Abstract: This study is to highlight the linguistic or academic dominance of English language in the educational context of Kandahar University. It also is to explore the current factors for why Kandahar University lecturers are motivated to learn English language. The medium of instruction (MOI) at Kandahar University is a Pashto which is an official and national language and spoken by a huge number of people in the southwestern zone of the country – Afghanistan. The primary data are collected through questionnaires to investigate the factors and the data is analyzed through IBM SPSS software with a collection of different ideas. The finding showed that the lecturers emphasized that English language opened up academic opportunities for them. In addition, English language helped them using technologies such as smartphones, computers etc. that is how, all of them wanted to recommend their colleagues, friends, and students to learn English language.
Keywords: Factors, English language, Kandahar University - KDRU lecturers.
Title: Factors that motivated Kandahar University Lecturers learning English language
Author: Asst. Prof. Zabihullah Adabpal, Asst. Prof. Nisar Ahamd Arya
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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