ANALYZING ESL STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES DURING SUMMER HOLIDAYS

Dr. Muhammad Javed

Assistant Professor, Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan Email: muhammad.javed@iub.edu.pk

 

Abstract

Education is a continuous process. Students need to focus on their academic activities uninterruptedly throughout the academic calendar to achieve their targets. The current study aims to analyze ESL students’ activities during summer holidays. The target population for the current study was secondary school ESL students from the private sector. Sixteen participants were selected using convenient sampling. The participants were interviewed for gathering qualitative data. The data were analyzed and described by using interpretive and data reduction techniques. The findings indicate that the participants take part in different co-curricular and extra-curricular activities during summer holidays; however, they lag behind in productive academic activities. Some challenges faced by students are also highlighted. Based on the results, some implications for ESL students are suggested.

Keywords: ESL students, summer holidays, activities