Exploring the Impact of Teacher Ideologies on ESL Learners Language Acquisition

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2026
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Abstract
This paper investigates how teacher ideologies affect the language acquisition of ESL learners in Bahawalpur district. The major goals were: (1) to determine and test the prevalent teacher ideologies, which are possessed by ESL teachers in the chosen setting, (2) to explore the role of teacher ideologies in the outcome of language development, and (3) to explore the connection of instructor ideologies and the instruction practice in ESL learners language acquisition. The sample included ESL educators in state and privately owned institutions of the district of Bahawalpur. Stratified random sampling was used to sample 120 teachers so as to have representation in terms of gender, type of institution and years of experience in teaching. A structured questionnaire was used to gather data on the beliefs of teachers, their perceived learner outcomes, and the instructional practices of the teachers. Statistical package of the social sciences (SPSS) version 26 was used to analyze the collected data with the help of the descriptive statistics such as mean scores, standard deviation, frequency and percentages analysis. The results indicated that communicative and learner-centered ideologies prevailed among ESL educators and specifically, the beliefs centering on communicative competence, learner motivation, meaningful interaction and student autonomy. The outcomes also showed that the teacher views of the teacher agree that the ideologies play a significant role in fostering confidence, fluency of learners, and grammatical development of the learners and their general language proficiency. Moreover, the results were also characterized by a high level of alignment between teacher beliefs and classroom instructional practices indicating that the pedagogical choices are predominantly dependent on ideological orientations. Nonetheless, the moderate endorsement of grammar-oriented and examination-based practices is contextual educational pressure.
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Authors Aneesa Rameen
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Journal Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review
Year 2026
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10.47205/plhr.2026(10-II)07
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https://ojs.plhr.org.pk/journal/article/view/1395
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