Linguistica
Vol 10, No 3 (2021): Vol. 10, No. 3 (2021) : JULY-SEPTEMBER 2021

NATIONAL LANGUAGE DILEMMA AND ITS POTENTIAL ROLE IN NATION BUILDING: ACADEMICIANS’ PERCEPTION IN PAKISTAN

BEGUM, TAHIRA (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Oct 2021

Abstract

Pakistan inherits a multilingual heritage. Along with Urdu, 70 different languages are spoken. The 1973 Constitution officially recognizes Urdu as Pakistan's only national language. Till today, the adoption and promotion of Urdu as a medium of educational instruction has remained a point of controversy. Existing research lacks the voice of academicians on the issue. Present investigation focused on the voice of 100 university professors selected randomly. Part of PhD research, data was gathered using a standardized Likert Summative Ranking Scale. Data analysis revealed that there is a highly significant positive relationship (p = 0.000) between use of national language and nation-building. This means, academicians across Pakistani universities strongly believe in the use of national language in all walks of life to realize the dreams of the nation building. It will help to achieve socio-cultural, developmental, strategic, academic and identity goals amicably.

Copyrights © 2021






Journal Info

Abbrev

jalu

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

LINGUISTICA Journal is a quarterly publication presenting articles on Linguistics. The contents include analyses, studies, applications of theories, research reports and ...