Effectiveness of English Language Teaching Evaluation: Teachers' and Students' Perspectives at Undergraduate Level in Pakistan

This research study has been conducted to survey the English language teaching evaluation in universities/colleges in Pakistan with the aim to provide suggestions to teachers, curriculum developers and educational authorities for improving the English language teaching methods and techniques currently in use. Suggestions of English teachers of universities/colleges at undergraduate level are the main concern of the study on the other hand equal importance is given to the learning attitudes and opinions of the students. A descriptive investigation methodology, consisting of questionnaire, is utilized to evaluate and analyze the English teaching effectiveness. Both teachers and students consider evaluation of teaching effectiveness very important for the English language programs at the universities/colleges level. Among the other significant findings students are more concerned about how much they learn English in the class and they are less concerned about the grades they achieve in English language courses. The findings of this research study and suggestions of teachers and students for the English language teaching improvement can help teachers to modify their English language teaching methods, help students to adjust their learning attitudes and to stimulate curriculum development authorities to schematize English language teaching material and methods to facilitate teaching goals.