Asma Saeed2017-12-222017-12-222015https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/2331Supervised By:Dr.Arshad KhanDisparities in social classes prevail in all human societies. Pakistani society has noticeable disparity on different grounds including income, power, prestige and source of earnings. The purpose behind this study was to investigate the relationship between social stratification and motivation to learn English as a Foreign Language (EFL).Although motivation to learn English at different levels has been widely explored by many researchers,yet the relationship between social status and language learning motivation is still needed to be explored. This study has investigated the relationship social stratification has with motivation to learn English as foreign language as well as which social status more facilitates English as Foreign Language learning.For this purpose, 250 English as foreign language learners at BS level from 7 renowned universities of Lahorewere selected as participants. These learners were grouped as upper, middle and lower classes in terms of their social backgrounds. Data was collected through their responses to a 5Llikert scale questionnaire based on questions related to Extrinsic and Intrinsic motivation in EFL learning. The quantitative data was statistically analyzed through Stata. The findings revealed a significant relationship between social stratification and motivation to learn EFL. The findings exposed that social status exerts considerable impact on EFL learning motivation. The middle social class tends to be more motivated as compared to upper and lower social class.Administrators, policy makers and instructors may find this study useful for assessing the essential changing and requirement in the fieldof English as foreign language learning. The study recommends that there should be teacher training courses to trainthem strategies to improve motivation for English learning and workshops should be conducted for both teachers and learners to enhance learners’ motivationenDisparitiesRelationship between Social StratificationM.Phil ThesisThesis