Generally, learning a language enough for conversational fluency takes around 1-2 years. But in Balochistan, students spend 3-4 years learning the English language yet still struggle. Undoubtedly, the academies in which they learn English have failed to teach them in the right way. These innocent students are told that within two years, their English language skills will be perfect. These are only claims that waste students’ time and money.
What is absurd is that most of these academies offering English language courses don’t even have teachers who have command over the language. The environment of the academies is barely suitable and even the curriculum is subpar as teachers pay little attention to grammar skills.
In this modern era, there are numerous ways to learn a language. For instance, English podcasts are available for free online that people can routinely listen to and improve their speaking skills. A lot of online language learning applications such as Duolingo and Open Talk are also available. These instructors also fail to guide students towards these resources.
A troubling pattern is that most of the academies hire teachers who are former students of the same place. These teachers graduated from the same academies and are now teaching there. They have no experience, they struggle to speak fluently, and their own grammar is broken. How is such a teacher able to teach students perfectly?
These academies also teach language in boring ways. Students are forced to rely on rote memory when it comes to tenses and grammar. This is a simple method to make students lose their interest in learning and become demotivated. It often leads to students leaving the academy as well.
No one raises any questions regarding these institutes. The caretakers of such academies are strongly urged to teach students in effective ways so as to not waste their time, money, and energy. First listening, then speaking. First reading, then writing. The authorities also need to take note of institutes that are solely built to exploit students and their parents’ hard-earned money. Action must be taken otherwise; they will continue to drain resources.
Ali
Lasbela
