Unveiling Aural/Oral Skills in Grade VIII English Textbook
The present study aims to examine the incorporation of aural/oral skills in the Grade VIII English textbook prescribed by the Punjab textbook board (PTBB). The study was conducted in the light of a checklist based on the competencies and students' learning outcomes given in the National Curriculum for English (2006), Pakistan. The competencies intended to enable learners to become fluent in their speech. The study was qualitative, and a thematic analysis approach was used to analyze the data. The findings of the research revealed that contradictory scenario. The textbook understudy does not allow learners to improve their aural/oral skills. The aural/oral competency was seen in some proportion. Still, reiteration was seen in the practice parts in which only dialogues were given repeatedly at the end of each unit of the textbook.
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Oral/Aural Skills, Pronunciation, National English Curriculum, Competency, Student learning Outcomes and grade VIII and English textbook.
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(1) Sana Baig
Lecturer, Department of TESOL, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Fareeha Javed
Assistant Professor, Head of TESOL Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Fasiha Altaf
Ph.D. Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Baig, S., Javed, F., & Altaf, F. (2020). Unveiling Aural/Oral Skills in Grade VIII English Textbook. Global Regional Review, V(II), 155-168. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-II).17
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CHICAGO : Baig, Sana, Fareeha Javed, and Fasiha Altaf. 2020. "Unveiling Aural/Oral Skills in Grade VIII English Textbook." Global Regional Review, V (II): 155-168 doi: 10.31703/grr.2020(V-II).17
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HARVARD : BAIG, S., JAVED, F. & ALTAF, F. 2020. Unveiling Aural/Oral Skills in Grade VIII English Textbook. Global Regional Review, V, 155-168.
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MHRA : Baig, Sana, Fareeha Javed, and Fasiha Altaf. 2020. "Unveiling Aural/Oral Skills in Grade VIII English Textbook." Global Regional Review, V: 155-168
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MLA : Baig, Sana, Fareeha Javed, and Fasiha Altaf. "Unveiling Aural/Oral Skills in Grade VIII English Textbook." Global Regional Review, V.II (2020): 155-168 Print.
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OXFORD : Baig, Sana, Javed, Fareeha, and Altaf, Fasiha (2020), "Unveiling Aural/Oral Skills in Grade VIII English Textbook", Global Regional Review, V (II), 155-168
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TURABIAN : Baig, Sana, Fareeha Javed, and Fasiha Altaf. "Unveiling Aural/Oral Skills in Grade VIII English Textbook." Global Regional Review V, no. II (2020): 155-168. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-II).17