jahan, Kalsoom2018-04-132018-04-132018https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/2974Supervised by: Sir. Sajid MasoodThis research was conducted to know the effects of using short stories in developing language skills at intermediate level in Lahore. It was a quantitative research and random sampling technique was used to collect data from sample of the study. Data was collected from the 11th and 12th year students enrolled in Govt. Higher secondary Schools in Lahore. Data was collected from 585 students by using questionnaire.Data was analysed by using (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) SPSS version 21. Descriptive and inferential statistics (independent sample t-test and one way ANOVA) were used to analyse the data. The results of the study show that short stories were more helpful in developing speaking, reading, and writing skills than listening skills. As the audios and videos of short stories were not easily available of short stories, nor the teacher used them in language classroom, affected the listening skills. Inferential analysis shows there was no significant difference on the basis of gender, education, and medium of instruction, but Urdu speaker shows better opinions than Punjabi speakers in learning language skills. Students enrolled in different programs had different views, as students enrolled in F.Sc (Pre-Medical) had better responses than students enrolled in any other program about using short stories in developing language skillsenShort Stories, Language Skillsspeaking, reading, and writing skills than listening skillsM.PhilThesis