{"title":"Challenges Faced by English Language Teachers at Primary Level in Public Sector Schools: A Case Study","authors":"Sobia Tabassum, Nishat Zafar, Saira","doi":"10.55464/pjar.v2i2.46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55464/pjar.v2i2.46","url":null,"abstract":"This study was aimed at the investigation of issues faced by the teachers in ELT classes. Primary objective of the study was to bring in light the challenges faced by English language teachers in government primary schools of Abbottabad. Other objectives included the highlighting deficiencies in teachers’ professional training, classroom environment and similar other issues adversely affecting the performance of English language teachers in the classrooms. Another important objective was to highlight issue related with students and their parents which ultimately become challenge for the teachers in classrooms. The study was delimited to only English language teachers who teach the subject of English to 5th class in government primary schools of Abbottabad. In its nature, it was a survey based descriptive and exploratory research. Sampling technique adopted in the study was purposive in the selection of circles and random sampling in the selection of respondent teachers. Instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire prepared under the supervision of the experts. Data calculated was analysed and provided in figures for presentation. A number of interesting findings came forth in the study which led to the conclusion that challenges faced by English language teachers in the classroom are multi-dimensional depending upon a number personality, family, school management and community related variables. The researcher suggested a multi-facetted and multi-level strategies to cope with these challenges adopting an integrated approach inclusive of teachers, parent, school administration, district administration and the target community.","PeriodicalId":351847,"journal":{"name":"Propel Journal of Academic Research","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121311288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role of Non-Verbal Communication as a Supplementary Tool to Verbal Communication in ESL Classrooms: A Case Study","authors":"Amber Saleem, Samina Rana, Dr. Marriam Bashir","doi":"10.55464/pjar.v2i2.39","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55464/pjar.v2i2.39","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of non-verbal communication skills in English as a Second Language (ESL) classrooms. These skills are used in teaching as well as learning. Non-verbal signs are of great significance for ESL learners and ESL teachers as they help cover the communication gap in form of gestures, eye-gaze, facial expressions, and body language. According to cognitive scientists, non-verbal signs assist teachers maintain attention level of the students that is important for successful teaching and learning. To achieve this goal, a field study was conducted in Lahore Liverpool Lingua. Two main instruments were used to collect data, namely questionnaire and observations. 100 students both male and female were chosen as samples who were observed to understand the importance of non-verbal communication skills in ESL classrooms. Besides observation of the students, 5 teachers at the same college were chosen to document their observations. These documents were used for content analysis. Apart from the documents, teachers’ opinions were also gathered through close-ended questionnaires. The questionnaire data were analyzed quantitatively. Thus, the collected data were analyzed and interpreted according to the principles of both qualitative and quantitative research. The study reveals the significance of non-verbal communication skills for ESL teachers and ESL students.","PeriodicalId":351847,"journal":{"name":"Propel Journal of Academic Research","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121288876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Appraisal of Poverty Alleviation from A Legal Perspective for Sustainable Development Goals: A Review Article","authors":"Muhammad Ibtasam, Shaukat Hussain Bhatti","doi":"10.55464/pjar.v2i2.47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55464/pjar.v2i2.47","url":null,"abstract":"Poverty is a problem that exists in every community. Situations are often getting worse to the point where they are dangerous. It leads to several horrible social evils that are wreaking havoc on societies. To address the problem, we may track regular legislation and the active participation of NGOs and other agencies, but the expected consequences remain a pipe dream. Its severity is permanently destroying generations and forcing individuals to commit crimes. The poverty pump is an overpowering phenomenon of aggressive communal response and failed institutional response. This review will look at the topic from a legal perspective to find flaws and suggest ways to improve things to protect society from the destructive effects of poverty. This study will look into flaws in the law and how it is applied. It will help close gaps by debating whether the law is good enough or needs to be changed. By taking a descriptive approach, it takes time for global policy changes to address or fix the problem adequately. After thoroughly examining issues, causes, and institutional responses to the curse of poverty, this multiple nature review's results will be beneficial as a reformative tool for social rehabilitation and establishing sustainable development goals.","PeriodicalId":351847,"journal":{"name":"Propel Journal of Academic Research","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132415522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mediating Impact of Employee Engagement and Moderating impact of Talent Proactive Behavior on the Relationship between Talent Management and Job Performance.","authors":"Kinza Aqeel, Syeda Quratulain Kazmi, Asim Mubashir, Kayenat Malik, Naeem Bhojani","doi":"10.55464/pjar.v2i2.51","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55464/pjar.v2i2.51","url":null,"abstract":"The main purpose of this research is to examine the influence of Talent management on Job