Grassroots, Vol.51, No.II July-December 2017 345 A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ELT SYLLABUS AT SECONDARY LEVEL IN PAKISTAN Ghulam Ali Buriro Muhammad Abdullah Muntazir Mehdi ABSTRACT Language teaching and learning is highly significant for comprehensible human social interaction. The concept of global village has increased its importance manifold. Language teaching becomes more critical when it is the case of a foreign language. English is taught as a foreign language in the formal education systems of Pakistan from class-I to XII in general. Syllabus designing and incorporating of the suitable material in textbooks/teaching material is equally important for successful and object- oriented learning. Present study has critically analyzed the ELT syllabus at secondary level in multiple dimensions. A special focus has been placed on syllabus designed by Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) Islamabad, education policies, textbooks and inter- provincial understanding on the syllabus in the perspective of ELT at secondary level. The study has identified certain grey areas in this regard for a serious consideration by the educationists and education policy makers. ____________________ Keywords: Syllabus, Secondary, Critical, Analysis, Level. INTRODUCTION In the sector of education all over the world, secondary level education is critically significant. It is a point in education where a student enters adolescence. This is a crucial stage of life. In the past, secondary education could not attract much attention in terms of efforts and investment. It is a terminal stage when a child advances in his educational career, and it is the prime period for his emotional and physical growth. In accordance with a common perception, after passing the secondary level, most of the students can communicate and understand in Urdu and English. It is also considered that a matriculate knows the norms and values of the society that he must take care of. In the context of Pakistan, students’ performance in the matriculation examination decides his future course of study. In the present study, the syllabus of ELT at secondary level has been analyzed with a critical approach. The syllabus designed by FBISE Islamabad has been focused