English as a Medium of Instruction: Investigating the Percepetions of Secondary School Students

The objectives of our research is to investigate English as a medium of instruction at secondary in district Khanewal. The quantitative type of research has been employed in this research. For this research the survey method has been used and the data was collected through questionnaires. Almost, 50 different types of questions were put before the secondary school students. The results obtained from the questionnaires were arranged in the form of table and graphs. The result of the survey reveals that 88% to 90% of the secondary school students recommended the English as a medium of instruction. There is no evidence of using native or Urdu language in their classrooms. They have complete concepts of their subjects and their related topics. Beside this they do not feel any difficult in the classroom when lessons are taught in English language. While the remaining 6% to 12% of the secondary school students told that they are not in favour of EMI. The empirical results show that it is the demand of the time in the classroom of Pakistan and English language should be applied at secondary level.