performance. This study also aims to assess the mediating role of employee engagement and moderating role of Talent proactive behavior on the relationship between talent management and job performance.This research follows the philosophy of positivism. A deductive approach is implied and the research design is explanatory. Convenient sampling of non-probability techniques was used to select the sample. A total of 300 survey questionnaires were distributed in Karachi to employees working in different industries. Smart PLS 3 was used to analyze all hypotheses through the structural model and measurement model.The results determined that Employee Engagement, Talent management is likely to have a favorable influence on Job Performance The moderation analysis was done representing Talent Proactive Behavior have a significantly positive impact on the relationship between Talent Management and Job Performance.","PeriodicalId":351847,"journal":{"name":"Propel Journal of Academic Research","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114643637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role and Impact of Cartoons in Building Children’s Attitude at Primary Level","authors":"Arshad Mahmood Siddiqui, Dr. Rafiq ul Islam","doi":"10.55464/pjar.v2i1.30","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55464/pjar.v2i1.30","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this study is to explore the impact on the attitudes and language of children after watching cartoon programs. It is considered that cartoons are the safest and most popular entertainment for children. Plenty of TV channels non-stop broadcast different cartoons for children. Kids spend far more time watching cartoons on electronic gadgets than on any other task. It not only attracts the children through its contents but also inculcates some positive and negative habits in them. Violence is a vital part of most cartoon programs, which affects badly children’s attitudes and language because they are not able to distinguish between good or bad and reality or fantasy aspects of cartoon content. Children watch cartoon characters and they try to imitate and use aggressive attitudes at home and school. Children are induced and attracted by violent content by broadcasters and children act accordingly. The researcher adopted a survey research design to explore deeply the cause-and-effect relationship among the variables. The targeted population of this study was the parents of these cartoon-watching children who use to watch long hours daily in Karachi. 100 children’s mothers were randomly selected from ten private schools at the Pre-Primary level of Central District, Karachi. Five-point Likert scale questionnaire was used to collect the data. Findings show the impacts of violence presented in cartoons on children’s behavior. They not only imitate their favorite cartoon characters, and use aggressive attitudes at home and school. ","PeriodicalId":351847,"journal":{"name":"Propel Journal of Academic Research","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126213361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Creativity as a Class Room Practice: A difference in the Perception of Public and Private Secondary School Teachers in Pakistan","authors":"Rakhshinda Ahmed, Shafiaq Sohail","doi":"10.55464/pjar.v2i1.26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55464/pjar.v2i1.26","url":null,"abstract":"The research examines and compares public and private secondary school teachers’ perceptions about creativity as a skill that can be cultivated in their class room practices. The researcher adopted PBA, a psychological model of professional behavior analysis for analyzing professionals’ perception. Any professional expert’s positive perception is essential regarding the strategies, to handle the task properly and achieve its maximum objectives. In the present study secondary school teachers of Malir district were taken as population of the study and were divided into two clusters; public and private. For selecting the sample of 560 sizes, each sub group of the sample remained equal by using probability technique. All the clusters were collected randomly. Mixed Method was the adopted research method; quantitative analysis contributes 80% and qualitative analysis contributes20%. Survey was the research design to collect the data. Close ended questionnaire was developed for collecting quantitative data. In-depth Interview was developed for collecting qualitative data. Independent sample t-test was used to compare the groups quantitatively and thematic analysis for qualitatively. The data triangulation determined the degree of strength of their perceptions. Obtained findings depict that private school teachers’ perceptions are stronger than public school teacher regarding the issue.","PeriodicalId":351847,"journal":{"name":"Propel Journal of Academic Research","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126476361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing the Role of Traditional and New Media in a Multichannel Environment","authors":"Jaweria Ali, Khurram Shahzad","doi":"10.55464/pjar.v2i1.29","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55464/pjar.v2i1.29","url":null,"abstract":"The research which is conducted on the role of the new media and traditional in the multichannel environment has analyzed social media and advertising and their impact on the multicultural environment. The research also discusses the various activities that are intended in the marketing results. Moreover, the study has highlighted the importance of the traditional and new media and also evaluated their values in this modern world. However, the research also elaborated on the aims and the main objection of the research, which are the identification of the various models of the traditional and new media that are in the multichannel environment, also evaluate the role of new media and traditional, moreover discussing the benefits and advantages of the new media and traditional. In addition to this, this research has chosen the qualitative research approach in which the inductive approach has been discussed, and also the sample size that is included in the study is 