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All praise is due to ALLAH, the lord of the worlds, the beneficent, the merciful and to his Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) whose blessings made this venture successful.
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my advisor, Professor Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz Arif, Chairman, Department of English, G.C.University, Faisalabad without whose patient, direct, and exacting criticism, valuable guidance, scholarly inputs, unconditional support and consistent encouragement this dissertation could not have been completed.
Gratitude also goes to Dr. Asim Mahmood, Head of Department of English Linguistics and all faculty members for their co-operation and providing a supportive academic environment for this research.
I am thankful to all ELLs and ELTs of private spoken English institutes and public degree colleges in Lahore and Faisalabad who cooperated and filled the questionnaires. This thesis would not have been possible without the help and support of Zaib-ul-Nisa who always encourages me to achieve my goal. I would like to thank Sarfraz Ahmad, who as a good friend, was always willing to help and give his best suggestions. Many thanks to Benish Iftikahar, Mudasir Hussain and Ahsan Tabassam for helping me in collection of data from the field. My research would not have been possible without their help.
Finally, I am grateful to my parents for their prayers and support; they provide a carefree environment for me, so that I can concentrate on my study. I would also like to thank my two elder sisters, and elder brother Javed Iqbal who is a beacon light for me. They were always supporting and encouraging me with their best wishes, for which my mere expression of thanks likewise does not suffice. ZAHID IQBAL SHAHZAD
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my advisor, Professor Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz Arif, Chairman, Department of English, G.C.University, Faisalabad without whose patient, direct, and exacting criticism, valuable guidance, scholarly inputs, unconditional support and consistent encouragement this dissertation could not have been completed.
Gratitude also goes to Dr. Asim Mahmood, Head of Department of English Linguistics and all faculty members for their co-operation and providing a supportive academic environment for this research.
I am thankful to all ELLs and ELTs of private spoken English institutes and public degree colleges in Lahore and Faisalabad who cooperated and filled the questionnaires. This thesis would not have been possible without the help and support of Zaib-ul-Nisa who always encourages me to achieve my goal. I would like to thank Sarfraz Ahmad, who as a good friend, was always willing to help and give his best suggestions. Many thanks to Benish Iftikahar, Mudasir Hussain and Ahsan Tabassam for helping me in collection of data from the field. My research would not have been possible without their help.
Finally, I am grateful to my parents for their prayers and support; they provide a carefree environment for me, so that I can concentrate on my study. I would also like to thank my two elder sisters, and elder brother Javed Iqbal who is a beacon light for me. They were always supporting and encouraging me with their best wishes, for which my mere expression of thanks likewise does not suffice. ZAHID IQBAL SHAHZAD