World Englishes in English Language Teaching Textbook of Public  Primary Schools

Zehra Batool; Humaira  Irfan; Farwa  Qazalbash

doi:10.32350/jcct.52.01

Zehra Batool Riphah International university, Lahore https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0749-7035
Humaira Irfan Department of English, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3746-0521
Farwa Qazalbash Department of English, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5515-0319

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32350/jcct.52.01

Keywords: English Textbooks, national language policy, Pakistani English (PakE), SBrE (Standard British English), South Asian Englishes (SAmE), textbook, World Englishes

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There is a dearth of research on English textbook analysis with respect to World Englishes in Punjab, Pakistan. The current study aimed to identify the nouns used in English textbooks at primary level with a major focus on Pakistani English (PakE). The data for this qualitative research was collected from English Textbook of Grade 5, published by PCTB (Punjab Curriculum Textbook Board). The current study employed Kachru’s three concentric circle model comprising of inner, outer, and expanding circles to analyse the data. The findings depicted that most of the vocabulary used in this textbook was derived from South Asian Englishes (SAmE) and common Standard British English (SBrE), which are norm-providing countries. The authors obtained lexemes from these standardised varieties of English. However, the presence of PakE variety equals the use of SAmE which apparently shows that Pakistanis are creating their own vocabulary which they are unaware of. The current study would help the authors of English textbooks and policy-makers to determine which variety of English they should focus on, with the aim of using it consistently.

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