100-120.","PeriodicalId":351847,"journal":{"name":"Propel Journal of Academic Research","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121790427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"China's Long-Term Economic Growth Sustainability: The Effects and Consequences on the World","authors":"Khurram Shahzad, Mahad Javed","doi":"10.55464/pjar.v2i1.27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55464/pjar.v2i1.27","url":null,"abstract":"This dissertation is based on examining China’s long-term economic growth sustainability, and its effects and consequences on the world. For this purpose, the study set objectives regarding identifying various factors of sustainable economic growth of China, assessing effects of China’s economic growth sustainability on global setting and evaluating consequences of sustainable economic growth of China on the world. The research considered a qualitative method of research where authentic and reliable secondary sources were identified and included. The findings highlighted that various factor including large-scale capital investment, increased use of natural resources for additional investments, FDI flows, government-initiated policies, investment and attainment of foreign businesses, build-up of foreign exchange reserves, incorporation of market-oriented institutional changes, rural industrialization and technological innovation have contributed to China’s sustainable economic growth over the years. The findings also revealed that effects of China’s sustainable economic growth on global setting can be seen as Chinese allies and close trading partners have been positively impacted by rebalancing investments towards consumption of products. The findings further mentioned that consequences of sustainable economic growth of China for developed countries can be perceived as exploitation of natural resources has been reduced and focus on non-renewable technologies has been increased by China, which have made China globally competitive. Success of China is a reminder for the developing world to take its economic growth as an example that creates an influence on the global environment. Therefore, it is recommended to developing countries that use of non-renewable resources, infrastructure spending, expenditure for transport accessibility, improvement in internal market structure, liberalization and reforms will be beneficial in achieving sustainable economic development.","PeriodicalId":351847,"journal":{"name":"Propel Journal of Academic Research","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115888492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deviation from Recommended Curriculum and Efforts to Bridge the Gap Between Suggested and Taught Curricula","authors":"Zobia Zaman, Umair Ashraf Khawaja","doi":"10.55464/pjar.v2i1.28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55464/pjar.v2i1.28","url":null,"abstract":"This informative study aims to clarify the discrepancy amongst recommended and taught curriculum, as well as serve as a roadmap for educational agencies, curriculum creators, and teachers to determine the reasons for the gap and potential ways to close it. In this article, challenges faced by teachers in implementing the recommended curriculum will be discussed, as well as how effectively the difference between the recommended and taught curriculum are addressed. Six female secondary school teachers were the target demographic, and they were chosen from a private school in Karachi where they are working as coordinators. On-line interviews were used to gather primary data. Participants were asked questions using a semi-structured questionnaire. The results are intended to support the hypothesis that there is a difference amongst suggested and taught curriculum, and that teachers face significant challenges in implementing the recommended curriculum, which is more of a paper exercise than it should be.","PeriodicalId":351847,"journal":{"name":"Propel Journal of Academic Research","volume":"21 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133088099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Familial And Communal Factors Spreading Drug Addiction in Suburban Slum Areas","authors":"Romana Bano","doi":"10.55464/pjar.v1i2.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55464/pjar.v1i2.15","url":null,"abstract":"The emergence of drug use among children and their inclination towards addiction has become an epidemic that has thoroughly seeped into society and now overwhelmingly trickling down to younger generation. The present qualitative and descriptive study was designed to investigate the familial and social reasons that have contributed to the emergence of drug use among children, the type of drugs mostly used by them and the way they access to drugs. The study further explored how the families are being affected due to the presence of an addict in the family. Ten students of Malir University were selected through purposive sampling and interviewed by using an open-ended questionnaire, and the results were drawn through thematic analysis. The results indicate that lack of parents' support & absence of family quality time in which proper care and emotional feelings of the children are not being addressed and they feel neglected and being left out appeared to be the main reasons for children diverting towards different types of drug abuse. Other reasons included lack of understanding about the harmful effects of drug use and their easy accessibility. The study suggested awareness of parents, highlighting the importance of parental care, support, and guidance to develop self-confidence and self-esteem among children to protect them from any danger. Workshops at the community level need to be conducted to provide drug education to parents & the general public about drug types, their negative physical and psychological effects, and how to save the children from this menace. The active participation of civil society and media is also important to work towards drug reduction.","PeriodicalId":351847,"journal":{"name":"Propel Journal of Academic Research","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134564230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}