Critical analysis of the role of private english medium schools in the development of english speaking skills

The overall purpose of the study was to critically analyze the role of private English Medium Schools in the development of English speaking skills. The scope of the study was limited to the private institutions of district Khairpur, imparting education up to the intermediate level and affiliated with the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sukkur. The study specially focused on English speaking skills of students studying in class IX, X, XI, and XII. One major hypothesis was formulated. The extensive review of the literature was done. The overall strategy was survey. The population of study was comprised of all English language teachers of private and institutions teaching English up to the 12^th grade. Stratified random sampling was adopted and overall size was 60. Two research instruments - a questionnaire and an interview protocol were designed and data were collected. It was found out that private institutions focused on Basic English language skills especially English speaking skills with help of audio-visual aids and a lot of practice was done in the class. The private institutions were much more successful than public institutions in imparting English language skills and their performance in the examination is much more spectacular than that of public institutions.