A study of the reported language skill development strategies of the student teachers

This descriptive study was carried out to study the foreign language skill development of the student teachers of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB). Two hundred student teachers from IUB were the sample. A forty items questionnaire was administered, the reliability of which was 0.903. No significant difference was found between mean scores gender wise. It was also found that students of B.Ed class have higher mean score on reading, writing and listening skills but the difference is not significant. Conversely, students of M. Ed. class have higher mean score on speaking skills; however, the difference is not significant. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.