Dear brothers, apologize for unrelated question, I am planning to move back to Pakistan and my child 11 years old cannot speak or read Urdu, but can understand well. I have heard that Urdu is now compulsory in all schools. What are the options for me, which school and what about Urdu, I will live in Lahore. Thank you in advance for your recommendations and experience if any. Admin please keep this post for a while, thx
Farooq replied on Saturday, November 7, 2015 01:13 PM
Urdu, Islamic Studies and Pakistan Studies are compulsory subjects in all schools in Pakistan, even if your child follows IGCSE, i.e. O levels. |
Aseem replied on Saturday, November 7, 2015 01:22 PM
Dear Mr. Farooq...I am teaching IGCSE...Urdu, Islamiyat and Pakistan Studies are exempt for students who carry a foreign passport (nationality)....for grades lower than O levels, students can be offered easy urdu (if they wish to) and may also have the option of being exempt from studying Urdu...best of luck... |
Haris replied on Saturday, November 7, 2015 03:33 PM
Sir subject like mountain in FSC Ist and 2nd year.I challenge Urdu book authers.If they give exam they will fail. |
Adnan replied on Saturday, November 7, 2015 06:13 PM
Dear aseem I am a Pakistani national coming back. Do my kids get the same exception, can you please advise where I can get detailed info on this, thx |
Haris replied on Saturday, November 7, 2015 09:03 PM
Adnan from which country you are shifting and which classes are your kids |
saif replied on Sunday, November 8, 2015 03:46 AM
american schools dont include compulsory urdu in the syllabus |
Ahmad replied on Sunday, November 8, 2015 03:51 AM
Check wid choueifat school Lahore. But if your son can read Quran then he can learn how to read or write Urdu very quickly. |
Parent replied on Sunday, November 8, 2015 03:52 AM
I would just request all foreign parent to please speak Urdu with their children since their childhood at home. Children automatically pickup English when they go to school.
Do not try to teach your children Kathi Angrazi as they will learn a proper English by themselves in School. Children can only learn and speak their mother tong properly if mother speak since their childhood. However, if child has grownup and are trying to teach Urdu, he will only speak Kati Urdu!! |
Ahmed replied on Monday, November 9, 2015 04:31 AM
Asalam o alaikum,
I was born in dubai, my parents speak punjabi but with us they spoke urdu, when I came to pakistan at age of 18. It was speaking broken punjabi in lahore, but back in dubai I got a friend who replied to me in punjabi even when i speak in urdu, he was brought up in lahore. I got very fluent in punjabi with in few months. Now My middle daughter in dubai also started speaking English and does not speak urdu, her sisters speak urdu, and i visit regularly lahore also i try to make her speak in urdu she is picking up. I believe mother tounge is in DNA, little boost is only required.we should not devalue our language and culture where ever we live. |
M_Ahm replied on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 05:13 AM
LGS is a good school, go for it and they follow the American way to teaching, unlike our conventional way. |
