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Title PERCEPTIONS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS REGARDING SOCIOLINGUISTIC COMPETENCE: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY

Author(s) MOIN AKHTAR

Abstract Sociolinguistic Competence has been an important part of communicative competence. Sociolinguistic Competence helps learners to use the language linguistically and socially in an appropriate way. A lot of work has been done on the lack this competence among the learners. These studies show that more focus is given on grammatical knowledge rather than sociolinguistic competence. This study explores the perceptions of English Language Teachers about this competence and the problems that may hinder teachers from implementing strategies to enhance sociolinguistic competence among the students. To explore the knowledge and perceptions about sociolinguistic competence of English Language Teachers, the researcher used questionnaires and interviews. The questionnaires were based on the speech acts of complaints and apologies and close-ended questions. 20 schools were selected from Rawalpindi and Islamabad, both rural and urban, to collect the data. The research questions were based on the perceptions of English language teachers about sociolinguistic competence and the difficulties which the teachers face while enhancing the skills of the students about communicative competence. The results show that the development of sociolinguistic competence can help the learners to use the language linguistically and socially. This competence should be the part of language teaching and curriculum.

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Publication Date 2020-06-30

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