad# )ill b# (%(ulati%n %f this stud$*
S$p#e
3> stud#nts %f +89 "udrassa +sla"abad )ill b# ta,#n as sa"(l#*
Reser!" Too#s
2h# r#s#ar&h#r )ill &%ll#&t data thr%ugh (r#8t#st and (%st8t#st* 2h# r#s#ar&h#rs )ill "ar,
th#s# t#sts and t)% "%r# 1ualifi#d t#a&h#rs )ill b# in&lud#d in this (r%&#ss %f "ar,ing th#s# t#sts
t% #nsur# int#r8rat# r#liabilit$* 2h# s&%r#s )ill b# r#&%rd#d %n s#(arat# r#&%rd sh##ts and th#
s&%r#s )ill b# a-#rag#d*
345 Pro!e+ure
2h# r#s#ar&h#r )ill &%ndu&t (r#8t#st f%r all th# sa"(l# stud#nts* 2h#n th# r#s#ar&h#r )ill di-id#
th#" int% t)% gr%u(s i*# #'(#ri"#ntal and &%ntr%l gr%u(* tud#nts %f th# #'(#ri"#ntal gr%u( )ill
r#&#i-# instru&ti%ns fr%" r#s#ar&h#r, )h#r#as stud#nts %f th# &%ntr%l gr%u( )ill r#&#i-#
instru&ti%ns thr%ugh th#ir r#gular t#a&h#rs* 2h#n th# r#s#ar&h#r )ill &%ndu&t th# (%st8t#st f%r all
th# stud#nts* 2h# r#sult %f b%th th# gr%u(s )ill b# &%"(ar#d* At th# #nd it )ill b# anal$4#d that
)hi&h gr%u( has sh%)n i"(r%-#"#nt in narrati-# )riting*
CHAPTER 6
CONCLUSIONS
D& !o##e!&io':
:ata )ill b# anal$4#d aft#r &%ll#&ti%n and r#sults )ill b# sh%)n thr%ugh gra(hs*
Co'!#usio':
C%n&lusi%n )ill b# dra)n %n th# basis %f data anal$sis*
REFERENCES 7 BIBLOGRAPHY
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:a-id /unan 5ra&ti&al English t#a&hing =>>3*
(M%r# lin,s %f %th#r )ill b# add#d b#sid#s th# (r%gr#ssi%n %f th# r#s#ar&h)