English Language Learning Experience from Inside and outside: A Case Study of Pakistani Students Studying English at UMT Sialkot Pakistan

Abstract

The present study aims to study different aspects of English language learning in the classroom and the factors that interactively affect it. To conduct this research, the data was collected through semi-structured interviews with a group of students learning English at the undergraduate level. The research participants were selected according to their scores on an IELTS-based pre-test and their prior experience of English. The data is analyzed using AI tools available on the internet freely like Julius.ai. The findings confirm the emphasis made in the literature on classroom factors indicating that students’ L2 motivation largely depends on the language learning experience. However, some context-situated, external, and internal factors are not part of the language learning experience inside the classroom but affect the overall language learning experience. Thus the language learning experience is an intricate and complex process that has great significance in producing motivation in ESL students of Pakistan. Unfortunately,  it is neglected largely. There is a dire need to focus on it.