English As A Global Language And Intercultural Behaviour In Pakistan: A Case Study

Abstract

English language in Pakistan has been the official language and it has to face a lot of resistance in implementing in the diversity of culture of native English speakers and Pakistani culture. The emergence of the new global words and trends has aroused many issues in adoption of global values and global trends. The current study is administered to know the behaviour of people of Pakistan about English language as this language is turning its status from foreign to global language which requires special attention to meet with the global development. For measuring behavoiur and attitude, a questionnaire consisting of different questions is prepared and 224 students of upcoming professionals are interviewed in this regard. Obtained data is processed in MS Excel for numerical descriptions of the results. The obtained results are shown in table and figures. The results of the survey study reveals that 70% to 75% people recognize the global status of English language and they are willing to adopt the global trends in diversity of culture. Remaining 25 % to 30% have not been convinced very well about the global trends so they have no choice to accept English as a global language